
Review: “Counterfeit Gods”
Title: Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope That Matters Author: Timothy Keller First Edition (2009), 209 pages Review by Kim Pullen, September 2023 Chapter Titles: Introduction: The Idol Factory All You’ve Ever Wanted Love...

The Tension Between: A Prayer
Between the flash of lightning and the boom of thunder, Between the thrush’s call and the breach of dawn, Between the wave’s crest and the tip into the trough, Lord, help me cease striving. Between the inhale’s apex and the exhale’s liberty, Between the surge...

The Most Difficult Challenge in Healing from Sexual Betrayal
The most challenging part of healing from sexual betrayal is learning how to stop doing the same thing over and over expecting different results.

His Words Are All I Need
As powerful and impactful as human words were in the past and are today, each and every one of them pales in comparison to the power of THE Word.

Secrets of the Heart
I greet each day resignedly,work and home and familyand living quite amicablywith secrets in my heart. They don’t obstruct my daily grind.They’re tucked in shadow in my mind,and rarely do I search to findthese secrets in my heart. But then life brings me full...

What They Don’t Know Will Hurt Them
This article is reprinted from The Institute of Sexual Health, "What They Don't Know Will Hurt Them: The Hidden Dangers of Sexual Secrets" by Dr. Omar Minwalla|When it comes to understanding the harm caused by cheating, infidelity, and deceptive sexuality or...

Loving the Truth: Creating a Legacy of Integrity and Trust
Being truthful—I mean, really truthful—in any and every situation is hard. Of course, Jesus did it and, as his image bearers, so should we. But speaking the truth also got Jesus killed, so is it any wonder we sometimes have a love-hate relationship with embracing...

Idolatry: Using God’s Word for Codependency
The word codependency has a bad rep these days. Many psychologists think the word stigmatizes spouses of adulterers or sexual addicts who are already traumatized by their partners’ sins. Telling these victimized spouses they have a socially-transmitted “disease” is...

20 Resources to Intensify Your Intimacy with God
In the new year, getting the right mindset is a prerequisite for intensifying a good relationships with God or bringing a dying one back to life. These 20 resources can stoke the spark into a flame.

Is God in Control?
At the most basic level, it is most certainly God who is in control, but does that equal control on all levels? Perhaps a better question is “What has God decided not to control?”