Assessing Matthew Vines “God and the Gay Christian” Pt. VII
May 26, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“Jesus Christ did not say, ‘Go into all the world and tell the world that it is quite right.’ The Gospel is something completely different.…
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…
Assessing Matthew Vines’ “God and the Gay Christian” Part III – Jesus and Homosexuality
May 9, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs us, leaving on the canvas a less dark, less sharp version of the…
A Welcome Divergence
March 28, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
My son and I caught a screening of the new Neil Burger film Divergent yesterday, and while I can’t say I was blown away, I…
Fred Phelps: The Symptom of our Sickness
March 21, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
“I’ll explain, and I’ll be sure to use small words so that you’ll be sure to understand. You wart-hog-faced-buffoon!” – The Princess Bride Buffoons…
St. Patrick and Purity
March 17, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
In Honor of St. Patrick’s Day Some Limerick Thoughts on Keeping it Clean, Laddie There once was a stud they called Sampson Who…
Of Fruits and Factories
February 19, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. -John 15:8 There’s what I do, then there’s…
Dinner and a Porn Flick
February 17, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Some things seem so self-evident, it feels stupid pointing them out. Does anyone really need to say “Air is good, so you should breathe” or…
The Other Bond
February 11, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Bad marriages don’t cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages.” -Frank Pittman While watching a remake of Anna Karenina (Tolstoy’s classic take on infidelity and tragedy)…
Unboxed
February 6, 2014 | Relational Matters
I like boxes; I love being boxed in. Clear definitions, unmistakable boundaries, everything nice and neat, that’s for me. I thrive on routine,…
Twinkie Salad
January 31, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
It’s become chic to say Christians should be known more by what we’re for than what we’re against. Usually the phrase is employed to criticize…
The Phil Robertson Controversy: No More Ducking the Issue
December 28, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
Apart from a radio interview with Bible Answer Man I’ve been ducking the Phil Robertson/Duck Dynasty controversy for over a week now, first because I…
My Glorious Thorn
December 20, 2013 | Relational Matters
He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be…
Lessons from “A Christmas Carol” Part Two: Slow Fade
December 17, 2013 | Marriage Matters
Photo Credit “The Examiner”: Andy Truschinski as Young Ebenezer and Jessie Mueller as Belle. This week leading up to Christmas we’ll be looking at…