The Drowning
August 29, 2018 | Relational Matters
Depression Among Believers is Alive and Hell My beloved’s anguish was so deep and violent, that reason seemed to totter in her…
Hug Addicts
August 27, 2018 | Keeping It Clean
Is Hugging People at LGBT Parades the New Evangelism? Popular author and speaker Jen Hatmaker made headlines two years ago when she declared her full…
Doubt
August 25, 2018 | A Cuppa Joe
“Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?” – Matthew 11:3 When things everywhere seem to be falling apart, doubt…
Face the Fire
August 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the…
In Other Words: LGBTQ Language and the Church
August 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Side B Christians and Sexual MinoritiesPart 3 of a 3-Part Series “… but My servants will be called by another name.” Isaiah 65:15…
It’s a Wormderful Life
December 22, 2017 | A Cuppa Joe
“But I am a worm —“ -Psalm 22:6 “If any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” -Hebrews 10:38 Of…
Demoralized
November 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Another week, another horrendous crime. Or another scandal. Or another natural disaster. When terrible becomes business as usual, then you know we’re in big…
Love, Even When It’s Called Something Else
October 11, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Some people seem to think Christian Love means Affectionate Reassurance. Affectionate because it brings lots of hugs, smiles, and “I love you’s”. Reassuring because, to some, love…
God’s Misery
September 20, 2017 | Thoughts About Him
The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of…
The Power of Abiding
May 17, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
It is only into the thirst of an empty soul that the streams of living waters flow. Ever thirsting is the secret of never…
One Nation Under Judgment: Some Thoughts about the National Day of Prayer
May 4, 2017 | Relational Matters
As we designate today as an official time to seek God, I’m reminded that God’s no quitter, but He’s been known to give up.…
Every Weight
May 1, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
When all is said and done, the life of faith is nothing if not an unending struggle of the spirit with every available weapon…
Same Image, Different Fathers
April 26, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the children of God. -John 1:12 The phrase Image Bearer has become popular,…
The Unnatural Drifter
April 24, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in…