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Prayer’s Block
Anyone who’s tried writing can attest to the frustration of Writer’s Block. It happens when you sit your body in front of the computer, but your mind floats someplace else, refusing to put the harness...
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Brattitude
Every Thursday we’ll post something to do with relationships. Hope it’s helpful. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have,...
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Counting Crowns
James said that when a man endures testing, he receives a crown of life (James 1:12) while Paul said we’re in a race for which we’ll be crowned only if we “strive lawfully” (II Timothy 2:5) – that...
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Pastor Chuck Smith: Double Honor
Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. -I Timothy 5:17 If a man impresses you, you admire him. If he equips you, you...
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What’s Satan Got Against Me, Anyway?
A dear friend of mine, noting the trials that have recently caved in on her, posted on Facebook the question, “Who gave Satan my address?” There’s a scary image – the devil coming to visit, with...
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Hunger versus Craving – Big Difference!
If you’ve ever dieted, you know the difference between your hunger and your appetite. Your hunger signals are accurate and honest. They tell you what your body really needs, creating a discomfort based...
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My Worst Side
We usually know what we can do, but temptation shows us who we are. -Thomas a Kempis If I were to describe everything I’m tempted to do, I’d lose all credibility. Not that anyone thinks I’m...
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Sick of it All
And the land had rest from war.” – Joshua 11:23 Joshua is a book about conflict, an exciting and sobering look at Israel’s possession of Canaan and the variety of battles involved in that conquest. I’m...
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Die, Monster Flesh, Die!
“For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, there dwells no good thing.” – Romans 7:18 It’s a day for monsters, and despite reservations about horror for entertainment, I’ve got a perverse fondness...
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Self Watch
“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, after I have preached Christ to others, I myself should become disqualified.” - I Corinthians 9:27 You’ve gotta appreciate Paul’s honesty....
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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...
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And the Soul Felt Its Worth
If I tell myself I’m wonderful, I’m deluded. If I tell myself I’m horrible, I’m only half right. But if I tell myself I’m valuable, then I’m spot on, and attuned to one of the most important aspects of...
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Merry Christmas
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up...
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The Writing on My Heart
“I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.” -Jeremiah 31:33 Thirty years ago I decided to come out and be myself, to be...
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New Men’s Bible Study with Joe Dallas
If you’re a guy in the Orange County area, let me invite you to a new Men’s Bible study I’ll be teaching at Newport Mesa Church in Costa Mesa. Beginning Wednesday March 5 from 7:00-8:30 PM, we’ll be...
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Of Fruits and Factories
Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. -John 15:8 There’s what I do, then there’s what I am. Both count, and I don’t want to get into too much hair...
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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 No one knows for certain what Paul’s thorn was, but I know...
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Blind Spots
And would some Power the small gift give us To see ourselves as others see us! It would from many a blunder free us, And foolish notion. -Robert Burns My wife and I just finished talking about...
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Point Man
“Every relationship that has hit a crossroads has asked, ‘What is it that you want from me?’” ― Shannon L. Alder Guys talk a lot about making points with their ladies. We exchange ideas on...
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Worship and Recovery
Guest posting by Renee Dallas Note from Joe: I’ve received a number of messages from wives asking for help dealing with their own pain over their husband’s behavior, so thought I’d let my own wife...
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