How Renewing a Right Spirit Helps Our Purity
A right spirit has to be renewed, not only daily, but often many times in any given day.
The Role of Hate in the Battle for Purity
Hate can be a powerful weapon in your battle for purity!
The Role of Gratitude in Living a Life of Purity
I have found that gratitude is a powerful tool in living a life of purity.
A Devotional Thought Regarding the Pursuit of Purity
I found 7 reminders about the pursuit of purity
A Devotional Thought Regarding Purity
Make right decisions so that you never have to deal with regret.
Dads, and THE TALK with their sons
Alert: I wrote this for men about their sons. It is a bit blunt and personal in places. Remember when your dad talked to you about the “birds and the bees?” You don’t? Remember when you talked to your son? You didn’t? It has always been a bit startling to me that many men never…
How my late father-in-law helped his daughter to find a wonderful husband (humor intended)! Part 2
This week Bethlie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And now…
Ten Philippians 4 Goals for a New Year
I love the book of Philippians. Christ. In. A. Man. In his book, Paul certainly illustrates what living the Galatians 2:20 life looks like. It is a life of purpose: For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain (1:21). It is a life of pleasure: Fulfill ye my joy, that ye…
Racism, Baptists, and the NFL
By now, you likely have read more articles and heard more debate about the NFL kneeling debacle than you care to handle! Are they right? Are they wrong? Should we boycott? Should we just ignore the whole mess? And so forth! While there are many issues surrounding this matter, one of them is certainly a…
The Potential of Standards – Part 2 in a Series
The Potential of Standards Last week I wrote a blog post entitled The Problem(s) with Standards. You can read that here if you wish to do so. It was well received by many and not so well received by others. Of course, I was not surprised because the issue of standards always has the potential…
