The Psalmist says, “In you, Lord, I have taken refuge. Never let me be put to shame.” Ps. 71:1 A refuge is a place that is supposed to give you security when your world is falling apart. It is a place where you can be confident in the protection that it offers. But what if those things that protect you take advantage of you? What if they expose all your hidden faults and secret sins and put you to shame before everyone? It is a kind of betrayal that you can never fully get over. It is...

Hey, friend! How is your heart today? What do you believe? What are your deepest desires? Where does your heart gravitate? What are you committed to? What would make you lose interest in living if you lost that one particular thing? If you were to answer these questions honestly, would God have any place in them? If someone invented a device that could display exactly what is in our hearts, what would they see? The Dynamic Heart Jeremy Pierre, in his masterful work The Dynamic Heart, shows us...

Note: This article is only a brief introduction to the subject. Is There Mental Illness? Is there mental illness? Or is it the devilish work? Or is it a combination of both? Where does sin come into play? Unfortunately, we think about this problem way too simplistically. We assume that if it is a mental problem, it falls within the purview of psychiatry. If it is Satanic activity, we think that we need to pray more, fast more, or call in an expert pastor who expels demons (mind you, I have...