What We Do and Why It Matters
November 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
34 years ago I realized three simple truths: – Most Christians know WHAT they believe. – Some Christians struggle to LIVE what they believe – Other Christians wonder how to DEFEND what they believe.Most Christians…
Throwback Thursday: “To My Gay Angry Friend”
June 3, 2021 | Church and Culture
I posted this open letter 9 years ago on August 2, 2012. It was the day after a nation-wide show of support for Chic-Fil-A…
Discerning the Times (Part 2 of a 3-Part Series on Biblical Discernment)
March 25, 2021 | Doctrinal Matters
And admit that the waters around you have grownAccept it soon, you’ll be drenched to the boneIf your time to you is worth savin’Then…
Whatever Happened to Biblical Discernment?
March 24, 2021 | Church and Culture
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.-Charles SpurgeonThis isn’t the most…
Free Speech. Some Restrictions May Apply.
December 1, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within…
And the Banned Played On
May 27, 2020 | Church and Culture
Sit. Stay. Don’t speak!Lie down. Now roll over.Aw, who’s a good church? You’re a good church! Yes, you are.So said the City Council of…
EvangelicaLGBTQ
February 12, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
When a liberal church goes pro-gay, we yawn. When an Assemblies of God congregation announces it’s “gay affirming”, we wake up. Hopefully.Last Sunday Rev.…
When Someone You Love is Gay
January 7, 2020 | Doctrinal Matters
Approval Accepted; Acceptance DeniedWhen someone says “Mom and Dad, I’m gay”, are Mom and Dad automatically forced into a choice between approval or rejection,…
Chic-fil-A and This Present World
November 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed (II Timothy 4:10)In The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s brilliant take on the…
Banned by Amazon
July 18, 2019 | A Cuppa Joe
What Happened to My Book and Why it MattersOn July 8 my publisher informed me that my book Desires in Conflict, along with a…
Pride of Ownership
June 13, 2019 | Relational Matters
The California Assembly will soon vote on a resolution laying the framework for what many of us have feared and predicted for years: the…
Getting Along without Going Along
May 31, 2019 | Keeping It Clean
If we’re in agreement, we’re in unity. If we agree to disagree agreeably, we’re in peaceful co-existence. If we have to agree to get…
I Was Born Again This Way
May 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Mayor Pete Buttigieg had some strong words for VP Mike Pence a few weeks ago. The openly gay mayor and possible presidential candidate, referring…
Dances with Snakes
November 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Sunday’s CBS Special on Conversion Therapy Made Christian Counselors Look Like Snake Handlers In some parts of the country, churches pull out live rattlesnakes…