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Table of Contents
- Politics and the Gospel July 6, 2023
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder March 25, 2020
- Prayer Beads: The Upside and Dangers April 3, 2009
- Pre- or Post-Tribulation Rapture? October 17, 2019
- Premarital Sex – Should I Stop When I Come To Christ? October 28, 2010
- Prepare! The King of the North Is Coming February 24, 2022
- Priests and Child Abuse — A Predictable Result September 5, 2018
- Psalms 23 – The Path to Eternal Life February 11, 2013
- Psychosis, Schizophrenia, or Autoimmune Brain Inflammation—New Hope for Some December 15, 2022
- Qualities of a Good Leader – Determining Who to Follow February 4, 2021
- Questions About Christ’s Death – Part 1 September 5, 2008
- Questions About Christ’s Death – Part 2 September 12, 2008
- Questions From a New Believer February 6, 2018
- Racism and the Trap of the Social Justice Movement October 2, 2019
- Reaching a Wayward Child January 8, 2012
- Ready to Meet Jesus February 23, 2008
- Reaping the Whirlwind—Sowing the Seeds for the Rise of the Beast June 30, 2022
- Recent Attacks January 29, 2010
- Red Heifer Ceremony May 2, 2024
- Reformers and Today February 22, 2024
- Remission of Sin January 11, 2008
- Repairers of the Breach April 25, 2024
- Response to a Zealous Pastor’s Defense of COVID “Vaccine” Mandates January 27, 2022
- Response to Adventist Today Article September 10, 2021
- Response to Quotes in the Book, Confrontation November 28, 2008
- Restoring the Image of God in Humanity July 21, 2022
- Retaining or Surrendering Our Rights—What Would Jesus Do? December 1, 2022
- Retribution or Rehabilitation September 3, 2012
- Revealing the Lawless One March 16, 2023
- Revelation 12:7 What Happened Before Earth Was Created? November 24, 2011
- Reward in Heaven May 11, 2023
- Righteousness by Faith May 26, 2010
- Righteousness: A Real Change of Heart January 31, 2012
- Romans 7 March 8, 2008
- Romans Chapter 3 August 30, 2008
- Sabbath — Imposed Rule or Design for Life? January 1, 2019
- Sabbath: Why Saturday and What Makes It Holy? April 23, 2010
- Salvation & Sanctification July 29, 2012
- Salvation and the Cleansing of Our Spirit—Part 1 March 21, 2024
- Salvation and the Cleansing of Our Spirit—Part 2 March 28, 2024
- Salvation Is More than a Personal Relationship with Jesus August 8, 2024
- Salvation Is Not About Denomination—It Is About Jesus! June 23, 2022
- Salvation: Our Work, God’s Work, or Both? February 20, 2009
- Samson: A Foreshadow of Christ November 16, 2023
- Sanctification by Faith September 16, 2021
- Satan’s Primary End-Time Deception January 19, 2023
- School Shootings – Why All the Violence? December 19, 2012
- Science Proves Weird Bible Story True September 14, 2020
- Secrets to the Unity of the Seven Ones October 26, 2023
- Seeking the Kingdom of God May 4, 2023
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
In 2015, the Will Smith film Concussion, which depicts Dr. Bennet Omalu’s struggle to uncover the truth about brain damage to football players, brought international attention to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its long-term complications.
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Work or Handouts: How to Help Those in Need
In my 2018 blog, The Benefits of Work, I described how work benefits people in multiple ways. Today, I want to explore a different aspect of work — and the lack thereof.
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Suicide: Risk and Prevention
For the past decade, the suicide rate among teens has been increasing. Among teen boys, suicide completion has increased 33 percent over the last 10 years, according to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Where Is Your Citizenship?
Do you identify yourself as an American, Canadian, Australian, South African, or as some other nationality? I was raised to be a proud American—to wave the flag, to celebrate Independence Day, and to revel in the storied history of my nation.
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Critical Thinking and a Confused Society
Every day, I am amazed at how often contradictory and conflated ideas are presented that go unchallenged in our society. For instance, how a clear truth can be twisted into a lie
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Demon or Holy Spirit Possession?
As I have traveled around the world, one of the questions I am often asked is about demon possession. “What is demon possession?” and “What can I do about it?” are some of the frequent questions I receive, whether I’m in a nation known for its superstition or in a secular-dominated country.
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The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 2
The journey of life can be tough. There are many roads, not all equally healthy. In part 1 of this series we examined Walking in Ignorance, Illiteracy and Infancy. Consider the remaining paths below as you decide the way you will walk through life.
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The Journey of Life: The Roads We Travel — Part 1
Filled with all its challenges, stressors, sickness, and conflicts, life can be hard. Many people come to see me in the midst of their struggles, desperately searching for a better way to live. But, as I teach them to find practical strategies that will help them cope, I have also discovered that our understanding of reality — how life works — has a direct impact on our understanding of what is happening to us and our ability to cope with the stress.
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Finding Peace when Life Is Stressful
Do you ever get stressed, worried, tense, keyed-up? In this world, we cannot avoid moments of stress because stressful events occur. When such events do occur, our bodies have an adaptive response to provide us quick energy and activate our body’s defenses (immune system) to protect us from injury or infection.
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Anger — Righteous Indignation or Selfish Retaliation?
Do you ever get angry? Recently, I was reading an article about marriage in which a Christian author was describing various indicators that might point to demonic oppression as a contributing cause to marital problems. One indicator he listed was “inappropriate anger.”
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The False Allure of Universalism
Recently, I received an email from a sincere lady who expressed her appreciation for my book The God-Shaped Brain, but was concerned that I have failed to embrace the fullness of God’s love by not promoting Universalism. She cited 1 Corinthians 13:8, that “love never fails,”
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