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Spritual Agnosia: Can Stewardship Be The Best Answer... Or is it Neuroscience...Or is it Psychology?

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  A brilliant man once looked at his wife and reached for her head as if she were his hat. Think about that. His eyes worked. His brain could notice details. He could describe shapes, colors, features, angles, and objects. But something deeper had broken: he could not recognize the whole person in front of him. The condition is called visual agnosia — a neurological disorder where a person can see, but cannot properly recognize or interpret what is being seen. In Dr. P’s case, it also included prosopagnosia , often called “face blindness,” which made it difficult for him to recognize people by their faces. So he could see parts. He could not perceive meaning. And maybe that is not just a neurological story. Maybe it is a mirror. Because many of us are living with spiritually fragmented vision. We can see pieces of life, but we miss the whole. We see money, but miss stewardship. We see attraction, but miss covenant. We see success, but miss calling. We see stress, but miss what the...
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God put medicine in the garden before man put it in a bottle: Overlooked Evidence

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 There comes a moment when you stop arguing with the evidence of transformed lives. You meet the people. You hear the stories. You see the tears. You watch the energy return. You listen as someone says, “My numbers changed.” “My pain dropped.” “My body started responding.” “My doctor could not believe it.” “I feel alive again.” And after you have heard this not once, not twice, but hundreds of times, you begin to ask a different question. Not, “Can food really matter that much?” But: What has been missing from our food, our soil, our bodies, and our faith that made us forget God’s original pharmacy? Before there was a drugstore, there was a garden. Genesis 1:29 says, “Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed…and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” God did not begin human nourishment with artificial fragments. He began with whole food, grown from living soil, carrying minerals, vitamins, fiber, antioxida...
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The Judge Who Took Our Sentence

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 There’s a quiet accusation sitting in the hearts of many people: God isn’t fair. Maybe it rises when tragedy hits someone who’s trying their best. Maybe it comes after unanswered prayers, abuse, loss, betrayal, or years of suffering. People look at the world and think, If God were fair, none of this would happen. But what if our definition of fairness is incomplete? The Bible paints a picture of God that is both terrifyingly just and unbelievably merciful. And honestly, if we really understood justice, we’d stop demanding fairness so quickly. Scripture says, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). That verse levels the playing field. The rebel, the liar, the addict, the proud church member, the atheist, the pastor — all guilty before a holy God. We tend to compare ourselves to other people and conclude we’re “good enough,” but God compares us to His perfection. And suddenly fairness doesn’t sound so comforting anymore. If God were only fair, e...
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In all the 'Redistricting' Going On, Who’s Getting the Most Influence on Your Life?

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  Every heart has a map. Some lines were drawn by childhood wounds. Some were drawn by culture. Some were drawn by disappointment. Some were drawn by ambition. Some were drawn by the need to be liked, affirmed, respected, or understood. And some lines were drawn so quietly that we never stopped to ask: Who benefits from the way my heart has been divided? That is the danger of an unexamined inner life. It can look successful on the outside while being spiritually divided on the inside. One section belongs to God. Another section belongs to pride. Another belongs to resentment. Another belongs to public image. Another belongs to appetite. Another belongs to old pain that keeps influencing present decisions. And before long, we are not living from wholeness. We are living from fragments. We say God is first, but our schedule tells another story. We say we trust Him, but our reactions reveal another ruler. We say we forgive, but our memories keep reopening the courtroom. We...
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When Peace Sounds Like A 'Maybe', Is It War?

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  There is something exhausting...  ...about watching powerful voices speak with thunder on Monday and whisper with uncertainty by Tuesday. One moment, the message sounds final. The next moment, it bends. Then it hardens. Then it softens again. Threats become conditions. Conditions become exceptions. Exceptions become confusion. And the people watching are left asking, “So what is it? Are we safe or not? Is this peace or just a pause?” But let’s not act like this only happens on the world stage. It happens in us, too. We say, “I’m done,” then we go back. We say, “I forgive,” but we keep rehearsing the wound. We say, “God, I trust You,” but panic the moment we cannot control the outcome. This is why Jesus’ words feel so clean, so strong, so refreshing: “Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’” (Matthew 5:37, ESV). No fog. No manipulation. No emotional hostage-taking. Just truth with integrity. Tony Robbins describes six human needs that often drive behavior: certainty, variety...
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The Danger of a Divided Heart

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We live in a culture that worships "options." We love keeping our doors open, our feet in two different worlds, and our hearts non-committal. But when I look at Scripture, I don’t see a God who is interested in lukewarm "maybe." I see a God who calls us to a radical, unwavering steadfastness. The Apostle James warns us that the double-minded man is "unstable in all his ways" (James 1:8). If you’re drifting—if you’re waiting to see which way the wind blows before you decide to obey—you aren't following Jesus. You’re just wandering. Consult the Creator, Not the Culture Maybe you feel a nudge that something in your life needs to shift. Your career, a habit, or how you spend your time. Most people’s first instinct is to poll their friends or look for a "sign" that fits their desires. Stop. Before you move an inch, you must consult the Creator of your soul. We serve a God who says, "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go...
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Stop Behaving Better Because He's Watching...: Do it For This Instead

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  ...His Presence Changes the Room Something shifted, and everyone could feel it. It was not simply politics. It was not merely ceremony. It was not another predictable moment in Washington. It was something deeper. It was presence . When a global figure stepped onto American soil, the atmosphere changed. People slowed down. They chose their words with more care. The tone softened. Honor seemed to walk back into the room. Dignity found a seat at the table. For a brief moment, the usual noise lowered, and something rare began to rise. The moment carried real weight. It was not forced, and it was not staged. People could genuinely feel it. That is the power of presence. It makes people aware. It makes people adjust. It makes people remember that some moments deserve more than noise, reaction, and division. A Nation Remembered Its Better Voice As the United States moves toward its 250th anniversary, this kind of moment matters. It invites more than celebration. It invites reflection....
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