Discipleship… Love is Validation 25 Jan 201425 Jan 2014 This week I am posting on this theme: "Fill in the blank: Love is________." Love is validation. Love validates the dignity of the one who is loved. God possesses the…
Jonathan Edwards… Where Is Pastor Dan? 17 Jan 201417 Jan 2014 Some of you may be wondering when my next post is coming. I have been at the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Divinity School this week doing research for my…
Church… Aftertaste 12 Jan 201412 Jan 2014 "As long as you faithfully preach the gospel, God will bless your ministry and your church will grow." I have heard that a lot through the years. But I know…
Books… Everybody Needs a Little Fénelon 9 Jan 20149 Jan 2014 A while ago I shared one of my favorite letters from Francis Fénelon (1651-1715). You can read that here. Few books are as precious to me as Let Go, by…
Christian Living… Right Theology Should Not Get In The Way of Love 8 Jan 20148 Jan 2014 Yesterday I was talking with a friend of mine and fellow blogger, Michelle. During our conversation we started looking back at emails we had exchanged a couple months ago that…
Discipleship… 3 Really Good Questions 7 Jan 20147 Jan 2014 One of the men who is a spiritual father to me, Tom Johnston, said if we are to live a lifestyle of discipleship it would be worth our time ask…
Discipleship… Cigars and Discipleship 5 Jan 20145 Jan 2014 Let me share what might be perceived as a radical thought: discipleship is better suited for taking place at the cigar shop than it is at your church. "Dan," you…
Discipleship… Impartation 2 Jan 20142 Jan 2014 Come, my children, and listen to me, and I will teach you to fear the LORD (Psalm 34:11, NLT). We need spiritual parents from whom we can learn both doctrine…
Christian Living… To Know and Not to Do Is Not to Know 1 Jan 20141 Jan 2014 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the…
Thankful 100 22 Dec 201323 Dec 2013 This is a bit of a different post. This is my 100th post on Learning to be Full of Grace and Truth, and just the other day I exceeded 100…