finding hope in the tornado zone [an interview with @WorldVisionUSA]

by Rev. Dan King | Jun 1, 2011 | disaster relief

I was sitting in the delivery room with my wife early on the morning of April 28th, and we turned on the TV to pass a little time. Flipping over to the news, we saw video of a mile-wide tornado riping through Alabama. It was part of what’s been termed the 2011...

the official 2011 bibledude.net [summer reading list]

by Rev. Dan King | May 31, 2011 | book reviews, READ

Last Summer I shared a list of 7 fascinating books [for your summer reading list]. But this year the team has grown a little bit, and I wanted to share what our contributors think is worthwhile for the time that we spend with our face buried in a book, Kindle, Nook,...

[epistle of james] project wordles

by Rev. Dan King | May 11, 2011 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, spiritual practice

[serialposts]When we complete a group blogging project around here we usually do a wordle on the posts. I love the visual representation of text that wordle.net creates. And our group study on the Epistle of James is no different. This first one is on the text from...

[god in the yard] introduction

by Rev. Dan King | May 11, 2011 | authentic christianity, book reviews, life of worship, spiritual practice

[serialposts] “This is the story of an unusual year, when I did something I never intended to do. But it is also a course in discovery and playing towards God, through spiritual practice, offered with gentle expectations.” ~ L.L. Barkat Some of the best...

god in the yard [group blogging project]

by Rev. Dan King | May 9, 2011 | authentic christianity

Some books are just done best in community. And I believe L.L. Barkat’s God in the Yard: Spiritual practice for the rest of us is one of those books. It’s practically a handbook for personal communion with God, and it calls for a response from the reader....