Still in the Dog House? Try This
September 16, 2014 | Marriage Matters
For the married man who’s let his wife down, there can be a real helplessness that goes along with repentance. You know you’ve messed…
Sexual Sin – Who Cares?
September 3, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
If it doesn’t matter to God, it shouldn’t matter to us. And even if it does matter to Him, does it matter a lot,…
Thinking it Through
August 25, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things…
Robin Williams and the Dark Plunge
August 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
(I’m reposting this message with a few updates in light of the Robin Williams tragedy, hoping it can be of use to anyone suffering…
“Regrets, I’ve Had a Few —“
August 4, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“—but then again, too few to mention.” Or so crooned Frank Sinatra in his signature ballad “My Way.” And if that’s really true, more…
The Greater Condemnation
July 30, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. – James 3:1 James didn’t write a very nice book. In fact,…
Some ABC’s We Can’t (But Often Do) Ignore
June 26, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
Certain words – important ones – simply don’t mean what they used to. “Christian” traditionally meant born again, believing in the authority of scripture,…
The Joy of Awful
June 12, 2014 | Relational Matters
“A person overtly expresses distress, but it is covertly gratified at the prospect of the satisfaction they can wring from their misfortune.” – Dr.…
Assessing Matthew Vines’ “God and the Gay Christian” Part III – Jesus and Homosexuality
May 9, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs us, leaving on the canvas a less dark, less sharp version of the…
The Good Fight
March 25, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Our quarrel was such A way of loving so much.” -“Reunited” by Peaches and herb Healthy couples fight. Not too often; seldom viciously; never…
A Doll’s Lesson
March 3, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Jan Frank, a terrific author, speaker and therapist dealing with women’s issues, made a point decades ago during one of her presentations that I’ve…
The Dark Plunge
February 20, 2014 | Relational Matters
“— a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan sent to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” –…
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…
Unboxed
February 6, 2014 | Relational Matters
I like boxes; I love being boxed in. Clear definitions, unmistakable boundaries, everything nice and neat, that’s for me. I thrive on routine,…