The Irrational Bible
August 6, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“I have no more ability to believe — that the first people on earth were a couple named Adam and Eve that lived 6,000…
“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…
You Want Her to Trust You Again?
July 29, 2014 | Marriage Matters
The married man who uses porn, commits adultery, or gives himself to other kinds of unclean behavior breaks trust. He’s in a covenanted relationship…
The Cruelest Lie
July 9, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
It hung over the entrance to Auschwitz, a large metal sign handmade by prisoners, offering a last shred of false hope to the doomed:…
Lord of My Meltdowns
July 2, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.”-Psalm 139:23 Renee and I were reading Psalm 139 this morning…
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.…
Sinner and a Movie
May 30, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
With movies like God’s Not Dead, Heaven is for Real and Noah dominating our conversations about the Bible and the box office, one quiet…
Assessing Matthew Vines “God and the Gay Christian” Pt. VII
May 26, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“Jesus Christ did not say, ‘Go into all the world and tell the world that it is quite right.’ The Gospel is something completely different.…
Cycling for the Kids
April 22, 2014 | Marriage Matters
April is National Child Abuse Awareness month, so this Saturday I’ll have the privilege of cycling for abused children in the annual Tour de…
Armed and Suffering
April 21, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in…
Worship and Recovery
April 3, 2014 | Relational Matters
Guest posting by Renee Dallas Note from Joe: I’ve received a number of messages from wives asking for help dealing with their own pain over…
A Welcome Divergence
March 28, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
My son and I caught a screening of the new Neil Burger film Divergent yesterday, and while I can’t say I was blown away, I…
World Vision, Same Sex Marriage and Us: Responding or Reacting?
March 27, 2014 | Relational Matters
Many of you e-mailed me privately or messaged me about my response to World Vision over their policy change towards hiring people in same sex…
Who’s Counting?
March 26, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity. -Psalm 32:2 I am amazed at the God who forgets. My old friend…