Marriage Counseling? Don’t Bother Unless You’re Willing to be Bothered
March 7, 2017 | Marriage Matters
If you’re not willing to sweat and suffer a bit, there’s not much point in joining a gym. If you’re not willing to hear…
Naked and Unashamed
January 16, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. – Genesis 2:25 Shame wasn’t part of the human vocabulary until…
Keeping it Real
March 21, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Believe it or not, that tow-headed 17 year old is me playing Oscar Madison in a 1971 production of The Odd Couple at Wilson…
When “My Bad” Isn’t Enough
February 29, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Keep in mind that when sin is viewed superficially, it is dealt with superficially.” -Erwin W. Lutzer Yesterday, Australian Cardinal George Pell testified at a hearing…
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…
To Love, Honor, and Scrutinize
October 21, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.” -Benjamin Franklin Some of us have that backwards. We marry without duly scrutinizing our…
Gungor and the Fallible Jesus
September 4, 2014 | Relational Matters
“And even if He (Jesus) was wrong, even if He did believe that Noah was a historical person, or Adam was a historical person,…
Keeping it Real
August 15, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in…
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…
Naked and Unashamed
July 28, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. – Genesis 2:25 Shame wasn’t part of the human vocabulary until…
Assessing “God and the Gay Christian” – Part I
May 5, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
Why Bother? Today’s church is being asked – pressured, really – to follow the culture’s lead, and the culture is leading towards wholesale approval…
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…
The Other Bond
February 11, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Bad marriages don’t cause infidelity; infidelity causes bad marriages.” -Frank Pittman While watching a remake of Anna Karenina (Tolstoy’s classic take on infidelity and tragedy)…
Self Watch
November 20, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, after I have preached Christ to others, I myself should become disqualified.” – I…