In Search of Love
January 22, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
Some people seem to think Christian Love means Affectionate Reassurance. Affectionate because it brings lots of hugs, smiles, and “I love you’s”. And reassuring…
In Search of Christianese
January 20, 2016 | Doctrinal Matters
This is Part 3 of a 5 part series titled “In Search Of”. For Part 1: “In Search of a Pharisee” click here. For…
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…
The Unnatural Drifter
November 3, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
“People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in…
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…
Keeping it Real
August 15, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in…
Some ABC’s We Can’t (But Often Do) Ignore
June 26, 2014 | Doctrinal Matters
Certain words – important ones – simply don’t mean what they used to. “Christian” traditionally meant born again, believing in the authority of scripture,…
You Said It
May 29, 2014 | Relational Matters
“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”…
Twinkie Salad
January 31, 2014 | A Cuppa Joe
It’s become chic to say Christians should be known more by what we’re for than what we’re against. Usually the phrase is employed to criticize…
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…
Facing The Fire
June 19, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. — Facing the Fire “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver,…
The Unnatural Drift
June 10, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
Every Monday we’ll post something to do with maintaining sexual purity. Hope it helps. — The Unnatural Drift “People do not drift toward Holiness. Apart…
Digested But Untested
May 29, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. Hope it helps. — Digested But Untested “Believers think of themselves as individuals first, Americans…
Facing The Fire
April 24, 2013 | Doctrinal Matters
Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. — Facing the Fire “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver,…