Quotes… “Mr. Jones, I have a problem…” to which he responds…. 18 Sep 2015 This tremendous truth, and the tremendous smile that you are now wearing, was brought to you free of charge by your friendly neighborhood Pastor Dan. Thank you and good night.
Discipleship The Importance of Understanding that Discipleship Is Messy 3 Sep 20153 Sep 2015 Growing and changing can be confusing and perplexing. Sometimes things happen in life that explode like bombs leaving us wondering what is going on and running for cover. Other times…
Sin… Just Because You Want Something to be True Doesn’t Mean that it Is…. Some Thoughts on How we Deal with Sin 31 Jul 201531 Jul 2015 There is no Christian (or person for that matter) I know that does not struggle with one or more (and if we are honest, it is "or more") brands of…
What I've Been Learning Because you can never have too many posts on being thankful… 23 Jul 2015 The first sign of smallness is thanklessness. The first sign of greatness is thankfulness. --Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
Discipleship Discipleship is: a Way of Life (continued) 19 Jul 201520 Jul 2015 One of the things I have been learning is that the western minds we bring with us as we read Scripture sometimes leaves us confused and misled because we forget…
Discipleship Your Love for God Will Be the Same Five Years from Now Unless… 15 Jul 201515 Jul 2015 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you (Philippians 4:9, NIV). As…
Family… Learning from Dads 21 Jun 201521 Jun 2015 FWell, hello again….it has been a while. Family, work, and a week away at the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Divinity School have kept me from posting for a while.…
What I've Been Learning This One Goes to 11 23 May 201523 May 2015 Every year on May 23, my mom calls to wish me a happy anniversary. It is not my wedding anniversary (that's December 29…this year will be 25). Eleven years ago…
Discipleship You Keep Using that Word “Discipleship.” I Do Not Think it Means What You Think it Means…. 13 May 201513 May 2015 Would you agree that being a Christian means being a disciple of Christ? I do. Let's talk about that. My mentor Charlie Jones had a formula he tried to live…
Grace The Law of Grace 13 Apr 201513 Apr 2015 So summarizing what I have been learning about grace… Grace is… Unnatural. It runs against human nature to be gracious. Grace is sacrificial one way love; we are naturally self-centered…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 