What the Wounded Wife Has to Say
April 18, 2017 | Marriage Matters
If I knew falling in love would hurt this much I would have rather fallen into a ditch, and maybe I would be healed…
The Joy of Awful
April 13, 2017 | Relational Matters
“A person overtly expresses distress, but it is covertly gratified at the prospect of the satisfaction they can wring from their misfortune.” – Dr.…
Fear Itself
April 12, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
“—fear hath torment.” – I John 4:18 I can’t look at current trends without being afraid for my country, the church, or my sons.…
“Well Then, Act Like One!”
April 10, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
Art thou a man? Thy form cries out thou art. Thy tears are womanish. Thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast.…
5 Things People Can Mean When They Say “I Want Help”
April 6, 2017 | Relational Matters
To flirt with rescue when one has no intention of being saved… from Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” The first time I stepped…
When the Young and the Restless Leave Church
April 5, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Not long ago, my son had some disturbing news to share. He’d attended an event where several of his old friends who had graduated…
The Writing on My Heart
April 3, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be…
Navigating Among Naysayers: When to Talk, When to Withdraw
March 23, 2017 | Relational Matters
Starve your distractions, feed your focus. -Author unknown In this age of constant communication, you’re dealing with endless opportunities to interact effectively. Or to…
Church Hurts
March 22, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Sometimes the person that hurt you the most, is the one you need the most. -Author unknown Some of us bear scars that are,…
Embracing the Drudge
March 20, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9 I find successful…
Hoarders
March 13, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
In our men’s Bible study a few weeks ago, our leader mentioned the number of believers who are sitting on the gifts God gave…
4 Straight Facts about ‘Gay Conversion’ Therapy
March 10, 2017 | A Cuppa Joe
prop·a·gan·da noun 1.derogatory – information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Last…
Five of the Most Important Questions in the Bible
March 9, 2017 | Relational Matters
The Bible’s full of instructions, but there are some awfully interesting questions in there as well. Here are five that stand out to me.…
God Knows the End of Your Movie
March 8, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
“Being confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.” –…