Beautifully Bent
March 5, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent…
Unboxed
March 3, 2016 | Relational Matters
I’ll feel comfortable in a coffin when it’s my time, because I like boxes. Clear definitions, simplicity, nice, tight boundaries, that’s my style. So…
The Demoralized Disciple
March 2, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
Discouragement is the illegitimate child of false expectations. -Lloyd Ogilive” Come November, it’s entirely possible that reviewing your voting options will provoke a response…
Mad Married Men
March 1, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is…
Manny Pacquiao, Gay Marriage, and the Need for Eternal Hostility (Part Two)
February 25, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. – Thomas Jefferson Hostility…
Uncool, When Necessary
February 13, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions. -Lillian Hellman When playwright Lillian Hellman was called to testify before…
In Search of Love
January 22, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Some people seem to think Christian Love means Affectionate Reassurance. Affectionate because it brings lots of hugs, smiles, and “I love you’s”. And reassuring…
In Search of Christianese
January 20, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
This is Part 3 of a 5 part series titled “In Search Of”. For Part 1: “In Search of a Pharisee” click here. For…
In Search of a Pharisee
January 18, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
We often hear “Don’t be a Pharisee”, “Don’t judge”, “Don’t speak in Christianese”, “Don’t be a hater”, and “If you’re a Christian, you should…
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…
9 Holiday Lyrics We Often Don’t Get
December 22, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Since we’re all in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush, let’s just kick back for some light reading today. They’re playing those songs, everywhere…
Our Work and Our Needs
December 19, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
Fundraising has never been my strong suit, and frankly, asking for financial support is hardly one of “my favorite things”. I also know you get…
It’s In The Cards
December 11, 2014 | Relational Matters
The volume of Christmas cards coming into our home has gone way down, year after year, replaced by online greetings, which are now the norm. And…