A Cuppa Joe

There are traditions, then there are essentials, and a wise church knows the difference. Mine did. When I began fellowshipping as a teenager, our…

If we want to know truth and live right, then we’ve got to develop our ability to sort truth from error, and wrong from…

The pain in my tooth was murderous. I was reduced to a whimpering, whining child, and if you’ve ever had serious dental trouble you…

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson Divided as ever,…

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…

“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…

Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please…

“There is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and…

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent…

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. -James 1:22 Most of my Christian life, I’ve assumed…

I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions. -Lillian Hellman When playwright Lillian Hellman was called to testify before…

Some people seem to think Christian Love means Affectionate Reassurance. Affectionate because it brings lots of hugs, smiles, and “I love you’s”. And reassuring…

For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. -T.S.Eliot Suppose the Ku Klux Klan sets up…

The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of…