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A Desolate Epitaph
“He passed away, to no one’s regret — ”(NIV) – II Chronicles 21:20 King Jehoram’s history could hardly have been uglier. First born son of righteous King Jehoshaphat, he had all his brothers killed...
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Notes from the Doghouse
A man in trouble with his wife can be a pretty pitiful sight. And it’s a sight I see a lot of, because most of my clients are married men who’ve gotten caught up in some kind of sexual sin. What...
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Getting the Sound Bite Right
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a picture of silver.” -Proverbs 25:11 My wife gets all the breaks. She’s warm and inviting, a woman who extends herself easily, and folks warm up to her...
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Business as Usual
Someone to hold you too close, Someone to know you too well Someone to sit in your chair, and ruin your sleep And make you aware Of being alive -Being Alive, from the musical Company, by Stephen...
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Who Moved?
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. – Jude 1:21 The first time I read this commandment of Jude’s it scared me. I thought, “Well, I...
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Hear Ye
My wife says I never listen to her. At least I think that’s what she said. ~Author Unknown I once heard a comedian call it The Weapon, a technique husbands instinctively catch onto early in marriage,...
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A 28th Anniversary Poem to my Lady
28 years ago today the girl on the back of the bike said “yes” to the guy in the tux. Today he’s grateful. This is for her. Still Glad? We faced the man and stood upright Me in a tux, you all in white...
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Wanting to Will
“Draw me, and we will run after thee.” - Song of Songs 1:4 God initiates; we respond. I think I get it. So whatever I do by way of worship, service, or obedience, is done only because He first gave...
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TD Jakes, Same-Sex Marriage, and the Problem of Caution
If you’re not already aware of it, Bishop TD Jakes, the internationally recognized author and founder of The Potter’s House megachurch and television show, was quoted in the Christian News Network on...
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Ashley Madison: A Late Night Come On (Guest post by Renee Dallas)
(My lovely wife Renee is guest posting today. If you haven’t read any of her other posts, let me strongly recommend checking her blog at wifeboat.com) I was up a little late one night watching CNN...
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The Intensity Trap
In the summer of 1966, I discovered a thrill that would keep me hooked for life. I was 11, and we were visiting an old downtown amusement park which featured one of the country’s biggest roller...
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“You Allowed This. Why”?
Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another? – Matthew 11:3 For me, one of the greatest challenges of the Faith is knowing that my God who is just and good allows horrible things to happen....
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Of Pastors and Potshots
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the...
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Warts and All and Camera Ready
“But by the grace of God I am what I am.” – I Corinthians 15:10 I’m not a fan of self-labeling, whether it’s positive or negative. It can lead to a limited, even inaccurate view of ourselves if our...
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3 Stupid Mistakes a Repentant Husband Should Avoid
Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance. -Matthew 3:8 The Repentant Husband is in a terrible position, brought on by his sin, but terrible nonetheless. He used porn, or committed adultery ,...
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Handle with Care
There has been grave error. I do not mean so much error of doctrine as error of emphasis. A.W. Tozer I won’t be too quick to say how much I love the truth. Sometimes I loathe it. And I’m not alone in...
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And We’re Controversial?
“Attack me, I do this myself, but attack me rather than the path I follow, and which I point out to anyone who asks me where I think it lies.” -Leo Tolstoy This morning I read horrendous accounts of a...
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To Love Honor and Heal
“On the other hand we ask of our beloved to correct all of the wrongs that these early parents or siblings inflicted on us. So that love contains in it a contradiction, the attempt to return to the...
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Beware the Weasel
I’m convinced, though I’ve got no solid evidence, that there’s a creature in every man that sabotages his intentions and integrity. I call it the Weasel, and I find him lurking in any number of...
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The Whole Truth, and Something Like the Truth, So Help Me God
I have always told you some version of the truth. -from the film Something’s Gotta Give Decades ago I had a feminist friend who lectured me on the sexism of the English language, especially within the...
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