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How to Disagree with the Enemy
Stay a Christian for long and soon enough you will hear about the enemy. The Bible calls him the father of lies and the wedge-driver. I think every believer has heard Ephesians 6:12 many times: For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. I am, if anything, a very practical theologian. I don’t care so much about etymology and ancient languages as I do information that I can use. If I am wrestling with entities I can’t see, I need a little more information. So if it isn’t flesh and blood that…
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Why the Teacher and the Exhorter Need Each Other
My primary gift is exhorter. One of the giveaways is that I write a blog in which I give people simple steps towards inner healing. That is what we exhorters do. We try to motivate everyone around us to get to know Jesus with these five simple steps! And we know it will work because it worked for us. When it comes to believing in others, we tend to be a bit gullible. But hey, that’s what makes us effective. We believe what we preach. But the free-spirited exhorter runs into issues pretty easily. We tell a lot of stories and we don’t mind using a verse or so out…
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My Son is Alive: How God Kept His Promise
I’ll never forget the day my journey towards my son started. I was with my sister-in-law Amy in her depressing little studio apartment, and I had just used her bathroom. When I came out, it suddenly dawned on her that I had seen a pregnancy test box. She confessed her secret to me: she was pregnant. Now, you have to understand something about me. I have never been a baby person. I love kids, but babies used to bore me. I think it’s because they can’t talk or walk or really do anything, so I just have a hard time connecting with them. I’ve never had baby fever. I smile…
Healing Through Art & Words
