Chosen
October 18, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
I’m not big on “favorite scriptures”, since all of the Word is inspired and profitable (II Timothy 3:16.) Still, I guess everyone has certain ones…
Mad at Dad
October 17, 2013 | Relational Matters
Dads figure pretty largely in the lives of the men I’ve worked with over the years. Well, duh, I know – Dads figure largely…
Hunger versus Craving – Big Difference!
October 14, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
If you’ve ever dieted, you know the difference between your hunger and your appetite. Your hunger signals are accurate and honest. They tell you what…
What’s Satan Got Against Me, Anyway?
October 11, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
A dear friend of mine, noting the trials that have recently caved in on her, posted on Facebook the question, “Who gave Satan my…
Spouse Building
October 8, 2013 | Marriage Matters
That crazy looking couple is us on your wedding day, August 8, 1987. The bride’s a beauty; I barely recognize that kid she’s cavorting…
So Many Purity Plans – Who’s Right?
October 7, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
If you’re a Christian guy who’s struggled with porn or other sexual sins, and you’ve checked Amazon.com to see what sort of help…
Pro-Gay or Hate Gays: No Middle Ground?
October 4, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
“I think I’ll take this moment to say goodbye to you. I now have a fabulous (as the gays put it) grandson to raise,…
Pastor Chuck Smith: Double Honor
October 3, 2013 | Relational Matters
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. -I Timothy 5:17 …
Dust As I Am
October 1, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
“For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” -Psalms 103:14 If a man falls into sexual sin he can repent…
Counting Crowns
September 28, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
James said that when a man endures testing, he receives a crown of life (James 1:12) while Paul said we’re in a race…
Hard Truth: The Wound that Heals
September 19, 2013 | Relational Matters
When a racer’s vehicle needs repair, he doesn’t junk it. He pulls it over for a pit stop, and he certainly doesn’t do that…
A Confident Heart
September 18, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not,…
Beware the Weasel
September 16, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
I’m convinced, though I’ve got no solid evidence, that there’s a creature in every man that sabotages his intentions and integrity. I call it the Weasel,…
Early Winter
September 12, 2013 | Relational Matters
Do your diligence to come before winter. (II Timothy 4:21) Chuck Swindoll developed a volume of insight from Paul’s brief request to Timothy cited above,…