“The Lord Hath Need of Him”
April 25, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Ever read a verse an entirely new way? I just did, and it’s been simmering in my head ever since. For sure, we need…
Fruitful in Famine
April 20, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
And perhaps, by God’s grace, I succeed, and for a day or two become a creature consciously dependent on God and drawing its strength…
Rebel Without a Clause
April 19, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
The idea that this world is a playground instead of a battleground has now been accepted in practice by the vast majority of Christians. –…
Trembling
April 15, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. – Thomas Jefferson Divided as ever,…
My Move
April 13, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. – Jude 1:21 At first glance…
About That Mouth
April 5, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. -Proverbs 18:21 People who…
“You Coming?”
March 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Last night’s Good Friday service got me thinking about a few points I hadn’t considered before. I’m still chewing on them. First, the Roman…
It’s a Worm-derful Life
March 22, 2016 | 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 There’s…
Keeping Silence
March 17, 2016 | Relational Matters
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another that you may be healed. – James 5:16 How ya doing? is a question…
Honey I Shrunk the Id
March 15, 2016 | Marriage Matters
They drummed it into us in Psych 101 and it reappeared for analysis and debate all throughout my education in the 80’s – Freud’s…
Death by Gratitude
March 14, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice — -Romans 12:1 This morning I…
The Grace Grounding
March 11, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“There is now therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 “Grace to you and peace from God our Father and…
The Scare Snare
March 10, 2016 | Relational Matters
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. – Proverbs 29:25 “Wimp” is a hateful…
Downton Abbey, My Lady, and Me
March 8, 2016 | Marriage Matters
It was a Sunday night in February 2013, and I’d been conked out for nearly an hour when Renee’s outraged cry jolted me awake.…