“I Just Don’t Know What to Say”
June 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
— for we know not how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.…
Our Unwanted Memories
June 23, 2016 | Relational Matters
“Mr. Dallas,” the card read, “how long have you been sexually sober? And does it ever get easier?” A pointed but fair question. I…
Odd, by God
June 20, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you. – I Peter 4:4…
Dying to Love
June 17, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Love. How did one show it? How could God Himself show truth and love at the same time in a world like this? By…
Right Beliefs, Wrong Attitude
June 16, 2016 | Relational Matters
The children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left. – I…
Horror in Orlando: Let the Scapegoating Begin
June 15, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“Opportunistic” means “exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to a general plan or moral principle.” “Scapegoating” means “the practice of singling out…
Christians and Sexual Issues: Speak Now or Forever Hold your Peace?
June 14, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Controversy for its own sake is a sin, but controversy for the sake of the truth is a divine mandate. -Dr. Walter Martin In…
Overcoming Evil in Orlando with Good
June 13, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Paul’s warning to not be overcome by evil reminds us that we…
Talking about Transgender: Why we Must; Where we Stand (Part Four of a Five-Part Series)
June 11, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. -John Lilly “Because I said so”…
Talking About Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part Three of a Five-Part Series)
June 9, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
Tolerance is a belief in nothing. When we preach tolerance without declaring truth, we have set ourselves up to never set a boundary. We…
When Honor Trumps Sentiment
May 30, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
It’s easy to get sentimental, but really, what good does it do? Gratitude today means more than sentiment, and honor, I believe, is an…
Talking About Transgender: Why we Must; Where we Stand (Part Two of a Five-Part Series)
May 27, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
In Part One of this five part post, we looked at Biblical precedence for speaking out on moral issues, a precedence we need to take…
Talking about Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part One of a Five-Part Series)
May 26, 2016 | Relational Matters
If you can keep your head When all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you… -Rudyard Kipling If you believe there…
A Powerful Wimp
May 25, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
When I used to pump iron like a maniac, I loved talking about my bench press, leg squat and shoulder press stats. In other…