Rebel Without a Clause
April 19, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
The idea that this world is a playground instead of a battleground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of Christians. –…
Trembling
April 15, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson Divided as ever,…
My Move
April 13, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. – Jude 1:21 At first glance…
You’re Full of It
April 7, 2016 | Relational Matters
God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. -D.L. Moody If you say you have no trouble with pride,…
About That Mouth
April 5, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. -Proverbs 18:21 People who…
Of Morsels and Birthrights
April 4, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward,…
In Case of Relapse
March 28, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. -Horace “Relapse” mean “deterioration after a period of improvement.” It’s an enemy to avoid,…
“You Coming?”
March 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Last night’s Good Friday service got me thinking about a few points I hadn’t considered before. I’m still chewing on them. First, the Roman…
It’s a Worm-derful Life
March 22, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“But I am a worm —“ -Psalm 22:6 “If any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” -Hebrews 10:38 There’s…
Keeping it Real
March 21, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Believe it or not, that tow-headed 17 year old is me playing Oscar Madison in a 1971 production of The Odd Couple at Wilson…
Keeping Silence
March 17, 2016 | Relational Matters
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another that you may be healed. – James 5:16 How ya doing? is a question…
Beyond Belief
March 16, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“The word ‘evangelical’ has become almost meaningless this year.” So said Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern…
Honey I Shrunk the Id
March 15, 2016 | Marriage Matters
They drummed it into us in Psych 101 and it reappeared for analysis and debate all throughout my education in the 80’s – Freud’s…
10 Things a Mature, Responsible American Voter Won’t Do
March 15, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please…