Hey folks, I need your input. I have been working on the book "The Provocative God: Radical Things God Has Said and Done". Hopefully it will be available at the end of August. In the meantime I need to pick the cover art for the book. So that is where you come in. I have …
Author: Dan Lacich
Sorry Rob Bell, But You Are A Theologian.
I have had numerous people ask what I think of Rob Bell's new book, "Love Wins". That was before the book was even published. I eventually broke down and bought a copy that I have just started reading. So if you are looking for a complete, provocative response to the controversial book, you will have …
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Matt 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. In a time of revolution and upheaval, and following possibly the most violent century on record, it seems almost laughable that there could possibly any real hope of bringing peace into the world. Yet Jesus seems to think that there are …
Finding Inspiration in the Amazon
On Sunday I received my boarding pass for the first three-hour leg of my flight to Manaus, Brazil. I have to tell you I was a bit disappointed when I realized I had a middle seat. Part of the disappointment is that I know somewhere there is a computer program that always figures out how …
Why I Bonsai
People often ask me about my hobby of doing Bonsai. What got you interested? Why do you do it? There are a couple of reasons that all merged together one day several years ago. First of all there is the plane fact that Bonsai trees are flat-out amazing. When you see a three-foot tall pine …
A Big Vision for a World in Need
From time to time I get asked about my role at Northland. It is not one that fits in a typical slot at an average church. One aspect of that is the commitment we have as a church to be a catalyst for new, simply structured churches around the world. This includes helping other churches …
Blessed are the Merciful: The Irony of Angry Christians
Matthew 5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. I continue to be perplexed at the anger and rejection that so many Christians heap on people whose sin is obvious and public. What befuddles me is that this is about as far from doing what Jesus did as you can get. I look …
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President Obama: Christian or Muslim?
One thing you have to love about people, is the way we can refuse to let the facts get in the way of a good preconceived notion, conspiracy theory, or deeply held conviction. Depending on which poll you read in the past several months, anywhere from 18 to 24% of Americans still think that the …
Alabama Governor Says, “You’re Not My Brother”
Alabama Governor, Robert Bentley has people in an outrage over comments he recently made at a church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was once pastor. Politics Daily is reporting that Bentley was making the point that as Governor he is color blind and serves all the people of the state equally. But he went …
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Why You Need to Pray for Sudan: NOW!
In 1989 Sudanese Colonel Omar al-Bashir led a coup against the president of Sudan. Shortly after he began to institute Islamic Sharia law and took his armies into the largely Christian Sudanese south in order to enforce his will. War raged for the next fifteen years. One of the effects was the suffering in Darfur, …
Why Being Thankful Just Doesn’t Cut It.
I know that this week is all about being thankful. I know that the Bible is clear that we are to give thanks in all things. I wrote a blog on that very topic sometime back. Give Thanks in All Things. In spite of that I have to admit that I am having second thoughts …
Death, Destruction, and Dedication in Eastern India
In the fall of 2008 the Indian state of Orissa was rocked by a shocking wave of violence. Tens of thousands of Hindus went on a month-long rampage against local Christians. By the time the violence ended more than 60 pastors were killed, mostly beaten to death by mobs, and 100 churches or church related …
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Blessed are the Pure in Heart
Matthew 5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. I have wondered why this is my least favorite of the Beatitudes that Jesus spoke. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it has a lot to do with the fact that of the group this is the …
Prayer Request for an Important Event
Hey Folks, I need some people to be praying for me over the next two weeks. On Saturday I head to India to train pastors who overseer about 600 churches. They are all from the district or state of Orissa in eastern India. Over a three day period I will do 15 hours of training …
Blessed are Those Who Hunger and Thirst
What do you long for, yearn for, lay awake at night dreaming about? What do you hunger for? Much of what we yearn and hunger for never becomes reality. When I was a kid I desperately wanted to go to the moon. I could have told you everything about the space program, including every man …
The Provocative Christian 