Fear Itself
April 12, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
“—fear hath torment.” – I John 4:18 I can’t look at current trends without being afraid for my country, the church, or my sons.…
5 Things People Can Mean When They Say “I Want Help”
April 6, 2017 | Relational Matters
To flirt with rescue when one has no intention of being saved… from Stephen Sondheim’s “A Little Night Music” The first time I stepped…
When the Young and the Restless Leave Church
April 5, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
Not long ago, my son had some disturbing news to share. He’d attended an event where several of his old friends who had graduated…
Hoarders
March 13, 2017 | Keeping It Clean
In our men’s Bible study a few weeks ago, our leader mentioned the number of believers who are sitting on the gifts God gave…
Facing the Fire
January 18, 2017 | Doctrinal Matters
“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…
The Un-Evangelistic Evangelical
January 12, 2017 | Relational Matters
Lord lay some soul upon my heart and love that soul through me, And may I ever do my part to win that soul…
And the Soul Felt its Worth
December 24, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
If I tell myself I’m wonderful, I’m deluded. If I tell myself I’m horrible, I’m at least half right.But if I tell myself I’m…
When Darkness Lost
December 23, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. -John 1:5 Like St. Jude, I’m a sucker for lost…
The Baby on Death Row
December 19, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
“Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this…
Of Truth Telling and Roller Coasters
December 16, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The following is a revised excerpt from my book “Speaking of Homosexuality” When someone you love is in the wrong, then you’re in the…
The Family Shepherd Guy
December 14, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs. – Pam Brown When asked what we do, most…
In This Thy Might
December 9, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites:…
Me Divided by Three
November 21, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Man made in the image and likeness of God was made an inferior trinity of spirit, soul and body. But when man obeyed the…
Jen Hatmaker: Hermeneutics, Hurt, and Human Affection Part II
November 4, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
In yesterday’s post we looked at what can be a dry topic – hermeneutics – and applied it to what’s definitely a hot topic:…