My Morning Prayers
When I wake up in the morning, the first thing I do is tell God that the day is His, not mine. I recognize that He is my Lord and my God,...
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Bill Wichterman
- Nov 20, 2022
God's Rest Means We Carry His Burdens Instead of Ours
Following God isn’t easy for me. It takes a lot of work. I do a lot of things I wouldn’t do if I weren’t a Christ-follower, and I don’t...
Bill Wichterman
- Oct 16, 2022
It's Not My Money
I once heard a wealthy and generous philanthropist say that if it were his money, no one else would get a dime. Instead, he saw his...
Bill Wichterman
- Jul 17, 2022
First Things First: Sleep, Eat, Exercise, and Walk with God
Like you, I often have friends tell me they’re depressed – not necessarily clinically depressed, which is physiological and may need a...
Bill Wichterman
- Jul 4, 2022
Can I Hold Anything Back From God and Still Go to Heaven?
Some of Jesus’ words literally scare the hell out of me. One haunting thing He said was that not everyone who calls Him Lord will go to...
Bill Wichterman
- Apr 3, 2022
My Many Unanswered Prayers
When I was a new follower of Christ around age 17, an older Christian encouraged me to keep a prayer diary. He said I’d be amazed to see...
Bill Wichterman
- Feb 27, 2022
What if God Exists?
I was a dedicated Christian when I lost my faith in college. It was a huge blow to me. Far from liberating me to live however I wanted,...
Bill Wichterman
- Jan 30, 2022
Unbearable Suffering: Not What You Think It Means
There is an urban legend among many Christians that God doesn’t give us more than we can bear. The problem is Scripture never says that.
Bill Wichterman
- Nov 20, 2021
The Logic of Love
On October 2, 2006, a married father of three young children walked into an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, barricading...
Bill Wichterman
- Aug 22, 2021
God is Unreasonable
On July 4, I was at a party, and I got into conversation with a woman I had just met. You know the rule about not talking about politics...
Bill Wichterman
- May 2, 2021
What It Means to Die to Yourself
A work colleague of mine asked me about what it means to “die to yourself,” which I had written on a blogpost. It’s a good question. Even...
Bill Wichterman
- Mar 27, 2021
Enforceable Patent Rights Lead to Prosperity and Human Flourishing
When I travel in developing countries, I’m always struck by the number of people – often men –not working during the day. Small groups of...
Bill Wichterman
- Mar 21, 2021
Thinking About My Death
I think about my death every day. I’m not a morbid person, but thinking about my mortality helps me frame my life and live closer to the...
Bill Wichterman
- Mar 6, 2021
My Dad Died, But I'm Okay
Dad left his body on December 16, 2020, after almost 89 full years of work, joys, pain, and many, many baseball games. I was holding his...
Bill Wichterman
- Nov 28, 2020
Faith for Skeptics Like Me
Although I have a deep faith in God that pervades my life, I recognize that I could be wrong. My faith resides alongside my doubts.
Bill Wichterman
- Oct 4, 2020
Why I’m Not an Atheist Anymore
I stopped believing in God when I was studying philosophy in college.
Bill Wichterman
- Sep 22, 2020
Power and How to Use It
Perhaps you know the Peter Parker Principle from Stan Lee’s Spiderman comic books: “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Bill Wichterman
- Apr 18, 2020
You're Somebody's Rock Star
Think about the people with whom you have rock star status, and begin by serving them.
Bill Wichterman
- Mar 7, 2020
Truth, Not Tribe
My primary commitment is to truth, and out of that commitment comes my commitment to Christ. If I find a worldview that is truer than Christ
Bill Wichterman
- Dec 22, 2019
The Good News of Christmas Is Really Bad News (or Vice Versa)
Here’s the thing: Christmas’ good news – God becoming a human so he could pay for our sins on the cross – is bad news for me, at least in th
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