“The African Doctor” – Great Holiday Viewing!
November 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
We’re big on Christmas movies and music, both of which are now prevalent and solidly welcome in our house. So naturally, The Grinch, (the…
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…
I Was Born Again This Way
August 19, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
“And having been set free from sin you became slaves of righteousness.” -Romans 6:18 There’s an awful lot of talk these days about inborn…
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…
Friend, Interrupted
August 10, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
I once had a friend, to whom I wasn’t much of a friend at all. He was amazing; a young leader gifted with insight,…
Perfecting
July 25, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Day has begun and I’m already sinning Help me to change this heart that I have Lord, help me taste Of the grace that…
Armed
July 12, 2016 | Marriage Matters
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in…
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…
“I Just Don’t Know What to Say”
June 26, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
— for we know not how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered.…
Overcoming Evil in Orlando with Good
June 13, 2016 | Keeping It Clean
Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 Paul’s warning to not be overcome by evil reminds us that we…
Talking about Transgender: Why we Must; Where we Stand (Part Four of a Five-Part Series)
June 11, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. -John Lilly “Because I said so”…
Talking About Transgender: Why we Must, Where we Stand (Part Three of a Five-Part Series)
June 9, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
Tolerance is a belief in nothing. When we preach tolerance without declaring truth, we have set ourselves up to never set a boundary. We…