by Rev. Dan King | Mar 21, 2012 | authentic christianity, bible literacy, READ
[serialposts]Read 1 John 2:7-14 (ESV, NIV, The Message). It’s not that complicated! One of the things that frustrates me the most about how many Christians approach interpretation of the Bible is how we over-complicate the message. We pull soundbite-sized...
by Rev. Dan King | Mar 8, 2012 | PRAY, spiritual practice
Jesus just finished teaching his disciples how to pray when he said to them, “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others.” (Matthew 6:16a) I dig how Jesus went ahead and...
by Rev. Dan King | Mar 2, 2012 | READ
I’m not surprised a lot by this month’s list of what BibleDude.net readers are getting themselves into. It was a month when I was on a mission trip to Haiti doing a great deal of work with orphans and the poor. So to see several books on these issues on...
by Rev. Dan King | Mar 1, 2012 | authentic christianity, book reviews, engaged in culture, READ
[serialposts]I’m fat. Technically, the BMI calculators I just used tell me that I’m obese. My ever-increasing waistline is a clear example of my excess in the area of food. And watching my fat-pants get even tighter is a constant reminder that I’ve...
by Rev. Dan King | Feb 27, 2012 | activist faith, haiti, missions, poverty, SERVE
[serialposts]Is it bad that I don’t want to wash the Haiti mud off of my shoes? Most of it is already gone anyway, but the thought of washing the rest of it off just breaks my heart. I should probably be a little embarrassed walking around in public with dirty...