Christians really think they are different from the rest of the world. In certain ways that is hopefully true. At least it's supposed to be true. Jesus made it clear that His followers are supposed to love God more than anything or anyone else in the world and to love their neighbors as much as …
Continue reading The Danger of Sound-bite Christianity or Why I Love the Religion Jesus Loves
This was read at the end of the service at Northland today by my good friend Vernon Rainwater. He had just finished a great message on rethinking our view of God. This extended quote from Dorothy Sayers is the epitome of what it means to be a Provocative Christian. Love this and hope you will …
For week eight I was in Egypt but my good friend Pastor Gus Davies did a great job teaching on God's Covenant with Noah. I am sure you will enjoy this. Skip to the 15 minute mark of the video for the start of the class. Genesis Week 8 Video Dan
Having just spent a week in Egypt, including time in Cairo, including a visit to Tahrir Square, I am struck by the somber mood that hangs over much of the country. If you have never been to Egypt before you might not notice anything out-of-place. This was my fifth visit to the country in the …
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Here is week Seven of our study. As always I look forward to your thoughts and questions. Week Seven VideoWeek 8 will be posted by tomorrow. On my recent trip to Egypt I was unable to post the link to week seven so we are a bit behind. Dan
Chapter 3 of The Book of Genesis speaks to one of the most important theological truths in the Bible. It covers what we usually refer to as The Fall. It is the description of human rebellion against God and our fall into sin. The video of this class is now available online. I look forward …
We are now up to date on the Genesis Study postings. Week Four, January 29th, is now available online. The class actually begins about 7 minutes into the video so you can fast forward to that point. Special thanks to T.J. Krusinski, Chris Gerrish, and Sean Borowski, great techs who worked hard to overcome an …
The third week of our study of Genesis is now available online. Sorry about week two being missing. We had a major equipment failure during recording. But you don't need week two to enjoy week three. Week Three Genesis Study I look forward to your feedback and questions Dan
Last week was the start of a study in the Book of Genesis that I am leading at Northland, A Church Distributed, on Sunday mornings. Here is the link to Northland's Archive of first week. Genesis Week 1 Video Hope you enjoy and look forward to engaging with you in the study of this foundational …
Here is a clip from an interview I did last night for Orlando Fox35 News. It was a bit ironic for a Steeler fan to talk about Tebow and his victory, but still enjoyed doing it. Hope you like watching it. Does God Help Tim Tebow Win Video
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 …
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 …
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
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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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, …
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