by Dan King | Oct 22, 2010 | authentic christianity, ministry
I never knew him, but today Dr. Arthur Brazier lost a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Dr. Brazier was civil rights activist, author, bishop, and pastor emeritus of Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. He also seems to have had a preaching style and personality...
by Dan King | Oct 22, 2010 | authentic christianity, ministry
One sentence is all that was recorded about his time as a leader. And one comment about his era of leadership was made later by another leader. The third recorded Judge in Israel’s history barely gets a mention. This makes me wonder what this man Shamgar must...
by Dan King | Oct 21, 2010 | creativity and art, engaged in culture
I got a bunch of search engine traffic last week from people searching the term shibboleet. I know… shibbo-what? I had the same exact question when I peeked at the trending search terms on Google. In my curiosity I decided to write a post about it. The post even...
by Dan King | Oct 21, 2010 | authentic christianity, ministry
Is drinking alcohol okay for Christians? Personally, I’m not against alcohol, but only rarely enjoy a drink (a glass if wine a few times a year). But I used to be a big drinker when I was in the Marine Corps and in college. Not only do I have first-hand...
by Dan King | Oct 20, 2010 | activist faith, engaged in culture, poverty
People go to bed hungry every night, and it’s easy to see it in third-world countries all around the world. But the truth is that there are millions of people right here in the United States that don’t know where their next meal is coming from. What do you...