Before You Say “I Love You”
February 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Since there will be tons of “I Love You’s” floating around today, it’s worth considering the difference between godly love and affectionate reassurance. Yes,…
How Do I Handle My Regrets?
February 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
I don’t believe people who say “I have no regrets.” Unless you’re of the sociopathic variety, you must have a combination of insight and…
The (Vanishing) Sexual Edge
January 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
“For God is not the author of confusion…”I Corinthians 14:33 God loves order and loathes confusion. That should give us pause when we see…
Church Hurts
January 22, 2019 | Doctrinal Matters
“Sometimes the person that hurt you the most, is the one you need the most.”-Author unknown Some of the people sitting next to you…
Here’s to a 2019 Without Excuses
December 31, 2018 | 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 happens when…
And the Soul Felt its Worth
December 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
If I tell myself I’m perfectly wonderful, then I’m deluded. If I tell myself I’m completely horrible, then I’m masochistic. But if I tell…
My Glorious Thorn
December 20, 2018 | Relational 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 17, 2018 | Doctrinal Matters
“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this…
What NOT to Tell Yourself When You’re Craving
November 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
There are many men who have much less than me, Day by day, they make their wayAnd they find more in life than I can…
As We Forgive Those
November 19, 2018 | Keeping It Clean
“… and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespassed against us.” (Luke 11:4) Jesus loves me, this I know. But this…
Fruitful in Famine
November 15, 2018 | Doctrinal Matters
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Abide At the Last Supper Jesus knew He’d soon be leaving His disciples, and He wanted them…
Dances with Snakes
November 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sunday’s CBS Special on Conversion Therapy Made Christian Counselors Look Like Snake Handlers In some parts of the country, churches pull out live rattlesnakes…
Man Engraved: A response to Boy Erased
November 1, 2018 | A Cuppa Joe
Today, the film Boy Erased is enjoying great reviews and limited release. If it’s not in a theater near you, within a few weeks…
We Who Are Kept
October 26, 2018 | A Cuppa Joe
“You who are kept by the power of God “(I Peter 1:5) Consistency has never come naturally to me, so if my life stays…