One Nation Under Judgment: Some Thoughts about the National Day of Prayer
May 4, 2017 | Relational Matters
As we designate today as an official time to seek God, I’m reminded that God’s no quitter, but He’s been known to give up.…
Darts Among Friends
December 1, 2016 | 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…
Jen Hatmaker: Hermeneutics, Hurt, and Human Affection Part II
November 4, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
In yesterday’s post we looked at what can be a dry topic – hermeneutics – and applied it to what’s definitely a hot topic:…
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…
Deeds Above Creeds
February 19, 2016 | A Cuppa Joe
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. -James 1:22 Most of my Christian life, I’ve assumed…
“I Know He’s Sorry. But How Do I Know He’s Changed?”
January 26, 2016 | Marriage Matters
At Genesis Biblical Solutions we often hear from wives whose husbands have had an affair, or used porn, or acted out sexually in some…
Unbridled
December 29, 2014 | Keeping It Clean
Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and…
Something Weird Under My T-Shirt
August 14, 2014 | Relational Matters
We’re so often clueless about what’s really going on with the people we know. Over twenty years ago I was speaking at a conference…
The Good Fight
March 25, 2014 | Marriage Matters
“Our quarrel was such A way of loving so much.” -“Reunited” by Peaches and herb Healthy couples fight. Not too often; seldom viciously; never…
How Do I Know He’s Getting Better? Five Things to Look for When a Man Says He’s Repentant
October 29, 2013 | Marriage Matters
Wives often ask my wife and I how they can really know their husband, who’s committed some form of sexual sin, is getting better.…
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…
So Many Purity Plans – Who’s Right?
October 7, 2013 | Keeping It Clean
If you’re a Christian guy who’s struggled with porn or other sexual sins, and you’ve checked Amazon.com to see what sort of help…
Unmasked in Marriage
September 10, 2013 | Marriage Matters
In The Phantom of the Opera, a disfigured musical genius wearing a mask tutors an ingénue soprano and, in the process, falls deeply in love…