The Greater Condemnation
October 14, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. – James 3:1 James didn’t write a very nice book. In fact,…
“For Worse” Really is for the Better
September 20, 2016 | Marriage Matters
During a week of reeling from multiple (terrorist – there, I said it!) attacks and relentless Trump/Clinton skirmishes, the newly-announced divorce of Brad Pitt…
Porn and the Perfect Place
September 19, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
The power of porn may not just be its explicit content. It may also be its capacity to take the viewer into another world.…
Lord of My Meltdowns
August 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. -Psalm 139:23 My wife Renee and I were reading Psalm…
Update on my Upcoming Book
August 13, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
The endorsements are in! I’m grateful to my deeply respected colleagues and friends who took the time to review, then endorse, my upcoming…
Releasing my Wounder
July 20, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
We’ve all got wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in current pain or current behavior. They can show themselves…
A Doll’s Lesson
July 6, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Author Jan Frank, a good friend and an awfully astute lady, taught a workshop years ago which I’ve never forgotten. While speaking about treating…
Talking about Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part One of a Five-Part Series)
May 26, 2016 | Relational Matters
If you can keep your head When all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you… -Rudyard Kipling If you believe there…
Second Language, Better Speech
May 23, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Sinful indulgence can be a language of sorts, the kind we learn early in life, then try to un-learn, but occasionally fall back into.…
Standing Your Lonely Ground
May 19, 2016 | Relational Matters
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!” – Luke 6:26 Generally, you should consider what others are telling you. Occasionally,…
Discernment: The Dying Dinosaur? (Part One of a Three Part Series)
May 10, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right. -Charles Spurgeon This isn’t…
Point Man
April 26, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Guys talk a lot about making points with their ladies. We exchange ideas on how to do it, confide about gifts we’ve just bought…
“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…
You’re Full of It
April 7, 2016 | Relational Matters
God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. -D.L. Moody If you say you have no trouble with pride,…