God’s Misery
January 8, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of…
Honey I Shrunk the Id
December 30, 2014 | Marriage Matters
They used to drum it into Psych students as a foundational truth – Freud’s Structural Hypothesis, the theory that our minds are composed of…
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…
Surveying the Damage
November 25, 2014 | Marriage Matters
I’m somewhat OK with admitting my sin. It’s clearly not my favorite thing to do, but I will if I have to. Examining its impact is…
Wanting
November 24, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
There are many men who have much less than me, Day by day, they make their way And they find more in life than…
In Search of Stability
November 17, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“Unstable as water, you shall not excel.” -Genesis 49:4 When Jacob was dying, he called his sons together for blessings and predictions. He began…
Releasing Your Wounder
November 13, 2014 | Relational Matters
We’ve all got them – wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in the way we relate, or the pain…
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…
As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us (repeat chorus as needed)
October 30, 2014 | Relational Matters
I’m still working on three things Jesus demands from me: that I not worry (Matthew 6:34) that I turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39)…
The Critical Structure
October 7, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
It’s not hard to get guys to do something heroic. But ask them to do the mundane, the day to day, week to week…
Gotta Serve Somebody
October 1, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.” -II Chronicles 12:8…
Sufficient Evil
September 22, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. – Matthew 6:34 I know something’s wrong when I repeatedly wake up wondering how I’m ever gonna…
Jesus and Same-Sex Marriage
September 17, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
Recent well-publicized developments are causing many Christians to re-examine their position on homosexuality. A newly-formed group called Evangelicals for Marriage Equality is dedicated to…
A Little Help?
September 10, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper…