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…
“For Worse” Really is for the Better
September 20, 2016 | Marriage Matters
During a week of reeling from multiple (terrorist – there, I said it!) attacks and relentless Trump/Clinton skirmishes, the newly-announced divorce of Brad Pitt…
When God’s “Yes” is Guaranteed
September 9, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us. And if…
Turbo Tongue
September 6, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Even so, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5) James had…
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…
I Was Born Again This Way
August 19, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“And having been set free from sin you became slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:18 There’s an awful lot of talk these days about inborn…
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…
Armed
July 12, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in…
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…
Odd, by God
June 20, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you. – I Peter 4:4…