Downton Abbey, My Lady, and Me
March 8, 2016 | Marriage Matters
It was a Sunday night in February 2013, and I’d been conked out for nearly an hour when Renee’s outraged cry jolted me awake.…
Beautifully Bent
March 5, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent…
Unboxed
March 3, 2016 | Relational Matters
I’ll feel comfortable in a coffin when it’s my time, because I like boxes. Clear definitions, simplicity, nice, tight boundaries, that’s my style. So…
After the Fall
February 25, 2016 | Relational Matters
“Man is a stately castle, intricately and masterfully constructed. The castle, however, was given a life of its own. When man took it on…
Manny Pacquiao, Gay Marriage, and a Call for Eternal Hostility (Part One)
February 23, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. – Thomas Jefferson Filipino…
In Search of Christianese
January 20, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
This is Part 3 of a 5 part series titled “In Search Of”. For Part 1: “In Search of a Pharisee” click here. For…
9 Holiday Lyrics We Often Don’t Get
December 22, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Since we’re all in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush, let’s just kick back for some light reading today. They’re playing those songs, everywhere…
Manifest
December 16, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“God was manifest in the flesh.” -I Timothy 3:16 “The world is not an easy place for anyone,” Annie Sullivan said in reference to…
The Walking Wounded
November 19, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“Without your wound where would your power be? The very angels themselves cannot persuade the wretched and blundering children on earth as can one…
Sound Doctrine: Endangered Species, Essential Structure
November 12, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
All a man, a church or a denomination needs to guarantee deterioration of doctrine is to take everything for granted and do nothing. The…
New Whine
November 7, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
The blogosphere’s a glorious anarchy, which is why I cherish it. Anyone with something to say gets a shot, then the online community is…
I Was Born Again This Way
October 27, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“And having been set free from sin you became slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:18 Pop singer Lady Gaga made a huge splash with a…
Beastly Me
October 22, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. – Psalms 73:22 David was having one of those days, one…
Top Ten Movie Quotes
October 17, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
Having loved films the better part of my life, certain lines from certain movies have always stuck with me. Since the weekend is a…