Lord of My Meltdowns
August 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. -Psalm 139:23 My wife Renee and I were reading Psalm…
Obedient When Convenient
August 24, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts. – Psalm 51:6 I have a love/hate relationship with the Truth, and I suspect I’m in…
Same Image, Different Father
August 22, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God.” -John 1:12 The phrase Image Bearer is becoming…
I Was Born Again This Way
August 19, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“And having been set free from sin you became slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:18 There’s an awful lot of talk these days about inborn…
Update on my Upcoming Book
August 13, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The endorsements are in! I’m grateful to my deeply respected colleagues and friends who took the time to review, then endorse, my upcoming…
Friend, Interrupted
August 10, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
I once had a friend, to whom I wasn’t much of a friend at all. He was amazing; a young leader gifted with insight,…
Getting Along without Going Along
July 28, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“I will never compromise Truth for the sake of getting along with people who can only get along when we agree.” ― D.R. Silva…
Perfecting
July 25, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Day has begun and I’m already sinning Help me to change this heart that I have Lord, help me taste Of the grace that…
Releasing my Wounder
July 20, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
We’ve all got wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in current pain or current behavior. They can show themselves…
Armed
July 12, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in…
The Word in the Middle of the Madness
July 9, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
There are some scriptures worth remembering while we’re processing these last few horrible days. “He that answers a matter before he hears it, it…
A Doll’s Lesson
July 6, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Author Jan Frank, a good friend and an awfully astute lady, taught a workshop years ago which I’ve never forgotten. While speaking about treating…
Feels Like It’s Over
July 5, 2016 | Marriage Matters
So many men I know who are dealing with sexual sin go through dark periods of depressed, listless despair. I can appreciate that, because…
The Restrainer
June 29, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. II…