Banned by Amazon
July 18, 2019 | A Cuppa Joe
What Happened to My Book and Why it Matters On July 8 my publisher informed me that my book Desires in Conflict, along with…
Pride of Ownership
June 13, 2019 | Relational Matters
The California Assembly will soon vote on a resolution laying the framework for what many of us have feared and predicted for years: the…
Getting Along without Going Along
May 31, 2019 | Keeping It Clean
If we’re in agreement, we’re in unity. If we agree to disagree agreeably, we’re in peaceful co-existence. If we have to agree to get…
I Was Born Again This Way
May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mayor Pete Buttigieg had some strong words for VP Mike Pence a few weeks ago. The openly gay mayor and possible presidential candidate, referring…
A Prayer for the Dying
May 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Facing a dying nation A moving paper fantasy Listening for the new told lies … “ -‘The Flesh Failures’ from the rock musical Hair…
Tears on Good Friday
April 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s Good Friday, and plenty of us will cry. No problem with that, but it wouldn’t hurt to look at what tears do and…
The Day the Jesus Movement Caught Up to Me
April 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
It was the early Spring of 1971 and I sat frozen in the passenger seat, silent and numb, while my girlfriend drove the San…
Jussie Smollett and the Point We’re Missing
March 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Conservatives are ping-ponging back and forth between relief over the Mueller report and outrage over the Smollett affair. Yesterday Chicago’s Cook County first assistant…
Your Wife Still Has You in the Dog House? Try This
March 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s lonely for the guy in the dog house. He knows that his own sin put him there, and he feels helpless, unsure what…
Unboxed
March 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ll probably feel comfortable in a coffin when my time comes, because I like boxes. As in, clear definitions. Simplicity. Nice, tight boundaries, that’s…
The Shoulder Ride
March 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Perverse and foolish oft I strayed and yet in love He sought meAnd on His shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me.”-Henry W.…
Jussie Smollett and our Romance with Rescuing
February 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Jussie Smollett scandal is so chock-full of issues that writing about it can make you feel like a mosquito in a nudist camp.…
Kicking and Screaming Towards Purity
February 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a willing heart.”-II Chronicles 25:2 The description above –…
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,…