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You mentioned that angels and demons are variables with influence and free will that affect prayer and other situations. Do they actually have influence or power over people? As I read scripture, yes! Demonic powers, Satan, principalities and powers and rulers and authorities, all that stuff is mentioned in the New Testament. They definitely have influence over people. It’s part of the fallen structure of the world. That’s what temptation

It seems that Jesus answered and healed every need he met in his ministry, yet it doesn’t seem to happen that way in our everyday life. What is the difference? Well, He’s the Son of God – we’re not! He had a little advantage there! This goes back to the C.S. Lewis quote I referenced in Unanswered Prayer Question 1. He said that what bothers me is not unanswered prayer but

We have come up with many excuses why God is not capable of answering prayers. Do we just need to lower our expectations for this life? There are a couple of things here. One, there is, honestly, a part of me that would like to say, yes, "let’s just lower our expectations." It would be easier. C.S. Lewis once said, I think it’s from his Reflections on the Psalms: “It’s

How do we stay motivated to become better if your significance is already set? I think the question itself reveals how thoroughly and how deeply ingrained the Lie of Acquired Significance is to us. If all your life has been lived to try to acquire significance, it is probably initially hard for you to even imagine being motivated by any other thing. It could be the case that the reason you’ve

But aren’t we to be rewarded in heaven based on how we steward talent on earth? It seems that some have more significance than others. A great question. This really is an important idea, and it is hard to pack to pull together a short answer, but let me try. There is a difference between an intrinsic reward and an extrinsic reward, or an intrinsic punishment and an extrinsic punishment. An intrinsic reward