Losing Heart, Acting Badly
January 19, 2017 | Relational Matters
Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. -II Corinthians 4:1 When the going gets tough,…
Facing the Fire
January 18, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the…
Naked and Unashamed
January 16, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. – Genesis 2:25 Shame wasn’t part of the human vocabulary until…
The Un-Evangelistic Evangelical
January 12, 2017 | Relational Matters
Lord lay some soul upon my heart and love that soul through me, And may I ever do my part to win that soul…
Zombied with Children
January 10, 2017 | Marriage Matters
Our culture’s interest in all things zombie – The Walking Dead series on AMC, zombie movies, zombie apocalypse enthusiasts – is puzzling. The creatures…
Jesus: The Way, or One of Many Ways?
January 4, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Believers today are under a bright, unforgiving spotlight. The culture seems more and more curious to know why we believe what we believe, and…
Here’s to a 2017 Without Excuses
January 2, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me — -Job 9:20 The non-apology apology is one of life’s most frustrating experiences. It…
When Your Name Comes Up, People Feel —
December 29, 2016 | Relational Matters
A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve…
A Confident Heart
December 28, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then…
And the Soul Felt its Worth
December 24, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
If I tell myself I’m wonderful, I’m deluded. If I tell myself I’m horrible, I’m at least half right.But if I tell myself I’m…
When Darkness Lost
December 23, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. -John 1:5 Like St. Jude, I’m a sucker for lost…
My Glorious Thorn
December 21, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to…
The Baby on Death Row
December 19, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this…
Of Truth Telling and Roller Coasters
December 16, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The following is a revised excerpt from my book “Speaking of Homosexuality” When someone you love is in the wrong, then you’re in the…