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…
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…
World Vision: And the Hits (To Integrity) Just Keep On Comin’
March 24, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“I’m hoping this (decision to hire openly gay employees in same sex marriages) may inspire unity among others as well, to say how can…
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…
The Imperfect Conqueror
March 6, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
I get it when I read that God loves me. Forgives me, too, which is more of a plus than I’ll ever realize. The…
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…
Staying Power
February 26, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“By our Heavenly Father and only because of God, only because of God. We’re like other couples. We do not get along perfectly; we…
Before You Use
February 24, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
I know the porn habit is strong and stubborn, having had it myself. So today you may be one of the millions who feel…
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…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wife?
February 18, 2014 | Marriage Matters
Make a generalization about men and women and someone will point out an exception, proving that generalizations are only generally accurate. That said, I’ll still…
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…
Churched Off
February 13, 2014 | Relational Matters
“While I love the traditional church, I love it like a foundational part of my past, as though it were a University I’ve graduated…
New Men’s Bible Study with Joe Dallas
February 11, 2014 | Announcements
If you’re a guy in the Orange County area, let me invite you to a new Men’s Bible study I’ll be teaching at Newport…
The Writing on My Heart
February 10, 2014 | 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…