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Joe Dallas April 25, 2013

The Unscheduled Appointment

Every Thursday we’ll post something to do with relational or emotional concerns. Hope it helps. — The Unscheduled Appointment I love what I do for a living, and count myself hugely blessed when I remember how rare it is for your work and your first love to be the same. I come alongside men getting serious about their holiness, I write on subjects that matter to me, and I speak to churches and conferences, all of which I’d do as a volunteer if I had to do something else for income. My work is my passion, so I’m a pathetic brat if Continue Reading

Filed Under: Relational Matters Tagged With: Anger, Bless, Blessing, Divine, Father, God, Help, Honor, Hunger, John, Los Angeles, Love, Movie, Recognize, Self, Silence, Sin, Son, Sons, Vulnerable, Weak, Wife 4 Comments

Joe Dallas April 12, 2013

Coming Out Manly

Men coming out of the closet is business as usual. But pro athletes coming out of the locker room are another matter, one that’s making ripples and headlines everywhere. As of this writing, at least one unnamed but presumably well-known professional player, from one of the four major sports, is about to drop the “I’m Gay” bomb. The National Hockey League, in anticipation of the big event, now officially offers its support to gay Americans in general and gay athletes in particular. Not to be outdone, the National Football League has Continue Reading

Filed Under: A Cuppa Joe Tagged With: Adultery, AFL, Behavior, Bless, Brendan Avanbadejo, Chris Kluwe, Confession, Culture, Dominique Foxworth, Friend, Gay, God, Homosexuality, Ji Wallace, Love, Marriage, National Football League, National Hockey League, Orlando Cruz, Recognize, Scripture, Self, Sexuality, Sin, Steve Tisch, Wade Davis 3 Comments

Joe Dallas April 2, 2013

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Husbands

Every Tuesday we’ll be posting an article about restoring and strengthening marriages that have been damaged by sexual sin. Hope it’s helpful. — Seven Habits of Highly Effective Husbands Renee and I celebrated the big 25 last week, a milestone to any couple. I like to see our marriage as its own entity, commenting on its development as it grows, so on our first anniversary I said, “Our marriage should be walking any day now.” On our tenth, I noted it would go through puberty soon; on the sixteenth I moaned it could drive; on Continue Reading

Filed Under: Marriage Matters Tagged With: Anniversary, Art, Damage, Family, Fear, God, Help, Love, Marriage, Recognize, Renee, Self, Sin, Son, Sons, Temptation, Trust, Weak, Wife 3 Comments

Joe Dallas March 20, 2013

You, Interrupted

Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. Hope it helps. — You, Interrupted And when Jesus beheld him, He said, ‘Thou art Simon the son of Jonah: thou shalt be called Cephas’ which is by interpretation, A stone. -John 1:42 Think you know yourself? You do, I’m sure, as much as your limited experience, intellect and perspective will allow. But in this, as in all matters of human understanding, it’s through a glass darkly, partial and obscured, incomplete. (I Corinthians 13:12) Because you, as Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Children, Correction, Direction, Divine, Doctrine, Failure, Family, Father, God, Help, Jesus, John, Lord, Peter, Recognize, Self, Sin, Son, The World, Weak Leave a Comment

Joe Dallas March 19, 2013

Three Ways to Undo Trust

Remind him that you’re his partner and want the best for him, your marriage and your family.

Every Tuesday we’ll be posting an article about restoring and strengthening marriages that have been damaged by sexual sin. Hope it’s helpful. — Three Ways to Undo Trust If you’re a married man who’s messed up in some way --- boy, that was a stupid way to start a sentence. Any married men out there who haven’t messed up in some way? Let’s try again. If you’re a married man who’s messed up by committing sexual sin, and your wife is both aware of and recovering from your actions, then one of your primary goals is to Continue Reading

Filed Under: Marriage Matters Tagged With: Anger, Behavior, Confession, Cops, Damage, Help, Humility, Marriage, Porn, Process, Recognize, Self, Sin, Son, Teachable, Trust, Truth, Wife, Wounds Leave a Comment

Joe Dallas March 18, 2013

The Vanishing Edge

Every Monday we’ll post something about maintaining your sexual integrity. Hope it helps. — The Vanishing Edge We were out to dinner with a couple this weekend and, as often happens, the husbands paired off while the wives engaged in their own conversation. My friend and I started commiserating and complaining about the usual – not enough time, too little energy, too much uncertainty. It felt good to vent and be vented to, but one point he brought up especially resonated with me. “We need margins”, he noted, “and when we’ve Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Adultery, Clarity, Corinth, Eve, Family, Friend, God, Help, Hunger, Integrity, Love, Lust, Needs, Porn, Recognize, Scripture, Self, Sexual Integrity, Sexuality, Sin, The World 1 Comment

Joe Dallas March 14, 2013

You Said It

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — You Said It “Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.” ― Jodi Picoult, Salem Falls You’re leaving a trail. It goes all the way back to when you first learned to speak, and it represents your beliefs, feelings and priorities over the years. It’s a trail that’s blessed some, offering comfort and inspiration, and laid a Continue Reading

Filed Under: Relational Matters Tagged With: Bless, Direction, God, Help, Honor, Jesus, John, Love, Moral, Process, Recognize, Relationships, Scripture, Self, Sexuality, Truth, Truths, Wisdom 1 Comment

Joe Dallas February 21, 2013

The Dark Plunge

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — The Dark Plunge “--- a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan sent to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.” - I Corinthians 12: 7 I’ve wrestled with depression since I was a teenager. I mean real depression, mind you, not the occasional “blues”, moodiness, or sadness we all experience from time to time. Depression is to a blue mood what a migraine is to a headache, which is to say Continue Reading

Filed Under: Relational Matters Tagged With: Bless, Blessing, Corinth, Damage, Devotion, Family, Flesh, Grace, Health, Help, Los Angeles, Monster, Normal, Paul, Prayer, Recognize, Resist, Scandal, Self, Weak, Wife 11 Comments

Joe Dallas February 19, 2013

To Love, Honor and Downton Abbey

Every Tuesday we’ll post something to do with strengthening marriages. Hope it helps. — To Love, Honor and Downton Abbey I’d been conked out for nearly an hour when Renee’s outraged cry jolted me upright. A scream in the house usually means there’s been an accident, and in this case it was severe. Matthew had just been hit by an oncoming truck en route from his wife and beautiful newborn son, leaving the estate’s financial affairs in question since he had been such a stabilizing influence, and adding untold pressure to Lady Continue Reading

Filed Under: Marriage Matters Tagged With: Affair, Art, Bitter, Bitterness, Death, Downton Abbey, Friend, Friendship, Grace, Help, Honor, Hurts, Job, Lord, Love, Marriage, Process, Recognize, Renee, Soldiers, Spouse, Wife 10 Comments

Joe Dallas January 14, 2013

Our God’s Most High

Every Monday we’ll post something about maintaining your sexual integrity. Hope it helps. — Our Gods Most High A depressing, recurring phrase shows up throughout the Old Testament books of the Kings and Chronicles: “King so-and-so ruled, and he did not tear down the high places.” The phrase “high places”, in fact, appears some 100 times in the Old Testament, and that alone makes the subject worth our attention. Evidently the high places of ancient times were raised locations, elevated areas where stones or monuments were Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Anger, Books, Christian, Christian Men, Corinth, Damage, God, Help, Integrity, Lord, Love, Paul, Process, Recognize, Scripture, Self, Sexual Integrity, Sin, Spirit, Spiritual 1 Comment

The Unscheduled Appointment

Coming Out Manly

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Husbands

You, Interrupted

Three Ways to Undo Trust

The Vanishing Edge

You Said It

The Dark Plunge

To Love, Honor and Downton Abbey

Our God’s Most High

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