March 25th, 2013 
alandanielson And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that [...]
December 12th, 2012 alandanielson I’ve been a pastor for over 20 years and even now there are days when I’m tempted to quit. To be completely honest, I had one of those days recently. I’ve often been asked how I’ve been able to stick with it for so long. The short answer is that I’ve been able to sustain [...]
Posted in Character, Leadership, Spiritual Growth 
Tags: difficult people, discouraged, discouraging, ministers, pastors 
5 Comments » May 8th, 2012 alandanielson Last week I wrote about the 4 stages people go through as they become more generous (you can read that post here). I also noted how the local church is uniquely positioned to help people move through all four stages. Other organizations can help people move through some of the stages, but I believe only [...]
May 3rd, 2012 alandanielson In my experience, there is no better place than the local church to teach people how to become fully-generous. The reason for this is that the church is uniquely positioned to help move people through, what I call, the 4 stages of generosity. As you read the rest of this post, go ahead and ask [...]
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 [...]
