The Monster Must Die
October 31, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, there dwells no good thing. – Romans 7:18 Tonight’s a time for monsters,…
Walking Strong
October 17, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. -Galatians 5:16 I’m back into serious…
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,…
Doubt
September 28, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?” – Matthew 11:3 When things everywhere seem to be falling apart, doubt…
To Trump or Not to Trump? Where I Landed, and Why
September 24, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.” -Romans 14:5 A highlight of this crazy election is the division among conservative Evangelicals. As…
Judgment Days
September 22, 2016 | Relational Matters
“For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged.” -Matthew 7:2 Some days I’m just in a judgment kind of mood. That’s a…
Holy Cop-Out
September 21, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
“It is not God who does not call. It is man who will not respond!” – Isobel Kuhn, missionary to China and Thailand There’s…
“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.…
“I’m Invited to a Same-Sex Wedding. Yes or No?”
September 15, 2016 | Relational Matters
Let each be fully persuaded in his own mind. Romans 13:5 There’s an ongoing buzz in the Christian community over whether or not believers should…
Eternally Secure, Perpetually Striving
September 14, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
One of Christianity’s longest running arguments has to do with the believer’s security. If one has been born again, can he ever lose his…
When God’s “Yes” is Guaranteed
September 9, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us. And if…
Turbo Tongue
September 6, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Even so, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! (James 3:5) James had…
The Myth of “Mine!”
September 5, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
If you’ve raised kids, you’ve heard the exclamation “Mine!” plenty of times. It’s what the little darlings scream at you when you try taking their…