Hebrews 12:6
Have You Been Disciplined by God?
God disciplines those He loves. This essay explains why He corrects His children, how we should respond, and why we must not assume every hardship is discipline.
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By Dean Butler
The Other
Side of Amen
Biblical Truth, Plain and Simple
The Other Side of Amen is a Bible teaching website written by Dean Butler. Its purpose is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, teach the truth of God’s Word, and help believers grow in faith and obedience.
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Thank you for spending a little time here. This website is here to teach the Bible plainly, point people to Jesus Christ, and help believers grow stronger in their faith. New essays, Bible studies, and lessons are added often, so I hope you will come back and see what is new.
My goal is not to tell people what they want to hear. My goal is to help people see what God’s Word actually says. If something you read helps you, challenges you, or answers a question, share it with someone else who may need it. You are always welcome to send a Bible question or suggest a subject you would like to see covered. I am glad you are here, and I pray God uses something on this site to encourage you and draw you closer to Him.
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Simple truth from God’s Word for everyday life.
Numbers 13:30
The Majority Was Wrong
Twelve spies saw the same land, but only Joshua and Caleb trusted what God had said. This essay shows why truth is not decided by the majority and why believers must measure every teaching, tradition, and opinion by the Word of God.
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What Does It Really Mean to Fear God?
What does the Bible mean when it tells us to fear God? This essay looks at the difference between terror and biblical fear, and how reverence, obedience, holiness, and the love of God fit together.
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I was raised on a ranch near Lance Creek in eastern Wyoming. Ranch life taught me about hard work, responsibility, and facing life as it comes. I later served in the United States Marine Corps from 1969 to 1971.
The most important day of my life was January 24, 1974. That was the day I gave my life to Jesus Christ. More than fifty-two years have passed since then. I have not always gotten everything right, but Christ has remained faithful through every season of my life.
At the age of forty, I earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern New Mexico University. I have worked as a cowboy, ranch hand, welder, correctional officer, and pastor. But I never expected to become a writer. That changed in April 2024, when I felt the Lord leading me to begin writing about His Word.
Since then, I have written more than 700 Bible essays and several books. I write The Other Side of Amen blog and a weekly newspaper column carried by five Wyoming newspapers. I also share daily Bible teachings, essays, Scripture, questions, and memes through my personal Facebook page and four Facebook groups I started. My writing is also shared through Pinterest and Substack, and some of my work has appeared in a David C Cook publication.
The mission of The Other Side of Amen is simple. I want to lead the lost to salvation through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, teach believers the truth of God’s Word, warn against false teaching, and call Christians to live what they claim to believe. I try to keep everything biblical, plain, and easy to understand.
I am an old Wyoming cowboy, a Marine Corps veteran, a former pastor, a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, Christian writer, and Bible teacher. But above everything else, I am a follower of Jesus Christ.
“What I write is not for everyone, but what I write is meant for someone.”
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