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Joe Dallas April 15, 2015

Digested But Untested

“Believers think of themselves as individuals first, Americans second, and Christians third. Until that prioritization is rearranged, the Church will continue to lose influence, and biblical principles will represent simply one more option among the numerous worldviews that Americans may choose from." - George Barna “Prove all things; hold fast what is good.” - I Thessalonians 5: 21 Ask a roomful of believers if they’re all on the same page, and they’re likely to say yes. Ask them to then read aloud from the page they’re on individually, Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Barna, Bible, Books, Charles Spurgeon, Christian, Church, Correction, Damage, Doctrine, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Honor, Jesus, John, Marriage, Mother, Paul, Recognize, Scripture, Sin, Son, The World, Truth, Truths, Wisdom

Joe Dallas March 31, 2015

When Consciences Collide: Making Sense of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act

“It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others.” -Thomas Jefferson Been There, Done That Had That Done to Me Amidst all of today’s clamor over discrimination based on religious or moral standards, I’m remembering an incident when I was on the receiving end of it myself. Continue Reading

Filed Under: A Cuppa Joe Tagged With: Art, Bible, Birthday, Bless, Books, Children, Christian, Church, David, Eve, Faith, Gay, Gay Marriage, God, Heart, Help, Homosexuality, Integrity, Jesus, Justice, Lesbian, Love, Ministry, Moral, Needs, Normal, Politics, preference, Purity, Resist, Scripture, Self, Sexuality, Sin, Son, Truth, Wisdom

Joe Dallas March 10, 2015

Of Headship and Headaches

In the classic movie farce Some Like It Hot, Jack Lemmon, disguised as a woman, dances a tango with a gent who thinks Lemmon’s a lady, and a lovely one at that. But the man has one complaint. “You’re leading again!” he keeps pointing out. Accustomed to taking the lead as a male, Jack’s now finding it hard to dance as a follower. But unless one of them yields, the tango’s going nowhere. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Marriage Matters Tagged With: Books, Christian, Christian Men, Church, Death, Direction, Eve, Faith, Family, God, Heart, Love, Marriage, Movie, Needs, Renee, Scripture, Self, Sin, Spirit, Spiritual, Spouse, Struggles, Trust, Truth, Wife

Joe Dallas February 16, 2015

Pedaling Among the Weary

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. -Galatians 6:9 I’m going into training for the April Bike-A-Thon our church sponsors every year. Proceeds go to send abused kids to camp, and I’m always blessed and proud to participate. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Art, Bears, Bible, Bless, Books, Christian, Christian Men, Church, Corinth, counseling, Culture, David, Direction, Doctrine, Eve, Faith, God, Grace, Heart, Help, Hurts, Love, Lust, Normal, Paul, Porn, Prayer, Purity, Relationships, Resist, Self, Sin, Son, Temptation, Truth

Joe Dallas January 16, 2015

Dropping the S-Bomb

“Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” - Proverbs 27:6 37 years ago I was hugely backslidden. Since I’d been in full time ministry before my fall, quite a few people had known me and were, I’m sure, perplexed and angry at my rebellion. Some of them contacted me, in person or by mail, trying to reason with me and persuade me to turn back, and I cannot describe how weird and miserable that felt. Continue Reading

Filed Under: A Cuppa Joe Tagged With: Bible, Bless, Books, Church, Confront, Correction, Faith, Friend, God, Grace, Heart, Hell, Holy Spirit, Lord, Love, Ministry, Moral, proverbs, Scandal, Scripture, Self, Sin, Son, Spiritual, Truth, Wounds

Joe Dallas January 14, 2015

Kept

“You who are kept by the power of God — “ -I Peter 1:5 I was baptized 44 years ago, served God fervently for 7 years, spent the next 6 backslidden, then came back to my Father’s house in 1984 where I’ve happily resided since. Imperfectly, but still in residence. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Bible, Books, Direction, Faith, Father, God, Grace, Help, Joe Dallas, John, Love, Military, Peter, romans 8, Self, Sin

Joe Dallas January 5, 2015

Transsexual Tragedy

“No, of course, What really matters is the blame, Somebody to blame Fine, if that’s the thing you enjoy, Placing the blame, If that’s the aim, Give me the blame." -from 'Into the Woods' by Stephen Sondheim’ There’s a time for mourning and a time for finger pointing, and generally they shouldn’t mingle. Case in point: The recent and well publicized suicide of 17 year old Joshua Alcorn, a high school transsexual going by the name “Leelah”, who posted a farewell message via Tumblr on December 28, deliberately timed to be displayed Continue Reading

Filed Under: A Cuppa Joe Tagged With: Accusation, Angelina Jolie, Art, Behavior, Blame, Books, Brad Pitt, Chaz Bono, Christian, Church, counseling, Counselor, Culture, Death, Depression, Family, Fear, Friend, Gay, God, Heart, High School, Homosexuality, Honor, Lesbian, Love, Mother, Needs, Process, Recognize, Self, Sexuality, Silence, Sin, Son, Suicide, Teens, The World, Triggers, Wrath

Joe Dallas December 22, 2014

9 Holiday Lyrics We Often Don’t Get

Since we’re all in the middle of the pre-Christmas rush, let’s just kick back for some light reading today. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Art, Behavior, Books, Christmas, Christmas Carol, Comments, Friend, Gay, Health, Heart, Hell, Holiday, Lord, Love, Poem, Poetry, Sin, Spirit, warning

Joe Dallas November 10, 2014

“Tear Down This Wall”

Walls work both ways. Some keep enemies out, guarding the freedom and safety of the citizens, while others make captives out of free men. The difference is in the purpose. One wall protects; the other enslaves, and the contrast between a fortress and a prison is a mighty big one. So it was with real joy that we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s demise yesterday. Erected in 1961 and intact until 1989, it prevented East Germans from leaving their Communist society, while claiming to protect the very people it imprisoned. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Keeping It Clean Tagged With: Anniversary, Books, Confront, Death, Eve, Family, Flesh, Friend, Health, Help, Hunger, Love, Process, Satisfaction, Self, Sin, Temptation

Joe Dallas September 3, 2014

Sexual Sin – Who Cares?

If it doesn’t matter to God, it shouldn’t matter to us. And even if it does matter to Him, does it matter a lot, like murder? Or just a little, like nail-biting? There are, after all, plenty of other issues for a Christian to get excited about. We're still reeling today from yet another revolting photo of an ISIS thug ready to murder yet another American journalist; human trafficking is a growing blight around the world; the economy's off life support but still far from mobile. So in light of terrorism, poverty, violence, and corruption at Continue Reading

Filed Under: Doctrinal Matters Tagged With: Behavior, Bible, Books, Christian, Church, consequences, Corinth, Culture, Doctrine, God, Health, John, John the Baptist, Lust, Marriage, Moral, Paul, Porn, proverbs, Purity, Relationships, Scripture, Sexuality, Sin, Terrorism, The World, warning

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Digested But Untested

When Consciences Collide: Making Sense of the Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act

Of Headship and Headaches

Pedaling Among the Weary

Dropping the S-Bomb

Kept

Transsexual Tragedy

9 Holiday Lyrics We Often Don’t Get

“Tear Down This Wall”

Sexual Sin – Who Cares?

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