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The Truth About Lies
and Lies About Truth

My name is David Takle. I have been a Christian for over 50 years. Despite being a very active layman most of that time (teaching adult Bible classes, preaching, etc.) I struggled with various spiritual and personal issues for years, and continually wondered why it took so long for my character to grow and become more like the person I believed God created me to be. No matter how hard I tried, it seemed like there were parts of me that did not want to change.

Starting around 1985, God began taking apart my best efforts to live the Christian Life and replacing them little by little with an ever-increasing dependency on him. This journey has taken many forms and many unexpected turns. But the healing and restoration that God has done since then has been more joyful and life-giving than I ever thought possible.My hope for this project is to help other Christians out there who are hungry for more of God and are tired of feeling like permanently defective disciples. I have tried to sift through the many things that God has taught me these last few years and post only those items that seem to me to be most important to this task. If you have any suggestions or questions, please see our contact page and let me know what you think.

Acknowledgments

Almost everything on this sight has been gleened from the ministries of others or greatly impacted by them. Since God has been very persistent in my life, there are really too many names to list here. I have tried to give credit whenever possible on the website, but I just wanted to make a point of it, that the ideas presented here are not things that I dreamed up one day. They represent the best thinking and life experience of a great many people, to whom I am indebted for both the changes in my life and the concepts on these pages.

Vitae

• Graduated Fuller Theological Seminary 2005,
  Master of Divinity (MDiv) with Concentration in Christian Formation
• Currently working with Shepherd's House in Pasadena, CA
  as Pastoral Counselor and Teaching Christian Formation
• Has led numerous retreats and workshops
• Graduated Metro State University, MN
  with a BA in Human Services, Concentration in Counseling