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The Deceptive Danger of Natural Gifting

October 16, 2018 by Sam Williamson

I attended the University of Michigan in the 1970’s (like, before indoor plumbing). I joined a campus ministry that emphasized community, worship, and outreach.   It was a great group. About one …

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Vandalizing God

September 18, 2018 by Sam Williamson

I attended a magnet high school in Detroit, Michigan. Cass Tech was a university preparatory school that emphasized science and the arts. One night before an art showing, a vandal broke in, defaced …

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Hearing God in the Abundance of His Methods

June 20, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Most believers long for—desperately long for—God’s voice, but most of us experience silence. Scripture says, “God speaks in many and diverse ways, but nobody notices” (Job 33:14). We miss his …

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Betrayed

May 30, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Last week I woke up in a nightmare. The dream seemed real, like an IMAX theater with heart-throbbing surround-sound and mountain-shaking sub-woofers. I dreamt of a friend’s betrayal from years ago, …

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I Was Ashamed of Myself

May 2, 2018 by Sam Williamson

I was small for my age. When I graduated from high school, I was 5 feet 7 inches and 120 pounds. (I added 2 inches and 25 pounds in the first two years of college.) In middle school, I was even …

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What A Fool I Was!

April 18, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Shortly after graduating from university, I took a trip with my new boss to a conference. He was about to give an important presentation, but over dinner he remarked that he hadn’t had a haircut for a …

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Living a 4th Quarter Life

March 7, 2018 by Sam Williamson

One hundred and twenty-two months ago today, I sat at my desk with no appointments, no tasks to perform, no clients to serve, and no employees to pacify. My desk was empty. So was my mind. I had …

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Fear for a Son

February 20, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Lisa and I bore fruitless until late in life, Wondering were we physically broken Or spiritually barren? A pastor, son, and grandson of pastors, I felt I was losing faith.   In prayer one day, as …

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Spiritual but Not Religious

February 13, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Fifteen years ago, I was dining alone in New York City when I overheard a Christian woman ask a friend for dating advice. She had met two men on eHarmony. One said he goes to church and the other said …

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Mission Idolatry

February 7, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Last summer I met with a pastor who serves a church near a large campus. As the university grew in prestige, it attracted thousands of international students, many of whom had little exposure to …

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We Buried the Hatchet

January 31, 2018 by Sam Williamson

Twenty-five years ago, my wife and I moved into a lovely farmhouse in the country. But in our hunt for that house, we made huge blunders in understanding (or misunderstanding) each other, and those …

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Old-fashioned Pharisees with a Modern-day Makeover

January 24, 2018 by Sam Williamson

You and I are just normal folk: we struggle to make lasting friendships. But we also know people who casually stroll into a room of strangers, and leave with a dozen new friends, three lunch dates, …

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