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Joe Dallas June 17, 2013

Not Interested. Thanks. Goodbye.

Every Monday we’ll post something about maintaining sexual integrity. Hope it helps. --- “Not Interested. Thanks. Goodbye.” It took me about four decades to perfect the art of brushing off pushy solicitors. Not that I begrudge anyone their means of making a living, but when I want something, I’ll go out shopping for it. I’ve no need for anyone to call me suggesting a product or service, and I have a particular dislike for telephone solicitors invading my home with their pitch. I’ve tried listening politely, only to have my Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Bathsheba, Faith, God, Heart, Help, Indulgence, King David, Resist, Self, Sexual Integrity, Sin, Temptation, Visual, Weak 2 Comments

Joe Dallas June 12, 2013

Thy Will Be Done … but are You Open to Suggestions?

Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. — “Thy Will Be Done” (but are You open to suggestions?) Trusting that God will do what we hope He’ll do is one thing. Trusting in His good character, no matter what he does or doesn’t do, is another. And that’s a lesson I hope I’m learning. God parted the Red Sea for the Hebrews (Exodus 14:21-29) protected Daniel in the middle of a lion’s den (Daniel 6:16-23) kept three faithful Hebrews cool while the furnace burned (Daniel 3:20-26) and gave Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Anger, Conflict, Doctrine, Faith, Father, Fear, God, Grace, Help, Justice, Love, Paul, Peter, Rejoice, Scripture, Self, Sin, Trust, Weak, Writing 1 Comment

Joe Dallas June 6, 2013

The Scare Snare

Every Thursday we’ll post something to do with relational or emotional concerns. Hope it helps. — The Scare Snare The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. - Proverbs 29:25 “Wimp” is a hateful word, one of the worst you can hurl at a man. It’s an accusation of weakness and cowardliness combined, associated not only with low testosterone, but lowness of character as well. Nobody admires a wimp. But nobody’s immune from fear, either, because there’s lots to fear, and no Continue Reading

Filed Under: Relational Matters Tagged With: Accusation, Behavior, Crime, Death, Direction, Faith, Family, Fear, God, Help, Jesus, John, Lord, Love, Normal, Scripture, Self, Sin, Spirit, Trust, Truth, Weak, Wisdom 2 Comments

Joe Dallas June 5, 2013

Handle With Care

Every Wednesday we’ll post something to do with doctrine and recovery. — Handle With Care There has been grave error. I do not mean so much error of doctrine as error of emphasis. A.W. Tozer Let’s not be too quick to say how much we love the truth. People avoid standing on their bathroom scales because they’re not at all sure they want the hard facts. Checkbook registers are ignored, along with ATM receipts, because plenty of consumers prefer not knowing how low their balance really is. Medical checkups get put off for Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Art, Damage, Doctrine, Fear, God, Heart, Help, Honor, Jesus, Lord, Love, Needs, Prayer, Repentance, Scandal, Scripture, Self, Sin, Son, Truth, Weak, Wife, Wisdom 4 Comments

Joe Dallas May 16, 2013

Without Provocation?

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Without Provocation? “And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works.” - Hebrews 10:24 An unprovoked life is incomplete. Convenient, probably, and certainly free of unwanted feedback, but incomplete. Someone should know you, and someone should have access to your heart and mind to the extent that she or he can speak to your blind spots. That’s a critical part of discipleship, often overlooked Continue Reading

Filed Under: Relational Matters Tagged With: Adultery, Art, Bless, David, Direction, Encouragement, God, Health, Heart, Help, Humility, Jesus, King David, Love, Nathan, Peter, Self, Sin, Son, Visual, Weak, Wounds 4 Comments

Joe Dallas April 29, 2013

About Jason Collins, Homosexuality and Christianity

Every Monday we’ll post something to do with maintaining sexual purity. Hope it helps. — About Jason Collins, Homosexuality and Christianity Two weeks ago I posted about a then-unknown pro athlete who was shortly going to “come out” and declare his homosexuality. Yesterday NBA pro Jason Collins ended the suspense by announcing not only that he was the one, but that he’s also, in his own words, someone who “takes the teachings of Jesus seriously.” So this is how I’d respond to him if given the Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Bible, Christian, Death, Faith, Father, Flesh, Gay, God, Heart, Homosexuality, Jason Collins, Jesus, Love, Lust, Marriage, Mother, Purity, Self, Sexuality, Sin, Son, Suicide, Weak, Wife 39 Comments

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 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 21, 2013

Releasing My Wounder

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Releasing My Wounder We’ve all got them – wounds, past injuries of the soul that still show themselves, either in current pain or current behavior. They can show themselves in current pain through memories that just won’t die. Sometimes a mental picture of a traumatic event, like a childhood humiliation or tragedy, keeps intruding into your thoughts. Maybe you let yourself relive it, and all the pain of the event Continue Reading

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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

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Thy Will Be Done … but are You Open to Suggestions?

The Scare Snare

Handle With Care

Without Provocation?

About Jason Collins, Homosexuality and Christianity

The Unscheduled Appointment

Seven Habits of Highly Effective Husbands

Releasing My Wounder

You, Interrupted

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