Jen Hatmaker: Hermeneutics, Hurt, and Human Affection (Part I)
November 3, 2016 | Relational Matters
Popular author and speaker Jen Hatmaker’s declaration that she now condones same-sex marriage is another cog in an expanding wheel of leaders who are…
Doubt
September 28, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?” – Matthew 11:3 When things everywhere seem to be falling apart, doubt…
To Trump or Not to Trump? Where I Landed, and Why
September 24, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” -Romans 14:5 A highlight of this crazy election is the division among conservative Evangelicals. As…
Judgment Days
September 22, 2016 | Relational Matters
“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.” -Matthew 7:2 Some days I’m just in a judgment kind of mood. That’s a…
“I’m Invited to a Same-Sex Wedding. Yes or No?”
September 15, 2016 | Relational Matters
Let each be fully persuaded in his own mind. Romans 13:5 There’s an ongoing buzz in the Christian community over whether or not believers should…
Lord of My Meltdowns
August 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. -Psalm 139:23 My wife Renee and I were reading Psalm…
Update on my Upcoming Book
August 13, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The endorsements are in! I’m grateful to my deeply respected colleagues and friends who took the time to review, then endorse, my upcoming…
Friend, Interrupted
August 10, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
I once had a friend, to whom I wasn’t much of a friend at all. He was amazing; a young leader gifted with insight,…
Releasing my Wounder
July 20, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
We’ve all got wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in current pain or current behavior. They can show themselves…
A Doll’s Lesson
July 6, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Author Jan Frank, a good friend and an awfully astute lady, taught a workshop years ago which I’ve never forgotten. While speaking about treating…
Feels Like It’s Over
July 5, 2016 | Marriage Matters
So many men I know who are dealing with sexual sin go through dark periods of depressed, listless despair. I can appreciate that, because…
“I Just Don’t Know What to Say”
June 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
— for we know not how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.…
Right Beliefs, Wrong Attitude
June 16, 2016 | Relational Matters
The children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left. – I…
Horror in Orlando: Let the Scapegoating Begin
June 15, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“Opportunistic” means “exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to a general plan or moral principle.” “Scapegoating” means “the practice of singling out…