Author: PALMERPHD
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No Dice
The Bible informs us in Proverbs 16:33 (GWT) that “the dice are thrown, but the Lord determines every outcome.” God doesn’t play odds. God doesn’t take risks. God knows everything. He monitors every heartbeat of every creature at every moment. He knows where every drop of water has been since creation. He knows every thought…
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Broken Leadership
It’s been said that everything rises and falls on leadership, and the world’s leaders completely broke in 2020 like never before. Throughout history, leaders have dismissed God. They have been deceived, and in their deception, they force citizens of their countries to suffer by dictating compliance with their agenda. Deception excuses sin and causes suffering.…
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FAITH IS UNDERDEVELOPED
The current circumstances of the world’s global circumstances position humanity in a situation that makes life extremely challenging and limits faith in God. Political, business, health, education, and religious leaders are playing into Satan’s powerful plan of deception that includes an external spiritual war that utilizes culture to influence the thinking of people not to…
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The Other Side of Faith
The world is broken. Governments, political systems, banks, the global economy, science, business, justice, healthcare, education, the media, entertainment, sports, sex, public trust, religion, the family, relationships, careers, the workplace, leadership, thinking, and all of humanity is broken. 1 John 5:19b (Amplified Bible), “…the whole world [around us] lies in the power of the evil…
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Discernment Combats Deception
The research evidence showed a need for discernment to combat deception. Discernment is practiced by establishing criteria (i.e., a principle or standard by which something may be judged and then decided), which is crucial to your discernment, but even with the criteria, people reject the truth. At the heart of deception is the rejection of…
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The Paradox of Truth and Belief
The truth seems clear to most people, and opinions are strong about what people believe. However, few people know how they determine something is true. A literature review reveals that most people will tell you they determine the truth based on three criteria: a feeling, using logic (e.g., what makes sense or a thing has…