by Rev. Dan King | Oct 31, 2011 | engaged in culture
The perspectives in the church on Halloween are pretty extreme. Most Christians either love it, hate it, or create a Christian-alternative for it (which is sort-of celebrating it without saying you’re celebrating it). I realize that merely talking about...
by Rev. Dan King | Oct 21, 2011 | engaged in culture, ministry
Three out of five. That’s what the research shows. According to Barna Group, 59% of young adults leave church permanently or for an extended period for one of the six reasons that we’ll be talking about here. Regardless of the reasons, that’s a...
by Rev. Dan King | Oct 19, 2011 | for reflection
19-20 At daybreak the king got up and hurried to the lions’ den. As he approached the den, he called out anxiously, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve so loyally, saved you from the lions?” 21-22 “O king,...
by Rev. Dan King | Oct 18, 2011 | ministry, missions, outreach, READ, SERVE
[serialposts]I’m standing in a remote village in Haiti on the shore of the massive Lake Azeui. I upload a picture of some of the members of our mission team to Facebook and Twitter. They’re singing and dancing with the locals. There’s a communication...
by Rev. Dan King | Oct 12, 2011 | spiritual practice
“Body of Christ broken for you.” I repeated this simple phrase as I broke off a piece of the loaf that I was serving to each who came forward to partake of the Lord’s Supper. It was our last morning together at a Laity Lodge Writer’s Retreat; a...