# Truth Balm Truth Balm offers reflections rooted in God’s Word to steady your heart and sharpen your discernment. Subscribe to receive a free 7-Day Armor of God devotional — and start strengthening your faith immediately. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Weight of Belief & Life in Christ](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/the-weight-of-belief-and-life-in) _2026-07-26 · Truth Balm_ Catching up on Book of John word studies & life/writing update ## [You are not divine.](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/you-are-not-divine) _2026-07-05 · Truth Balm_ Being made in God's image does not make you God—thank God! ## [The Truth About the Good News](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/the-truth-about-the-good-news) _2026-06-22 · Truth Balm_ What is the truth? What did Jesus mean by "practicing the truth" and why should we speak the truth? ## [The Purpose & Identity Revealed in Jesus' Signs and Wonders](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/the-purpose-and-identity-revealed) _2026-06-14 · Truth Balm_ How Jesus' miracles revealed His identity and purposes for His people ## [A Theology of Enoughness](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/a-theology-of-enoughness) _2026-06-07 · Truth Balm_ Why the lie that you're enough without God isn't true, and why that's okay. ## [Behold: God in Flesh](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/behold-god-in-flesh) _2026-05-27 · Truth Balm_ The everlasting Spirit of God was made flesh so our finite flesh could behold His presence every day. ## [Behold: Jesus Drawing Near](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/behold-jesus-drawing-near) _2026-05-25 · Truth Balm_ In the dark, stormy waves of life, are you beholding the presence of Jesus as He draws near to you? ## [That You May Believe: The Light of Mankind](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/that-you-may-believe-the-light-of) _2026-05-17 · Truth Balm_ More than light in the darkness—the gentle brilliance and offering of God through the study of John 1. ## [You May Believe in God, but Do You Know Him?](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/you-may-believe-in-god-but-do-you) _2026-05-10 · Truth Balm_ This will challenge what you think you know about the gospel of John, who God is, and how we're called to live in light of that—and there's more coming. ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ucd8xAiWAaKM) _2026-05-10 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Debunking the Lie: Our Bodies Never Lie to Us; They Are Always Good](https://stephlapreal.substack.com/p/debunking-the-lie-our-bodies-never) _2026-05-03 · Truth Balm_ Recovering a biblical view of the body: its goodness, its truth, and the dangerous theology of making it the ultimate authority