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Does Prayer Work?

May 1, 2019 by Sam Williamson

Someone recently asked me to write an endorsement for his upcoming book on intercessory prayer. He read my book on Hearing God in Conversation and wrote a positive review on Amazon. His manuscript was …

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Easter and the Death of a Son

April 24, 2019 by Sam Williamson

Twenty-three years ago, my sister Becky lost her son in an accident as he walked home from school. Is there any greater sadness for any parent than the early death of a child? I think not. This is …

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Do We Know What We Worship?

April 16, 2019 by Sam Williamson

In 1930, legendary economist John Maynard Keyes wrote an essay about our future lifestyle in the twenty-first century. He predicted that industrial progress would reduce our workload to 15 hours a …

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Torches of Freedom

April 2, 2019 by Sam Williamson

Four score and eleven years ago—in 1928—George Washington Hill had a problem: he wanted more women to smoke cigarettes. But smoking was scorned as a crutch for “fallen women and prostitutes.” He was …

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Your Lovers Will Despise You

March 26, 2019 by Sam Williamson

During its first fifteen years, my software company only worked with domestic clients. In the late nineties, we landed Oxford University Press (a terrific feather in our cap), and a few years later, a …

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Rewiring My Fears

March 19, 2019 by Sam Williamson

After four years of trying to sell our old house, we finally moving into our new house last August. To prepare it for retreats, I’ve been immersed in chores: creating a new kitchen, installing new …

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Gifts and Gods

February 5, 2019 by Sam Williamson

When I fly, I never talk to the person next to me. I sit quietly and read a book while they sit quietly and watch a video, just as God ordained airline passengers to behave. But every once in a while, …

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Intimate Theology

January 29, 2019 by Sam Williamson

Two years ago I met with a man who had left his job to pursue mission work. He had devoted his remaining years to helping other people create a legacy of their lives: to end well and to leave behind …

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Meeting Jesus in Mystery

January 15, 2019 by Sam Williamson

I recently read an article in which the author rejects any kind of fear of God. He especially hates the beavers’ descriptions of Aslan in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: “I shall feel rather …

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Shut Down by a Sneer

December 4, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Six weeks ago, I flew back from a Hearing God retreat in Seattle. I sat next to a young man—thirty-ish—who was returning home from a job interview. He scoffed at the interview process, saying he was …

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Our Biggest Problem Is Our Heroism

November 27, 2018 by Sam Williamson

On my twelfth birthday, I received four birthday cards, each with a personal message. My grandfather, my parents, my oldest brother, and an elder at church each took time to pray for me, and each of …

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Invaded

October 24, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Growing up, I had two close friends: one came from a devout, Christian family, and the other came from a devout, atheist family. One family went to church Sunday mornings and prayer meetings Wednesday …

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