Originally posted, October 19, 2009. Reposted August 31, 2010. ——————————————————————————– A friend of mine named Joe mentioned that this topic would make a good blog post. I considered what would be the best way to treat this potentially controversial subject and opted to write a simple list of points with some concluding thoughts. 6 Reasons [...]
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Liar, Cheater, Killer…That’s Me.
August 19th, 2010 
alandanielson To me, 1 Samuel 27 is one of the most confusing passages of Scripture in the entire Bible. I have a hard time understanding this chapter in light of the fact that David is the only person in the Bible to be called “a man after God’s own heart”. How can the liar and ruthless [...]
I Don’t Like Pastors
August 18th, 2010 alandanielson Someone found my blog by searching the phrase, “I don’t like pastors”. I wonder why this person doesn’t like pastors. Maybe this person knows a pastor who committed sexual sin. Maybe one who manipulated people. Maybe one who was arrogant. Maybe one who seemed fake. Whatever the case, it’s sad. Having two decades experience as [...]
Hot Dogs & Eternal Life
August 16th, 2010 alandanielson People need Christ more than they need food and shelter. They need Christ more than they need water and air. It is our responsibility and privilege to reach them. For years most of our churches have used the attractional model of evangelism. This approach creates an environment at the church building or an event and [...]
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August 11th, 2010 alandanielson I was thinking today of a friend I’ve known for a few years. When we met, his marriage was falling apart. He and his wife came into the church for marriage counseling. He was ready to walk, but she was begging him to stay. Now I’m not much of a counselor. I’m not a professional [...]
Success Defined
August 9th, 2010 alandanielson Success in ministry is a touchy subject because it is defined differently by many. If success is defined by numbers, then I have had great success in all of my ministry positions, except one. Recently at LifeChurch.tv, I led one campus from 181 small groups to 485 groups in two years. Then when I was [...]
Love I Don’t Deserve
August 5th, 2010 alandanielson Originally posted 11-11-2009. Reposted 08-05-2010 in honor of our 16th Wedding Anniversary ————————————————— I don’t write enough about my family. Some blogers may write too much about family, but sometimes I feel like I just don’t tell you enough about the people who are most important to me. So today I’d like you to [...]
Pool Hall Evangelism
August 3rd, 2010 alandanielson Today I want to tell you about Vince. Vince was a married father of three girls who sold parts at a car dealership. He became a Christian at my church in Santa Fe and his life was radically changed. It was important to Vince to play pool with his buddies on Monday nights at a [...]
Churches Designed To Die
August 2nd, 2010 alandanielson Last week I finished reading Brad Powell’s Change Your Church For Good: The Art of Sacred Cow Tipping and it made me weep. I wept because Brad accurately described so many churches I know and have been a part of. They are churches who were once effectively reaching people, but they crept into decline. I [...]
The One Good Thing In My Life
July 28th, 2010 alandanielson Stacey and I had two of our married friends over for dinner recently. The wife sat down in our living room recliner and said, “I love this chair. For a while it was the one good thing in my life”. She said that because 5 years ago she came to live with us after [...]
