WOW Books

08/22/2026

Are you seeing clearly? https://dbmcdermet.com/

08/22/2026

The Problem of Nearsightedness

The Problem of Nearsightedness Peter writes that we believers have been given everything we need “that pertain to life and godliness.”1 And these things allow us to “become partakers of the divine nature!”2 In other words, we can possess the characteristics of Jesus! Although we describe it as becoming more like him, the truth is that Jesus takes over our nature....

The Problem of Nearsightedness Peter writes that we believers have been given everything we need “that pertain to life and godliness.”1 And these things allow us to “become partakers of the divine …

08/14/2026

If God is sovereign, do my choices matter?https://audio.com/dmcdermet/audio/lifeboats

08/14/2026

Lifeboats

Lifeboats If God is sovereign, why do people suffer? If God is good, why are there storms? Luke tells a great story that answers those questions. It’s his story—one that he experienced when he was accompanying Paul, who was a prisoner on his way to Rome. They were on board a ship sailing on the Adriatic Sea, when “a tempestuous wind, called the northeaster, struck down from the land.”1 It was so violent that the sailors were instructed to throw cargo and the ship’s tackle overboard to lighten the load....

Lifeboats If God is sovereign, why do people suffer? If God is good, why are there storms? Luke tells a great story that answers those questions. It’s his story—one that he experienced when he was …

08/07/2026

Cleaning House

Cleaning House “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder. He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters. When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and finding none, it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house swept (empty) and put in order....

Cleaning House “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted,…

08/07/2026

Asking God for Things

Asking God for Things Jesus told his disciples, “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”1 “If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”2 “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you....

Asking God for Things Jesus told his disciples, “Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.”1 “If you…

08/01/2026

Answered Prayer Part 5

Answered Prayer Part 5 My tradition for several years now is to decorate my house while watching It’s a Wonderful Life. It’s an iconic story and since its debut in 1946 has been the bedrock of many stories: a desperate soul discovers that his disappointing life has meaning. There are several things I like about the movie but a couple of things do bother me....

07/21/2026

Two very important questions: Do we love God only when he gives us what we want? Can we love God when he gives us what he wants?

Answered Prayer: Part Four It is easy to love God when he gives us what we want. It is effortless and even sensible to trust God with our lives when our prayers are answered like we think they shou…

07/11/2026

Answered Prayer 3

Answered Prayer Part Three James says that if we pray to God about something but then doubt that he will give it to us, our doubt will toss us around “like a wave of the sea.”1 And if that were not depressing enough, he then adds that the person who doubts “must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord.”2 And if that were not depressing enough, James then concludes that the person who doubts “is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”3 These are serious statements and explain much about faith and doubt and prayer, so let’s see what we can learn....

Answered Prayer Part Three James says that if we pray to God about something but then doubt that he will give it to us, our doubt will toss us around “like a wave of the sea.”1 And if that were not…

07/02/2026

Answered Prayer Part 2 https://audio.com/dmcdermet/audio/answered-prayer-part-two-1