What NOT To Do If You’ve Hurt Your Wife
March 29, 2021 | Keeping It Clean
Adam blew it. That was bad enough, but after he blew it, he double-blew it with the wrong response to blowing it.He hid. He…
10 Tips for Maintaining Sexual Integrity
July 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
About 20 years ago, I put together these “tips” in answer to the question of what steps a man should take to “keep it…
The Prettiest Slavery
February 25, 2020 | Keeping It Clean
“While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he…
EvangelicaLGBTQ
February 12, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
When a liberal church goes pro-gay, we yawn. When an Assemblies of God congregation announces it’s “gay affirming”, we wake up. Hopefully.Last Sunday Rev.…
Shaving Samson: Why Superbowl Outrage Isn’t Enough
February 3, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
I’d say yesterday’s Superbowl ads and halftime show signaled a new low for American sports, but others have already said it.Franklin Graham said it…
‘Twas the Nightmare Before Corinth
December 16, 2019 | A Cuppa Joe
The Church at Corinth had some major problems before it – nightmares, actually – and Paul addressed them in the severest of terms. He…
Kicking and Screaming Towards Purity
February 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
“And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a willing heart.”-II Chronicles 25:2 The description above –…
The (Vanishing) Sexual Edge
January 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
“For God is not the author of confusion…”I Corinthians 14:33 God loves order and loathes confusion. That should give us pause when we see…
Blew It Again?
October 4, 2018 | Relational Matters
Day has begun and I’m already sinningHelp me to change this heart that I have Lord, help me taste of the grace that You’re…
When Jesus was Interviewed about Same-Sex marriage
September 24, 2018 | Doctrinal Matters
Few things are as tough as an unfriendly interview, and that goes double for unfriendly interviews about homosexuality. Which leads me to wonder how…
When Vague is in Vogue
September 19, 2018 | Doctrinal Matters
“For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (I Corinthians 14:8) Years ago I was speaking at…
“So Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been, an Evangelical?”
August 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a Communist?” That dreaded question reduced corporate heads and A-list celebrities to Jello during the notorious…
In Other Words: LGBTQ Language and the Church
August 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Side B Christians and Sexual MinoritiesPart 3 of a 3-Part Series “… but My servants will be called by another name.” Isaiah 65:15…
Still in the Dog House? Here’s Something Worth Trying
June 28, 2018 | Marriage Matters
When a married man strays, whether through porn or a third party, it’s like he drove the family car into a wall. With the…