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by Eric Demeter I’m not a doctor. But I did go through six years of socializing, studying, and partying at a secular university (probably in that order). That’s why I experienced culture-shock when I landed my first grown-up job at
Don’t Settle for Anything Less Than Your “Perfect” Mat In the classic 1972 novel The Stepford Wives, a town of lucky husbands land their perfect wives and live in a veritable utopia. The women are submissive, trustworthy, beautiful, and servant-like.
Crossroads ahead Which way do I turn? Each road seems open How do I confirm? Theologically speaking We should trust in the Lord Trite and true But I need to do it more Practically speaking I must find an answer
Future, oh future Are you finally here? I seek you next week, next month Even next yearI strain to find you As I struggle and search I am still afraid You’ll leave me in the lurch So tell me, oh
With the Divine Dealer My bet is all-in All my eggs in His basket Nowhere else to begin My gifts will fail me And no more tricks up my sleeve Trusting in You There is no plan B In one
‘Ouch, God, Please don’t poke me there That hole in my heart hurts Please take care!’ “Healing I can give you I am more than able Just give me permission To place you on the operating table” “The surgery is
Exercising faith is pleasing to God. It shows that we believe in Him and what He’s capable of doing, even when we do not see it yet. Faith trusts in the future God-Kingdom and even calls that future into the
by Eric Demeter In one of my favorite movies, The Last Samurai, the character Nathen Aldren is a retired American soldier from the 1800’s, who gets hired to train an army to fight rebel samurai warriors in Japan. He travels
If you love me, obey my commandments. -Jesus We are disobedient people—a lot like Ancient Israel actually. Their theological history forms the basis for ours, but unfortunately, their disobedience does as well. From the Beginning, Humankind was bent on disobeying
Mark Twain is supposed to have said, “It’s not what I don’t know about the Bible that scares me, it’s what I do know 1.” I agree with him. When we ponder stories from the Old Testament of God’s wrath
Book Review by Eric Demeter Let me first confess that my bias toward this book review is in the fact I’ve met Hugh personally twice, in two different states. I’m not sure if he remembers me, because our interactions were
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Eric specializes in teaching and writing about conflict resolution, dating, and healthy relationships. He has taught church leaders, nonprofit workers, and missionaries in New Zealand, Greece, Hungary, Romania, and the United States.
Eric earned a B.S. from Purdue University in Interdisciplinary Science and an M.A. from Bethel College in Theological Studies. He also went further training in conflict resolution at the University of Denver and Peacemaker Ministries.
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