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Six Prayers of Renewal Note: Read Part One, Six Prayers of Repentance.   In chapter twenty-seven of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting on the new person we…

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In chapter 26 of Soul Physicians, I outline a biblical theology of putting off the old manner of life (compare Ephesians 4:17-19). I embed within that theology a “Prayer of…

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As we near the tenth anniversary of that horrific day on 9/11, each of us remembers where we were when we first heard the news.  I was on the beltway…

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In my post, The Psychology of Unbelief , I surmised reasons why we refuse to believe in God.  We often hear another reason from the unbeliever. We might call it…

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As the horror and a lingering disbelief over the events of September 11, 2001 settled on the nation the day following the terrorist attack, a retired firefighter, Frank Silecchia, struggled…

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I’ve been pondering a question of late that has several wordings.  “Why do people not believe in God?” “What is the ‘psychology’ of unbelief?” “What factors come into play with…

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Yesterday, our pastor shared the apparently true story of Chirpy the parakeet. Chirpy is the stuff with which legends are made.  Chirpy the Parakeet  A lonely woman bought Chirpy, and…

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