by Rev. Dan King | Oct 26, 2010 | authentic christianity, ministry
The four years of my life that I spent in the United States Marine Corps shaped much of who I am today. And if I have to pin it down to a more specific influence, then it would be that of my Drill Instructors while I was in Boot Camp for the first three months of that...
by Rev. Dan King | Oct 25, 2010 | authentic christianity, book reviews, ministry
I’ve recently had the opportunity to review a book from author Nancy Ortberg which is curiously titled unleashing the POWER of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear leadership. As Ortberg’s second book, rubber bands takes an unusual (and sometimes...
by Rev. 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 Rev. 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 Rev. 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...