Dan – Page 510 – Apprentice 2 Jesus

“Let me be a man of one Book.” (John Wesley) Being a person of the Book is so key to powerful Christian living. We need to re-establish a love for the Word of God! We need to unleash the power of the Word into the lives of believers. A couple of key helps (I hope):Continue reading

We have a need to rescue American Christians from bad theology and bad habits of biblical studies, or lack thereof. One example: in a meeting I attended that was geared to pray for Muslims, the speaker (a pastor) referred to Ishmael. In his view, the whole division between Palestinians and Jews goes back to Ishmael.Continue reading

Faithfulness. On January 13 my parents celebrated 50 years of marriage. It was an amazing day for them and I am so grateful. Their love for each other and their family is so amazing. One of the great legacies of my parents will be their faithfulness. They are faithful to the Body of Christ asContinue reading

We often talk about how we just do things. A father who explodes at his child in an angry outburst and then says, “Why does he make me do that?” Dallas Willard had a great come back for a man who claimed he couldn’t help but get angry with his somewhat rebellious teenage son. TheContinue reading

Two great goals I have for 2007.1. We need a fresh revelation of Jesus Christ in the American Church.We don’t know who Jesus is. We have our pragmatism, we have our programs. We have our thoughts about who Jesus is. But we need to KNOW HIM. He needs to show up in our midst, likeContinue reading

Tools of my trade, so to speak. My IBM ThinkPad. I am out of it because it’s not an Apple, but I will find a way to stay “hip.” Jennifer Connelly uses an IBM ThinkPad in the movie, “Blood Diamond.” I’ll be hip…I’ll be hip… (Just keep repeating it.) A Waterman Phileas. Cheap as farContinue reading

Christmas Day, 2006. This year we tried a goose and I must say, we didn’t do too bad! By the way the poor goose ended up…not bad at all! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Jared turned 12 today. He is our youngest. It’s so hard to believe how fast time flies with these guys. Joshua is almost 17. Josiah will be 14 in March. We can’t be more proud of these three guys. Time passes us so quickly. We are so thankful for the time we get with theseContinue reading