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Our desire in writing these articles is to inspire your heart and your walk with God with the clarity, faith and hope that comes from The Scriptures.  Gary and Sam both write regular articles that we hope are truly helpful for you.

The Danger of Self-Deceit

January 11, 2023 by Sam Williamson
My old software company created software for the publishing industry. During a visit with one of our Christian publishers, an executive asked my advice about how he should counsel an employee who was …
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When Your Desires Are Thwarted

January 15, 2020 by Sam Williamson
Spiritual retreats have significantly impacted my life. During a retreat, something shifts in my heart, like a ratchet rotates it one way and it won’t twist back. In a concentrated time of prayer and …
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The Long Neglected Spiritual Gift

October 16, 2019 by Sam Williamson
In many Christian circles there is controversy over the use (or even the existence) of many spiritual gifts. But almost everyone agrees that one gift has been overlooked for too long, and …
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Desires of The Heart

October 3, 2019 by Sam Williamson
I’ve used my Scripture Meditation Plan for decades. It begins with a psalm of the day, and last Thursday’s was Psalm 37. It is best known for this one sentence: “Delight yourself in the Lord, and he …
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What Can I Learn from Cancer?

September 25, 2019 by Sam Williamson
Four weeks ago, my doctor told me that recent tests indicate a high likelihood I have kidney cancer.  The tests were the result of an appointment I made because I felt run down. I thought I …
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Finding Meaning in Suffering

September 11, 2019 by Sam Williamson
Elisabeth Elliot is best known for being a widowed-missionary, speaker, adjunct professor, and author of over twenty books. She is least known for her one and only novel, No Graven Image. It’s …
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Happy Further’s Day

August 21, 2019 by Sam Williamson
I dislike Hallmark Holidays. Yet I love to give flowers to my wife on Valentine’s day, and I like to honor my parents on Mother’s and Father’s Day (after all, they put up with my innumerable …
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He Loves Me … He Loves Me Not

July 24, 2019 by Sam Williamson
A friend of mine used to begin every prayer: “Father, I love you.” When I first heard him, I thought it was cool. After a couple years, something began to seem strange. I liked that he loved God, but …
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Don’t Believe Your Own Headlines

July 17, 2019 by Sam Williamson
In ninth grade, my brother Andy’s locker partner (the school drug supplier) had a bad trip on LSD. The bad trip continued in a small series of scary flashbacks, and Kevin asked Andy if God …
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What About That GTO?

June 11, 2019 by Sam Williamson
When I grew up in Detroit, the population was over 1,200,000 people. I spent the next forty years living in Ann Arbor, population of about 120,000. Last summer, my wife and I moved to Brooklyn MI, …
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Should Christians Fear Thinking?

June 4, 2019 by Sam Williamson
Four years ago, I met with a pastor who talked about problems in his church. I asked him what he thought he should do. He said, “Watch it! ‘Thinking’ puts you into the devil’s territory.” (He really …
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Trusting Doubt

May 21, 2019 by Sam Williamson
My friend was recently fired from a job when he was blamed him for a mistake the boss had made. He said to me, “All is good.” The next week his wife totaled one of their two cars. My friend said, …
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