Author Archives: revdans

1John 5:4-5 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the … Continue reading →

These are observations I took from the early chapters of the book of Acts when I was thinking about a challenge to deliver one Sunday to my church. I decided to condense them and present them one at a time … Continue reading →

1John 5:1-3 ESV Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, … Continue reading →

It must be a sign of aging. I have been thinking a lot more about mortality and legacy. It’s not that I am entertaining morbid thoughts about dying and the difficulties of old age. But I have been thinking more … Continue reading →

1John 4:13-21 ESV By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the … Continue reading →

Romans 4:19-21 He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb. No distrust made him waver concerning the … Continue reading →

This coming Sunday on my 59th birthday the church I serve will decide whether or not to continue this relationship and for how long. In many ways it is no different than contract negotiations between an organization and its leader. … Continue reading →

Time…It’s the stuff of life. It is the only truly non-renewable resource. We can spend a lifetime trying to learn to manage it, and feel, in the end, that we have lost control of it. There are many who want … Continue reading →

We often hear about the atheists, agnostics, and other antagonists of the gospel ripping away at its truthfulness. They make it seem that anyone who would choose to believe such malarkey are imbeciles, idiots, deceived or ignorant. This is a … Continue reading →

I have been following the articles published by Christianity Today for some time and found the ones on the Westboro Baptist Church and pastor Fred Phelps very enlightening. I came across the article (find the link below) about his son … Continue reading →