My Glorious Thorn
December 20, 2013 | Relational Matters
He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be…
The Nightmare in Corinth
December 13, 2013 | A Cuppa Joe
Last year I was teaching on I Corinthians in our adult Bible study class, so when Christmas came I got a crazy bug to…
Pressing On
December 11, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” -Philippians 3:14 When I was seventeen I…
A Manger, My King, and Me
December 10, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
Like you, every year my wife and I say we’re going to “do Christmas right this time.” And we are trying. It’s His birthday…
With Love, Disappointed
November 21, 2013 | Relational Matters
“For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia — At my first answer no…
Self Watch
November 20, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, after I have preached Christ to others, I myself should become disqualified.” – I…
The Default Principle
November 18, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
When you discover behavior that delivers pleasurable impact, your brain will crave a repetition of the impact. Accept this fact and prepare for it,…
What’s So Funny?
November 4, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
“If Christ has died for me, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best Friend.” ― Charles H. Spurgeon Two things tell…
Die, Monster Flesh, Die!
October 31, 2013 | Relational Matters
“For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, there dwells no good thing.” – Romans 7:18 It’s a day for monsters,…
Darts Among Friends
October 24, 2013 | Relational Matters
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. – Ephesians 5:16…
Sick of it All
October 23, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
And the land had rest from war.” – Joshua 11:23 Joshua is a book about conflict, an exciting and sobering look at Israel’s possession…
My Worst Side
October 21, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. -Thomas a Kempis If I were to describe everything…
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…
The Times They Are a Changin. And —?
October 9, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
Maybe we’ve had it too easy. The Church and the Culture were never the same, for sure, but there was a time they shared…