The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 98,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at the Louvre Museum, it would take about 4 days for that many people to see …
Author: Dan Lacich
Lessons from an Atheist: The Death of Christopher Hitchens
He is perhaps to most well-known atheist of the past two decades. He became infamous for his attacks on religion and religious figures seeing all religion as dangerous and destructive. It didn't matter to him if you were an Islamic suicide bomber or Mother Theresa, who he accused of being an ambitious self promoter who …
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My Tebow Take
Seems like everyone has a take on Tim Tebow. Both his faith as a follower of Jesus Christ and his unique way of playing and winning football games have made him a double pronged lightening rod for praise and criticism both on how he plays football and how he lives and expresses his faith. I …
Spiritual Lessons from A Bonsai Tree
I recently attended a workshop to learn how to graft new branches onto an existing Bonsai tree. In this case it was to graft branches from a Shimpaku onto a Personi Juniper. In the process I was reminded of Paul's words to the Christians in Rome when he speaks to the Gentiles as being united …
Killing Me Softly
The cultural quest for comfort and convenience is killing American Christianity. Following Jesus is not something done from the ease of a lazy boy chair, with television clicker in hand, waiting for the microwave to ding. Following Jesus is not a walk in the park with butterflies fluttering and sunshine beaming. Jesus made it clear …
Things God Hates
Recently a friend told me of a conversation he had about God. When the person found out that he followed Jesus she told him she had a list of questions for God. One of them was, "why does God hate Halloween?" My first thought was "wow, I didn't see that coming". My next thought was, …
Changing the World, One African Pastor at a Time
Many of you have been interested in the work that we have been doing in Africa training pastors. Here is an extremely well done 5 minute video that tells the story. Hope you enjoy it, are challenged by it, and inspired. Pastor Training Video Dan
When Gifts Destroy
It is in the culture of America to give to people in need. I have been on enough short-term mission trips to see countless examples of American generosity. People have always been willing to share whatever they have with people in need. Whenever there is a natural disaster anywhere in the world, Americans do all …
Sneak Preview Chapter 1 “The Provocative God”
This is a bit longer post than usual. But then I never posted a chapter from a book before. I am 75% done with the Provocative God book and it seemed like a good time to give a sneak peek. At least that's what my marketing guru says. So here you go. I look forward …
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The World Ends on May 21st Part 2
Just thought I would add this link from CNN's religion blog. It gives great background into the folks traveling the country proclaiming that their leader has figured out that the world will end on Saturday. Admittedly you have to admire their willingness to forsake everything to get out the message that they think is true, …
May 21st and the End of the World
Maybe you've seen the billboards. Apparently many people have been wrong about the end of the world. It will not come in December of 2012 like some students of the Aztec Calendar think. We don't have that much time. In fact we have very little time. Only to this Saturday to be exact. At least …
Responding to the Death of Bin Laden
I have seen a huge out pouring of celebration and joy from countless people across Facebook, Twitter, and outside the White House on the news. It rivals the cheering for a Super Bowl or World Series victory celebration. Something about this carnival like atmosphere gives me a certain discomfort and leaves me puzzled. There are …
Trapped in a Suburban Twilight Zone
"As a Christian there is stuff I know we should be doing, and really want to be doing, but in our lives right now there just isn't enough time." Does that sound like something you have said? If you haven't said it, is it at least how you have felt, yet you never dared speak …
Easter: The Most Important Day in History
Historians love to speculate on the what ifs of major historical events. What if Oswald had missed in November of 1963 in Dealy Plaza? What if Von Stauffenberg had armed both bombs and placed them on the other side of the table leg in Hitler's Wolf's Lair? What if Richard the Lionheart had lived to …
Burundi, A Nation Being Healed by the Power of Christ
For twelve years, from 1993 to 2005, Burundi, a nation of 8 million people, suffered through a civil war that took the lives of an estimated 300,000 people. It was a horrendous time of slaughter and genocide. Men, women, children, the elderly, people who had no desire for fighting, were caught in the vortex of …
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The Provocative Christian 