What I've Been Learning Our Witness Should Attract People, not Attack People 10 Nov 201510 Nov 2015 She said to the king, "The report I heard in my own country about your achievements and your wisdom is true. But I did not believe these things until I…
Books… Those Who Injure Us Are to Be Loved and Welcomed as the Hand of God 9 Oct 20159 Oct 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 16: Those Who Injure Us Are to Be Loved and Welcomed as the Hand of God I certainly sympathize with you in all of your troubles,…
Books… Our Knowledge Stands in the Way of Our Becoming Wise 2 Oct 20152 Oct 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 15: Our Knowledge Stands in the Way of Our Becoming Wise Live in quiet peace, my dear young lady, without any thought for the future. For…
Books… Pure Faith Sees God Alone 25 Sep 201525 Sep 2015 It's Fénelon Friday! LETTER 14: Pure Faith Sees God Alone Do not worry about the future. It makes no sense to worry if God loves you and has taken care…
What I've Been Learning Washing the Foot that Kicks You 21 Sep 201521 Sep 2015 Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet (John 13:14, NIV). Jesus washed Judas' feet. He knew Judas was going…
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 Discipleship Is Spirit Led 9 Sep 20159 Sep 2015 In my last two posts (Excepting of course Tuesdays with Edwards) we walked through John 4:1-42, the account of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. What I want…
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…
Discipleship Why Discipleship Gets Messy 2 Sep 20152 Sep 2015 Discipleship is messy. What do I mean by messy? I mean perplexing, confusing, frustrating. For example, it is not uncommon for people to not understand what things mean or why…
Discipleship… Lessons from Chickens 30 Aug 201530 Aug 2015 Once upon a time, we had chickens. We got into raising chickens because the school Maggie and Anna were attending at the time had eggs in an incubator and once…