Truth and Life International Institute - TLII

07/02/2026

I developed an assessment tool called "The Flow of Power Assessment" (FOPA). This app allows a person to gain much greater awareness and understanding about how power* flows in specific relationships and situations he or she might have.

*"Power" is defined as the human force that influences or determines the adverbial questions of any event or relationship: the who, what, when, how, where, and why aspects (plus the extensions of those aspects, like how long or how much or how many?)

THe FOPA can be used personally, by couples, by families, by work colleagues, by neighbors, by executives, by literally anyone in any kind of relationship, whether very close or lightly connected.

Why does it matter? Fulfilling relationships have a balanced and healthy flow of power. Stressful relationships have an unbalanced or unhealthy flow of power. You might think suffering in a work or family or neighborhood situation is "all your fault," or "all their fault," but that is too simplified.

Take the FOPA (it's free, no matter how many times you take it) and encourage others in your sphere of life also to take it. Have a specific person or situation in mind, because the profile it produces will be specific to that person or situation.

The profile the FOPA will send you has Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Potential Problems spelled out clearly.

Try it. It is completely confidential and encrypted. No one - even the creators of this app - can access your answers or information. It belongs to you completely. You can save it, print it, share it, or restrict it. Completely up to you.

Access the FOPA here:
https://flow-of-power.netlify.app

The FOPA is written in English, but can be accessed by anyone in the world - however, at this point, English is the only language it or the analysis is available only in English.

Try it. You'll like it.

The FOPA is part of a larger project I developed called "Reality Intelligence." There's a book and an online course for RI also, if you're interested.

03/31/2026

Perhaps the most important aspect of any relationship you have is how power flows in you and between you. I developed an assessment tool to show you how that concept is engaged in any and every event and relationship. This tool is called The Flow of Power Assessment (FOPA) and is accessible free at

The Flow of Power Assessment tool is accessible at

https://flow-of-power.netlify.app

It is designed to describe a specific relationship, so if you take it with regards to a spouse, a coworker, a neighbor, a friend or an enemy, you'll see different profiles each time. It had only 9 questions.

This app is completely private and only the person taking it can see the information and profiles. It is your choice to share with others or retain it personally.

Try it! You'll like it!

03/27/2026

Here's a product I created in the 1980s... and still popular with kids ages 3-10. Each set has 55 bulletin masters in each of the 3 sets.
Each bulletin has learning activities on both the left and right sides: puzzles, word searches, fill-in, word scrambles, dot-to-dot, matching... all based on simple biblical concepts to help children learn the basics.

Each bulletin also has a slender center picture with a short sermonette anyone can present - even kids to other kids!
A great resource for church ministries, homeschooling, families on long trips, or just for a non-screen activity! Also great for English as a Second Language practice pages!

Check them out.
https://payhip.com/b/KjA5P
Want to download three samples for free?
https://payhip.com/b/EzdyG

Here are three samples of The Children's Bulletins, one each from Series I, II and III. Also, the first Series' "sermon ideas" to see how they are set up.

03/02/2026

I have completed the first draft of my commentary on the book of Jonah. "Angry at God: The True Meaning of the Book of Jonah."

"Jonah" is not about God making a giant marine animal that can swallow a human, ferry him around for 3 days, and vomit him back on the shore. This amazing book is not about a rebellious prophet who runs away from God. It is not about how to repent from horrific sins by sitting in the dirt, saying "Sorry about that," and supposing God will also repent.

"Jonah" is a classic rabbinic teaching parable, an extensive and intensive story to teach one key point: God is actually a universally compassionate God.

Israel, and very commonly the people of God, believe God Almighty belongs to them (rather than they belong to God.) The common belief is this God Almighty favors them, defends them, protects them, judges others for them, destroys their enemies, and provides all the blessings just for them.

Jonah becomes enraged, after God "does nothing" at the 40-day mark of Jonah's tepid warning, just because of some cheesy non-covenantal "repentance," performed by the people of Nineveh and their king. Where is the sacrificial offering? The priesthood? The Temple? The Laws of purification and forgiveness? Jonah is a very angry man.

Jonah's rage is not aimed at the so-called repentant Ninevites or their king. Jonah is angry at God. Raging at God because God didn't do what God is supposed to do: judge and destroy the wicked and bless the chosen ones. Jonah's rage bleeds over to the plant with big leaves that the worm destroyed.

And, instead of God obliterating Jonah for his arrogance and rage, God simply talks with Jonah, asks him twice if he has a right to be angry, and ends with the point of the entire parable, a profound question that gets to the very center of Jonah's false view of God:

"Should I not have compassion on 120,000 people who don't know their right hand from their left, and all their animals?"

Who do you think God Almighty really is? A God you own, who does what you want, or a God of all humankind who has compassion for everyone? Even the despitefully wicked enemies?

01/06/2026

I am writing my 31st resource this trip to Florida, a thorough study of the book of Jonah. Watch for segments to be prepublished on my social media pages. It will be a few weeks away. Coming soon.

01/03/2026

I'm writing a new book in the next few weeks. "Angry at God: The True Meaning of Jonah." The translation and research on the ancient book of Jonah is complete. More information soon.

Do you think the book of Jonah is a literal history about a giant fish creature or a parabolic teaching about the character of God?

12/22/2025

Want a small gift for children or grandchildren? Take a look at our Children's Bulletins:

Samples (free): https://payhip.com/b/EzdyG

Or all three Series (165 unique Bulletins with puzzles, games and activities based in the Bible) for ages 3 to 12 (based on ability and interest):

https://payhip.com/b/EzdyG

You get a complete set of PDFs you can print out randomly or sequentially.

We have used these Bulletins for kids in our church for decades, and distributed them around the world.

Here are three samples of The Children's Bulletins, one each from Series I, II and III. Also, the first Series' "sermon ideas" to see how they are set up.

12/20/2025

For you international pastors and lay leaders on TLII, can you access Zoom on your devices for a live interactive class, if I offered it?

11/22/2025

We are awaiting the approval of "Reality Intelligence" (RI) for all branches of military chaplains to use this resource in their work with individuals, couples and families. RI is available on Amazon, and a full word-for-word course with worksheets is available at https://drmyke.com/realityintelligence if you are interested.

Coordinated with RI is a free assessment tool, called "The Flow of Power Assessment" (FOPA). FOPA has just 9 questions, and provides a very detailed and very accurate report on how power flows within a person and that person's relationships. You can access the FOPA at
https://flow-of-power.netlify.app

Check it out!

11/08/2025

When I was a young believer in Jesus (back in 1971,) a new book came out shortly thereafter called, "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" (ETDV.) It was written by Josh McDowell, a very gifted and powerful apologist for the Christian faith (as he understood it,) who would regularly go to secular campuses to "debate" unbelievers on key aspects of the Christian gospel.

He, of course, was a professional speaker. He had very well prepared answers for every possible question, every possible rebuttal, and every possible objection that any of his amateur inquirers might ever bring up.

He always "won" every debate. He was a superstar in my early generation for Christian witnessing.

In the Bible study groups and even ministerial training classes, McDowell ETDV books and study guides set the high bar for anyone wanting to have a similar powerful witness for Jesus.

One small problem: nowhere in the life and ministry of Jesus did he himself "win every debate" with unbelievers or opponents. Being a witness of Jesus is very little about what you know and very much about who you are and who you are becoming.

I preached a sermon for Parma Christian Fellowship Church (www.pcfministries.com) on 11/02/25 by the same title as McDowell's book, "Evidence That Demands a Verdict." However, the focus of that sermon was very different that having all the right answers to fairly easy questions so a believer can win every debate. My biblical text, carefully placed into its actual context, was John 13:34-35.

At the last supper, a Passover meal, Jesus looked his very conflicted and at-odds disciples square in their eyes, and said, "A new command I give you: love one another as I have loved you, in order that you might love one another. By this, everyone will know you are disciples to me, if you love one another."

This is the gospel of grace, not that you have a stockpile of powerful answers to lob at secular unbelievers in college or at work or in your community. The fruit of the Spirit begins with love - not a smaltzy feel-good nicey-nice friendship or romance or do-goodism. Agapē is dynamic engagement in bringing a blessing or benefit to others, as Jesus taught and demonstrated.

Forgive each other.
Be kind to one another.
Visit and listen to each other.
Do what is right and good for each other.
Treat enemies who hate you the same way you would treat your closest friends and family.
Bless everyone you encounter, not because of who they are but because of who you are.

The Pharisees asked Jesus a "trick question," as to which of the 639 laws of Moses was THE greatest one. According to the Law, they're all the same: break one tiny one, you've broken them all. Jesus stepped away from that trick binary question to quote for them Deuteronomy 6:5 ("love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength") AND equally Jesus quoted Leviticus 19:18, a very obscure verse, "and love your neighbor as yourself."

Logic, proofs, Bible verses which "prove" other Bible verses, and forceful arguments was the direction Josh McDowell drive us young eager believers in our witnessing. Never once were were encouraged or taught how to authentically love one another: how Baptists could love Methodists or Charismatics or Catholics or Muslims or Ba'hai or atheists or intellectuals or idiots or rude people or disgusting people or poor people or immigrant people or deeply wounded people or.... anyone and everyone we might encounter.

A human life transformed by the Spirit of Jesus into the likeness of Jesus in his transformational love IS evidence that does demand a verdict. It's not a winsome argument that is an effective witness for Jesus. It's a winsome character.

One command: love one another.