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February 16, 2012

Your Messy Basement

Old chair

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Your Messy Basement Years ago I leased office space in a charming old historical building in our city. It was a three story affair with nooks and crannies everywhere, including a basement and, beneath the basement, a crawlspace for storage. Several different pastors, counselors and attorneys worked out of this building, all of us proud of its rustic charm. Until the day we walked in and got a whiff of something indescribably Continue Reading

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February 9, 2012

You’re Full Of It

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — You’re Full of It God sends no one away empty except those who are full of themselves. - D.L. Moody How can you tell if you’re full of yourself? You might ask yourself these questions, answering as honestly as you’re able: Do the people closest to you tell you that your words or actions suggest an unusual amount of selfishness? Even though you resist temptations towards behaviors you know are forbidden, Continue Reading

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January 26, 2012

Darts Among Friends

Othello relating his adventures

Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Darts Among Friends Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. - Ephesians 5:16 In Shakespeare’s Othello the evil character Iago acts out his hatred for one man, and his contempt for people in general, by dividing. He whispers insinuations to Othello, then to his beloved wife Desdemona, and his caption Cassio as well, arousing suspicions between them Continue Reading

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January 19, 2012

Friend, Interrupted

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Friend, Interrupted A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down. - Arnold H. Glasow Robert was amazing; a young leader gifted with insight, passion and astonishing charisma. I first met him when he was leading a home Bible study, and though he was barely twenty one years old at the time, he taught with an authority years beyond his age. I hooked up with his ministry team; in eight months I Continue Reading

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January 12, 2012

Wrath

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Wrath “For the wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God.” - James 1:20 A YouTube video recently gone viral should sicken anyone with an ounce of respect for our nation, the military, or humans in general. In it, four unidentified Marines are shown desecrating the corpses of fallen Taliban soldiers, smirkingly telling them to “have a nice day” when they’re finished. It’s generated outrage from Continue Reading

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January 5, 2012

Good Grief

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — Good Grief “Nobody wants to be good at grieving – we are half afraid that having such a skill would only attract more grief. But because you will not be spared from times of loss, it is important to believe that your grief has a purpose.” -Bob Deits, Recovering After Loss I’m a loser. I’m losing hair, strength, eyesight, patience. With each loss comes a degree of irritable sadness and a little amusement at Continue Reading

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January 3, 2012

Left Behind: The Emotional Aftermath

Renee Dallas

Please Note: My lovely wife Renee has agreed to do a three part series for us, concluding with next week’s post. Read Part 1: "Left Behind: The Problem" and Part 3: "Hope Floats." --- Left Behind: The Emotional Aftermath (Part Two of a Three Part Series by Renee Dallas.) To be abandoned is to be hurt, and completely bewildered. The “hurt” part is obvious, because being left behind can’t help but be painful. But the “bewilderment” part is something I think a lot of men just don’t get. But believe me, the decisions guys make Continue Reading

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December 29, 2011

Left Behind: The Problem

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For the next three weeks, my lovely wife Renee will be guest blogging about the problem of abandonment. Renee heads up the WifeBoat ministry, which offers support to wives of men caught up in sexual sin. Her blog can be found at wifeboat.com.  Read Part 2: Left Behind: The Emotional Aftermath and Part 3: Hope Floats. --- Left Behind: The Problem by Renee Dallas Can you imagine a little girl raised in poverty because her father squandered the family income on alcohol and gambling? You can just see her growing up determined to Continue Reading

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December 22, 2011

My Glorious Thorn

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(This week, in honor of the season, I’ll be posting parallels between A Christmas Carol and the issues we discuss on this blog) — My Glorious Thorn He told me, coming home, that he hoped the people saw him in the church, because he was a cripple, and it might be pleasant to them to remember upon Christmas Day, who made lame beggars walk, and blind men see. - A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens Tiny Tim emerges as one of the smartest characters in this Dickens classic. In the quote above, his father Bob remarks that Tim, while sitting Continue Reading

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December 15, 2011

It’s In The Cards

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Every Thursday I’ll post an article having to do with either relational or emotional matters. Hope it helps. — It’s In the Cards  The volume of physical Christmas cards coming into the Dallas home has gone way down this year, replaced by online greetings, which have skyrocketed. And why not? Much more convenient and cost-effective, though I miss the look of our credenza piled high with cards on display, all of them seeming to say You Have Friends. That was very reassuring and cheery. So now my laptop sits on the barren credenza, Continue Reading

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