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Table of Contents
- Little Red Riding Hood and the Pretenders Among Us May 15, 2025
- Living in the Land of Liars: Part 1 April 1, 2021
- Living in the Land of Liars: Part 2 April 8, 2021
- Living Stones in God’s Temple December 11, 2009
- Loneliness: Its Cause and Cure May 6, 2021
- Look to Jesus June 16, 2022
- Love and Boundaries November 7, 2008
- Love Compels to Discipline, but Law Compels to Punish November 14, 2024
- Love, Don’t Hate, the Liars November 9, 2020
- Love: A New Command – Part 1 November 2, 2023
- Love: A New Command – Part 2 November 9, 2023
- Loving Others First December 7, 2007
- Loving Others — What Does It Look Like? February 4, 2020
- Maintaining a Healthy Brain February 9, 2008
- Manicures and Spas: Should I Feel Guilty October 22, 2010
- Marijuana – The Science Behind the Smoke February 6, 2018
- Marijuana – What Affect Does It Have? May 20, 2010
- Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage July 17, 2009
- Mass Delusion: How It Happens and How to Protect Your Mind January 13, 2022
- Mass Shootings — The Real Cause August 13, 2019
- Medical Marijuana and Psychiatric Illness – A Call to Action January 21, 2013
- Meekness Is Not Weakness April 28, 2022
- Meeting in Person During the Pandemic September 16, 2020
- Merry CHRISTmas December 23, 2021
- Metaphors of the Atonement April 23, 2011
- Miracle Healing Via Dead Spirits? What’s Going On? May 7, 2010
- Misunderstanding the Truth June 19, 2009
- Modern Science Upends the Scopes Monkey Trial Verdict October 31, 2024
- Mother’s Stress & Her Child’s Brain January 11, 2011
- Music and the Brain May 8, 2011
- My Sin Is Not as Bad as Your Sin April 22, 2021
- Naaman: An Object Lesson for Us December 21, 2023
- Near Death Experiences February 6, 2009
- Nebuchadnezzar—Lessons in God’s Grace December 14, 2023
- New Wine in Old Skins February 20, 2019
- No One Escapes the War Between Good and Evil May 19, 2022
- Only God Is Infallible July 7, 2022
- Open Theism November 1, 2008
- Our Resistance and God’s Persistence January 4, 2024
- Our Two Natures: Gaining the Victory! June 20, 2010
- Overcoming Evil March 13, 2025
- Parables of Jesus – The Overarching Theme August 25, 2020
- Parents Represent God to Their Children June 8, 2023
- Pastors Faithful to Jesus Think for Themselves January 16, 2025
- Peace and Victory When Evil Abounds January 5, 2023
- Peace in a Violent World February 14, 2019
- Penal Substitution versus Design Law – What’s the Difference? July 18, 2018
- Penal Substitution: Modern Baal Worship May 12, 2020
- Perfecting Christian Character January 22, 2012
- Politics and the Gospel July 6, 2023
Chronological
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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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Exegesis and the Thought Police
Have you ever received a note or email with a comment that went something like this: According to Professor Smarter-than-you of the Biblical Academic Institution, your exegesis on Bible text such and such is incorrect”?
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Selfishness and Governance
Selfishness is the root of sin, resulting from believing lies about God and breaking the circle of love and trust. Selfishness is based in fear and brings forth envy and jealousy. Selfishness leads to exploiting others rather than serving others.
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New Wine in Old Skins
Recently, I received an email from a friend that had such powerful insight that I asked permission to post it on our website as a guest blog. I hope you find it as impactful as I did. – Dr. J Issues of women’s ordination and compliance committees have some of us thinking that deeper forces are at work today in the church.
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