Sitemap - 2011 - Mark Daniels

One Woman's Solution to Modern Day Slavery

We Have Seen the Enemy and He is Us

Guess the Year To Which This Refers

God with Us

Reds Will Win 2012 World Series

The Connection Between Faith and a Sense of Purpose

The Drama of Salvation: God Saves the Best for Last (Christmas Morning)

Christmas: The Punchline God Wants You to Get

"Calculating Christmas"

Are Bishops Necessary?

It's a Judgment Call

What Can We Do About Sexual Violence in the United States?

Great Passage from Malachi for Those of Us in ELCA To Consider

A Few Christmas Thoughts

Relax and Let God's Hand Guide You

What's the Difference Between Helping and Enabling?

Happy Saint Nicholas Day

How to Make Your Life a No Bellyaching Zone

Preparing for the Fire

A Great Organization

The Miracle of Christmas

'The Widow Maker' and Me

Confidence in the Midst of the Questions

Three Gifts for Those Who Wait

"It's Not Your Birthday"

"Finding Hope"

Powerful Story

10 Things to Be Thankful For

Relentless Shepherd (Christ the King Sunday)

Growing Older?

A Few Words with My Fellow Christians (I hope my non-Christian friends will eavesdrop)

Jesus, Slip 'n Slides, and the Purpose of Your Life

"Word of God, Speak"

The Contractor Who Does More Than Put Up Buildings!

Lesson Learned from Ethiopia

Following Christ Into the Future

If You Cover Up Child Molestation, You're a Molester Too

In Memory of Sarah

All Saints' Sunday (What is a Saint?)

A Confession

It's Harder to Believe Than Not To (Reflections of a Former Atheist)

Parents: Let Your Kids See Your Dependence on Jesus

"When Is It Time to Fight?"

The One People of God

God Ain't Too Proud to Beg

Martin Luther and the Need for Reformation Today!

The Reformation Polka

Certainty Among Mysteries

The Leap That Brings Hope

When Is It Time to Worry?

"I remain unfazed!"

Don't Hold It In!

You Get to Love!

Let's Look Around the Garden

Two Special Memorials

Goodbye!

Read Maria Shriver's Interview with Billy Graham

It Took a Heart Attack

It Might Be a Good Addition to Your Library

A Church That Doesn't Do Funerals?

The Book That Can Change Your Life

Audio of Today's 'Read the Bible in a Year' Discussion (Isaiah 34-54)

God Says, "Come to the Party!"

It's Fall in the Beautiful Hocking Hills

A Beautiful Night at Rock Mill Park

Remembering Fred Shuttlesworth

Wonderful Promise!

The Lutheran Confessions on the Bible

"The Greatest Form of Evangelism?"

"Hats Off to Steve Jobs"

The Partnership

It's Not ABOUT Us...the Gospel is FOR Us

Song of Songs

People Like Daniel

Why We Worship

Choose the Right Path, Not the Easy One

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

Put on Christ (Wedding of Katelyn and Noah)

Select, Pray, Invite; Select, Pray, Invite

Post-Worship Concert

I've Begun My Campaign for Pope

Christian Teens and Single Adults...

Time for Some Midcourse Corrections

Learning to Follow the God Who Is, Not the God We Want Him to Be

A Word for America...and for Me Personally

On Character

Forgiving As We've Been Forgiven

An Ancient Call to Post-Modern People

The Right Perspective

The 40-Year Club

"Who knows whether you have not come...for such a time as this?"

"Where Do We Go When We Die?"

Only Radical, Helpless Dependence on Christ Brings Life

Give Me Your Picks

"Hurricane Irene and the Death of 'Here'"

Jesus' Alternative Universe

Good Advice vs. Good News

A Book Like No Other

Sarah and the Meaning of Life

So, You Think You Know the Truth About Marie Antoinette?

The Best Reunion: I Pray It for You

Heart Cath Report (Goofball Edition)

Insecurity and Egotism

Why God Doesn't Overwhelm Us

Chestnut Ridge Park

Question

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 6)

On Making Plans

A Few Thoughts on the Psalms

Does God Still Speak to His People?

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 5)

What's the Best Book You've Read in the Past Six to Twelve Months?

No Matter What the Economic News

Tonight's Discussion of Job

Reflections on Job and the Suffering of the Innocent

Learning to Be Like Jesus

Self-Care v. Self-Centeredness

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 4)

Go Ahead, Pray Those Non-Specific Prayers!

Joe Nelms: Laughter and Prayer?

How Do You Spell "Buggedy, Boogedy, Boogedy"?

Don't Fool Yourself

Obama and Boehner Were Close to a "Grand Deal"

What's Your Pleasure?

The Kingdom of Heaven is Here, Now!

Forget About Seeking Perfection

One of My Prayers

Growing Into Forgiveness

How Do You Tell False Prophets from True Ones?

Suffering Turns Some Away from God

Garden and Rainbow

Does God Punish Parents Through the Suffering of Their Children? NO!

Don't Try Too Hard to Fit In

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 3)

Be Patient: God Will Make Things Right

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 2)

New One from Lecrae: Be Like You

The Kindness Outreach Chronicles (Part 1)

Storms on Saturn

Mayor Coleman Shows Off Scioto Mile

Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

"Pray with Boldness"

The Wisdom of Surrender to Christ

But What is Freedom? (More Thoughts Inspired by the Fourth of July)

Thoughts on the Fourth

The Most Important Question

"A Little Glitch"

"A Small Untangling"

What I'm Reading Right Now

Keeping Your Gold Medal

Good Question from Wednesday Night Discussion Group

"I am but a stranger here..."

Kindness Can Change Everything

God Has a Sense of Humor

Want to Know God? Read the Bible

This is What Love Is

It's About Life and Death: Some Thoughts on God's Love for You

So, There's a Holy Trinity...What's That Got to Do with Me?

More on This Year's Mission Week

Scandals

What a Steady Diet of Soft Drinks Will Do To You

The Mission Week So Far

These Lines Will Go Into a Song, If I Ever Get It Finished

There Are No Second Class Believers!

How Not to Be Creative...and Why You Should Be

God's Sledgehammer is Starting to Help Me See

Grilling One Sacred Cow

If You're Not Famous...Be Thankful

Aiming Toward, "MIssion Accomplished!"

Christ or Culture?

"Coincidences"

Make cupcakes...

This is a truth I'm thankful for...and take advantage of...every day.

Unfortunately, He Saw The Trends Quite Clearly

More on Revelation 20:11-15 from Hanns Lilje

Judgment, Works, the Lake of Fire, and Eternity: What's Up with All That?

Be Healthy...Go, Share Jesus!

Six Lessons on How to Share Your Faith

The Object of Christian Faith: God's Glory, Not Our Comfort

"You've Got Mail"

May 28: Ninth Anniversary of This Blog

Recent Pic/Videos from Days Off and Vacation (Part 1)

Don't Be Troubled; Follow Jesus!

Forever Young

Christians Having Fun...by Being Christians

When Will the World End? Who Cares?

How to Have Faith

Want to Know Why N.T. Wright's Books Are So Great?

"Why your best try is such a miserable failure"

This Just In: I AM a Dork

God Can Heal Our Wounds Today

The Only Way to God

"If people really knew this about me..."

Too Many Keys

Three Great Gifts from God

Changing Relationships for the Better

Look to Jesus!

Write a Caption

How Big is Your God?

Hope for the Living

"Mild" Jesus?

The Privilege of Work (and the Stupidity of Proof-Texting)

Audio from Tonight's 'Read the Bible in a Year' Discussion (Deuteronomy 1-21)

"Give in! Get close! Clean up! Get down!"

Audio from This Morning's 'Read the Bible in a Year Discussion' of Deuteronomy 1-21

Americans in Paris

If you're not praying...

One Way to Defeat Worry: Never Answer Your Critics

What Decision Will You Make?

Forgiveness, Vengeance, and Justice

Antidote to Worry

Do We Believe It?

Room with a View

Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today and forever

Funny Mother's Day Ad

Praying for the People of Tuscaloosa...

"Born in the USA"

Audio from Tonight's 'Read the Bible in a Year' Discussion

Cut the Sentimental Tripe

Easter and Hope

Easter Sunday: But Did It Happen?

God Loves People in Scranton, Too

Holy Saturday: The Day Christ Spent in Hell

A Logan Picture

"What We Can Learn from a Thief"

Be With Us for Good Friday or Easter at Saint Matthew

Why Do We Call This "Good" Friday?

"Food for the Journey"

The More You Give, the More You Have

"Moving Past Sinful Failure"

Curious About God's Will for Your Life?

Heaven

Passover and the Lamb of God, Who Takes Away the Sin of the World

The Mystery of the White-Bellied Bird on Heron Pond

Palm Sunday: Jesus' Call to Humility

Psalm 32 is one of my favorites...

Bonhoeffer on How We Should See Others

God's Presence, Intimidating Blessing

Hiding in Plain Sight

Tax Day Thought

Beautiful Day!

Misogyny, Murder, and Accountability

Join Forces to Support Military Families

Sarah's Got a Brand New Car

Bonus Track: From Our Short North Foray

Trusting God

The Greatest Privilege and Responsibility

Now is the Time for the Church to Deal with the Ravages Caused by Divorce

Snaps from Our Walk in Bexley

Let's Go to the Short North!

Still Reasons for Hope!

Uncle Jim Would Like This

Fountain of Youth?

Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover

The Grams Scam

That celebratory yelp you heard...

Hey! Let's move into the water tower.

Oh...

This Looks Great to Me!

God is in Our Midst

'The Power of a Whisper'

Looking Out for Number One

More on Hearing from God...

From This Evening's Youth Group...and Arena Baseball

Called to Obedience...Even When It's Inconvenient

"The God Who Knows Us and Loves Us Anyway"

Only Sinners Need Apply

More on "the Law"

“The effects we found in these experiments were quite large, which suggests that prayer may really be an effective way to calm anger and aggression."

What Are the Uses of God's Law Today?

What is "the Law"?

"How to Be a Smashing Success"

"Those who bless God in their trials will be blessed by God through their trials."

What's Your Idol of Choice?

Weekly Worship: Part of the "Privilege of Belonging"

"The Power of a Whisper"

A Conversation in the Night

Don't Let the Nasty Bring You Down!

As Christians, We Always Have a Call

Help Needed for the Journey

Brooks on Over-Confidence

Temptation and the Only Way to Handle It

"The morning's gonna shine like a red rubber ball"

Who Do You Put First?

David Broder Has Died

For Ash Wednesday...

Even in the Wilderness

With Ash Wednesday Tomorrow, Lent Begins

Never Underestimate Our Common Enemy...and Never Underestimate the Power of Christ to Overcome!

When It Comes to Being Faithful to Christ, Nothing is Small

If the Devil is After You, You Must Be Doing Something Right

Why We Call God "Father"

Two Short Pieces Worthy of Your Time to Read

Transfiguration: Really Seeing Jesus

Phil Expresses His View Without Saying a Word

Feats of Impressive Physical Acumen

Selective Mutism

Helter Skelter - Good Evening New York City

Classic!

Jesus and the Cross: The Only Way to "Winning"

The Saint Matthew Youth Group's 30 Hour Famine

Who is the Word of God? Why Should You Read His Book?

No Tears in Heaven

You Go, Sarah!

Guardians of THE Story

Servanthood Deserves Applause

Especially Thankful for George Washington Today

Be Perfect? Are You Talking to Me?

A Strange Way to Live

How About a Little Character Study?

The Dangers in Haiti May Not Be What You Think They Are

Reading the Bible in a Year: The List of Readings

Reading the Bible in a Year

Book Review: Outstanding Resource for Congregational Role Plays on Book of Romans

Feeling the Heat of Adversity? That May Be a Great Sign

Whose Side, God's or Ours?

Christ Sets Us Free for Lives That Matter

Fear of God Overcomes Fear of Death...and Sets Us Free

This is What Love is Really Like

The Internet is Amazing!

Let Christ In; He'll Do the Rest

The Call to Honest Surrender

Power Up!

3407

"The Promise and the Perils of Democracy"

It's a "Get To," Not a "Have To"

Dick Vitale on Saturday's Ohio State-Wisconsin Game

More Excellence from Ohio State

Now, I Have No Choice

Why Christians Must Speak the Truth About Jesus

When Minding Our Own Business is Wrong

"Five Reasons to Make Walking Your Way of Getting in Shape"

"Is Your Dream Too Small?"

Tough One Ahead for My Buckeyes

Be a High-Impact Parent

We've Had the Revolution...Now What?

The #1 Ohio State Buckeyes Basketball Team Display Other Skills

Braxton Miller is Committed

We Don't Drive to Our Accidents

Great Profile of a Cleveland Artist...

Friedman: Egyptian Situation Creates Perilous Time for Israel

The Freshman Who Got Overlooked

Things Are Looking Up!

By the Way, We're Still in the Epiphany Season

Nevertheless Blessed

Now We'll Have to See 'The Illusionist'

She applies for a job through her blog...

For Baseball Geeks Like Me

God: Irrevocably Faithful

Quote of the Day

Happy Birthday, Marty!

David Frye is Dead

Who is "Pure in Heart"?

Let God Come to You

How Can We Bring an End to This Slaughter of the Innocents?

Maybe the most important thing you'll read today...

Geezer Ball? Hopefully, Some Day I'll Play Shirts and Skins Again

If We Won't Speak God's Truth, the Very Stones Will Cry Out

It's OK to Ask God Tough Questions

"So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall."

"At the end of every day, starting when he was in high school, he would ask himself, in effect, What have I done to improve the lot of humanity?"

Making Sense of the World

Getting It Straight

What Gave the Life of Martin Luther King Jr. So Much Power?

New Hampshire Legislators Can Now Pack Heat

While Other States Lower Taxes or Consider Doing So

A Nice Story About Love

"Why Lutherans Can't Evangelize"

Share the Light!

Seeing Jesus at Panera

Remember

Mother Teresa

"Jesus wants your heart."

"Show-off" Christianity...

"Hit me with your best shot"

A Prayer from Saint Augustine

"Called from..."

The word of the day...

"I am a servant of the Lord. I am a servant of the Lord."

What disturbed you most in 2010?

God Does Not Help Those Who Help Themselves

How's Your Conscience?

"God moved first. We didn't invent love, but we can pass it along."

"Welcome to the New Year!"

"May your year be blessed with a multitude of camels!"

Hijacked ELCA Wants to Play Hardball

Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 12

"We were created to be in relationship with God..."

Turn to God...and Live!

A Possible New Year's Resolution?