A Seal – Song of Songs 8:6
Song of Songs 8:6a KJV: Set me as a seal upon thine heart, / As a seal upon thine arm: NIV: Place me like a seal over your heart, / like a seal on your arm; NASB: Put me like [...]
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It’s What You Make of It – Halloween
In both Easter and Christmas, we’ve seen Christians attempt to redeem the festivals and holy days of pagan religions by freeing the harmless customs from the ungodly [...]
Christian Jewishness
Many months ago, I asked Freya to consider sharing some insights from her family’s heritage, expecting a fascinating look into a culture that has so much to do with our [...]
The Christian Strip Tease – Soul Stuff
So, your husband asked you to strip for him, and after his incessant begging, you’ve reluctantly agreed. Or perhaps you’ve got a special night coming up, and you [...]
Preach Hell like Jesus: Parables and other Teachings
Did Jesus participate in hellfire preaching on the street corner? Let's take a look at what He said, where He said it, and to whom He said it. [...]
Why Not Match the Carpet to the Drapes?
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “The carpet doesn’t match the drapes.” Well, maybe you haven’t. Perhaps you’ve lived your whole [...]
Preach Hell Like Jesus: Hadēs
How (not what) did Jesus teach on hell? Today we look at Hades in Jesus' teachings to see if his example supports hellfire preaching. [...]
Naked Snow Angels
Okay, time for a confession from a weirdo. When it snows, I totally want to see my wife go out in nothing but some furry boots and heavy gloves, and lay down, and make a [...]
My Joseph Journey – The Filth
When I was a child, my parents took me to a local race track with a communal urinal full of yellowed ice and the fetid bugs that had fallen from the fluorescent frivolity [...]
Quick as a Flash – When My Wife Flashes Me
It can be creative or simple, private or public, unique or repetitive, lighting quick or seconds long, fully bared or underweared. I’ve given my wife a green light, [...]
Every Delicacy, New and Old, for You
Song of Songs 7:13b-d KJV: And at our gates are _all manner of pleasant _fruits, / New and old, / Which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved. NIV: and at our door is every [...]
Should Christians Wear Bikinis
I recall hearing a story about the grade school daughter of some church leaders who attended a slumber party at a friend’s house. “Bring your swimsuit,” her [...]
Healthy Truth #3 – Contentment
Truth #3 – My contentment will not derive from numbers or my appearance. This is a tough one, but it’s so crucial that much of the Bible teaches on it. Let’s [...]
Family Floor Night
Once a month this happens, and that's a good thing, because any more would be exhausting. Our home, especially our living room, gets transformed into something special. We call it Family Floor Night. [...]
Ageism in Reverse
I’ll never forget that day. I was speaking with a guy who was proudly accounting the details of his efforts to lose weight. We’d just met, so he had no idea that [...]
My Joseph Journey – The Lesson
The lesson I learned from prison involved justice, but it wasn't what I expected. [...]
My Joseph Journey – The Jobs and the Hustles
In prison, everyone has a job. But it's your hustle on the side that is where the "real money" gets made by the aspiring entrepreneur. [...]
Christianity and Anti-semitism
In recent years, I've come to see anti-semitism as what it is: a malignant undercurrent that occasionally manifests in horrible ways but never really goes away. [...]
The Wisdom of Boundaries
"I just don't even understand how a man could do that," I said, adding a mental, Grow a pair, man! I was the king of cliché Christian judgmentalism. And he was the scum of the earth. So profound was my disgust that I still remember the exact intersection I was driving up to when we had this conversation. [...]
Smudges on the Glass
There’s something about a pane of glass. Growing up, my mom was one of millions of irritated parents that had perpetually dirty prints all over windows and glass doors [...]