November 1st, 2011 
alandanielson Originally posted 09-15-2010. Reposted 11-15-2011. —————————————————————– I’m going to say something that might make some of you angry today, but I just have to say it: Some pastors drive me nuts! In my line of work as a pastor and consultant I meet tons of pastors. All are wonderful people, some just don’t quite get [...]
October 21st, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted August 19, 2010. Reposted October 21, 2011. ————————————————————————————- 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 [...]
September 27th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted July 27, 2010. Reposted September 27, 2011. ————————————————————————————— Elisha, an Old Testament prophet in Israel and Judah, followed in the footsteps of the similarly named prophet Elijah. As reported in Scripture, the former prophet, Elijah, did not die. Rather, when his time on earth was up, God took him directly to heaven riding [...]
September 14th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted July 19, 2010. Reposted September 14, 2011. —————————————————————————————– Craig Groeschel of LifeChurch.tv, often says, “We’ll, do anything short of sin to reach people for Christ.” I’d like for us to consider that statement for a minute. More specifically, I want us to consider the outcome if that statement is not true of all [...]
September 12th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted July 12, 2010. Reposted September 12, 2011. ——————————————————————————– In my devotional time I’ve been reading through the New Testament in The Message translation and I’m finally in the last book: Revelation. This is a tough book to read. Symbolism, the apocalypse, judgement, death, and suffering are common themes in many of its chapters.. Because [...]
August 26th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 08-02-2010. Reposted 08-26-2011. ————————————————————————————– I’ll never forget reading Brad Powell’s Change Your Church For Good: The Art of Sacred Cow Tipping. 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 [...]
August 9th, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted June 22, 2010. Reposted August 9, 2011. ———————————————— When you’re pursuing something you really want, it often seems like there’s something standing in the way. Sometimes it seems like unseen forces are stopping you from getting what you want. It feels like all the forces of the universe are conspiring to hold you [...]
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Tags: Achieving Your Desires, God's Will, Knowing God's Will 
No Comments » July 22nd, 2011 alandanielson Originally posted 04-14-2009. Reposted 07-22-2011. ———————————– Almost every small group has “that person”. You know, the one who talks too much, interrupts other people, never brings snacks, eats all the snacks, causes drama, has all the answers to your problems but none for theirs, and generally raises everyone else’s blood pressure. ”That person” makes others [...]
Posted in Small Groups, Spiritual Growth Tags: difficult, group, groups, help, kick, out, people, small, throw, uninvite 3 Comments » June 28th, 2011 alandanielson The last few months have been a great time for me spiritually. I’ve remained close to my family, enjoyed my daily devotions, prayed more, and really felt in tune with Jesus! It’s been a great spiritual high for these few months. Until the past few days, that is. On Friday our cable company provided HBO [...]
June 21st, 2011 alandanielson Several of my readers have asked recently, “Where’d you go? Why haven’t you written any posts lately?” I haven’t gone anywhere, I’ve just been busy. At New Life Bible Church we’re in the middle of a series called “Summer Blockbusters.” In this series we take a movie each week and teach a Biblical message that [...]
