When Darkness Lost
December 24, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
“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…
Our Work and Our Needs
December 19, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
Fundraising has never been my strong suit, and frankly, asking for financial support is hardly one of “my favorite things”. I also know you get…
And the Soul Felt Its Worth
December 17, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
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…
Wanting
November 24, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
There are many men who have much less than me, Day by day, they make their way And they find more in life than…
Releasing Your Wounder
November 13, 2014 | Relational Matters
We’ve all got them – wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in the way we relate, or the pain…
Sound Doctrine: Endangered Species, Essential Structure
November 12, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
All a man, a church or a denomination needs to guarantee deterioration of doctrine is to take everything for granted and do nothing. The…
To Love, Honor, and Scrutinize
October 21, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.” -Benjamin Franklin Some of us have that backwards. We marry without duly scrutinizing our…
The Intimate Enemy
September 30, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Husbands, love your wives”, Paul admonishes in Colossians 3:19. Well, we’ve heard that before, but then he adds an interesting challenge: “—and be not…
The Minimalist
September 23, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
“Men do not differ much about what things they call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” – G. K. Chesterton…
Sufficient Evil
September 22, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. – Matthew 6:34 I know something’s wrong when I repeatedly wake up wondering how I’m ever gonna…
Still in the Dog House? Try This
September 16, 2014 | Marriage Matters
For the married man who’s let his wife down, there can be a real helplessness that goes along with repentance. You know you’ve messed…
Hearing Aids
September 9, 2014 | Marriage Matters
There’s a lot I can get away with in my house. I can leave dirty socks in my study, sing Motown classics to let…
When the Young and the Restless Leave Church
August 27, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
My son had some disturbing news to share the other day. He attended an event where several of his old friends who had graduated…
You’re Grounded!
August 21, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all…