Houston and Homosexuality Part II: In Praise of Squeaky Wheels
October 16, 2014 | Relational Matters
Update Yesterday I posted on Houston Mayor Annise Parker’s subpoena of pastor’s sermons and communications, an extraordinary move by any standards. In response to…
Gungor and the Fallible Jesus
September 4, 2014 | Relational Matters
“And even if He (Jesus) was wrong, even if He did believe that Noah was a historical person, or Adam was a historical person,…
Something Weird Under My T-Shirt
August 14, 2014 | Relational Matters
We’re so often clueless about what’s really going on with the people we know. Over twenty years ago I was speaking at a conference…
Friend, Interrupted
August 7, 2014 | Relational Matters
A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. – Arnold H. Glasow Robert was amazing; a young leader gifted…
The Stepford Syndrome
July 31, 2014 | Relational Matters
The power of porn may not just be its explicit content. It may also be its capacity to take the viewer into another world,…
The Joy of Awful
June 12, 2014 | 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.…
The Scare Snare
June 5, 2014 | Relational Matters
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. – Proverbs 29:25 I wonder how many things…
You Said It
May 29, 2014 | Relational Matters
“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”…
Assessing Matthew Vines “God and the Gay Christian” Part IV: Paul and Romans One
May 22, 2014 | Relational Matters
“All lies and jest, Still a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.” -Simon and Garfunkel, The Boxer Reading Matthew…
The Same-Sex Wedding Invitation Debate
April 24, 2014 | Relational Matters
Lots of buzz lately about whether or not a Christian should attend a same-sex wedding ceremony. And as buzz goes, this one’s awfully relevant,…
Worship and Recovery
April 3, 2014 | Relational Matters
Guest posting by Renee Dallas Note from Joe: I’ve received a number of messages from wives asking for help dealing with their own pain over…
World Vision, Same Sex Marriage and Us: Responding or Reacting?
March 27, 2014 | Relational Matters
Many of you e-mailed me privately or messaged me about my response to World Vision over their policy change towards hiring people in same sex…
Wrestling with Arizona
February 27, 2014 | Relational Matters
I’ve been wrestling with the rightness or wrongness of SB 1062 the controversial bill passed by the Arizona Legislature but vetoed by the state’s…
The Dark Plunge
February 20, 2014 | Relational Matters
“— a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan sent to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” –…