Archives for January 2009

Ted Said: AfterThoughts on Ted Haggard’s Interview with Oprah

Guest Post by Joe Dallas Rev. Ted Haggard broke his two year silence on Oprah’s show yesterday, his first media appearance since a catastrophic fall from the pulpit of New Life Church in 2006, when his longstanding relationship with a male prostitute was exposed. The details are still fresh: Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, was condemning gay sex publicly while paying for it privately, until accusations from male escort Mike Jones cracked the dam of Ted’s denials (“I never had gay sex!”) and trickles of Continue Reading

The Sexual Resolution

This is the premier month of Joe Dallas podcast, The Sexual Resolution with Joe Dallas. Check out the podcast here.  What is The Sexual Resolution? In essence, making a resolution means we’re hoping we can change a behavior we’ve engaged in so it will be back in alignment with our value system. If I value having a fit body or a healthy heart, I may resolve to quit smoking or lose that last ten pounds.  In  so doing, my behavior and my values line up. But resolution also has a synonym—courage.  That may explain why resolutions are so Continue Reading

Ten Steps to Help When You Face Difficult Situations

The WifeBoat "Just for Today" List The New Year is rife with examples of resolutions and "to-do" lists, but many times, weeks after they are made, there is nothing to show for them.  This year I hope you'll use of The WifeBoat "Just for Today" List to help as you work through the difficult situation you may be facing--I've linked to a pdf version at the end of this article for you to print out for your own personal use. God's blesssing and Happy New Year. -R  1. I will let his recovery be his, not mine. If he wants to change, he’ll do what’s Continue Reading