Joe's Writings and Thoughts (updated Dec. 2, 2024)

I Almost Left the Church

My Allegiance

A Marriage Analogy for Salvation

Sharing the Gospel

Impressions from The National Museum of African American History and Culture

Religion as a Way of Life

My Vision of the Church. God's River of Love - a vision of Ezekiel

Immigration and The Good Samaritan

Letter to Franklin Graham

Open Letter to Max Lucado on his book, The Story - August 20, 2016

On the death of Muhammad Ali - June 4, 2016

I Question the Most Prevalent Teaching on the Book of Revelation - May 20, 2016

Jesus to the Church in North America Based on Rev. 2 & 3 - May 3, 2016

Albino Africans, Native Americans, Relativity & Homosexuality - July 1, 2015

On Homosexuality - My New View - March 19, 2015

Mary's Song of Praise - Defines the Gospel of Jesus - Dec. 2014

Justice in the Bible - Written as Weekly Study During the 7 Weeks of Lent in 2014

Tips on How to Safely Get to Heaven - Jan. 2, 2015

What I Am Learning from Going to Church Under the Bridge in Austin, Texas - Nov. 21, 2011

God's Grand Scheme - The Story of the Bible in 2 Pages

A New Kind of Survivor Show - I Propose a New Kind of Survivor TV Show

Report on the 2010 United Methodist Southwest Texas Annual Conference

God Bless America - The State of Christianity in the United States. Christian Citizen or Citizen Christian? (document in progress)

Reflections on Faith In Action - Thoughts from Participating in a Faith-In-Action Sunday at My Local Church

Epic - A Critique on a Book by John Eldridge - An Excellent Book but Flawed by Something I Call the "Conventional Wisdom" About Christianity. The Flaw Is What Richard Stearns, Recent President of World Vision, Describes in His Book "The Hole in Our Gospel"

Joe's Reading Journal - Reviews on What Have I Been Reading. (for whoever cares to know)

Are You a Christian? - Suggests That the "Conventional Wisdom" About Christianity Misses Much of the Message and Spirit of Jesus. Presents a Long Comparison Table Between "Conventional Wisdom" Christianity and the Message of Jesus in the Gospels. See How You Rate and Hopefully You Can Rate Higher Than Me!

God Is Holy - What Does This Mean? - Thoughts During a Study of the Book of Isaiah

My Dad's Notable Sayings - Philosophy from My Dad. Things I Remember He Said That Have Stuck with Me

My Great Money Making Scheme - How to Get Rich Quick. Really!

On Revivals, Confessions, and Honesty - When a Revival Happens, What Really Happens?

More to come... check back soon... Under Construction (and all that web stuff we're supposed to say)

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