Daryl Densford
Here I Sit: 2012 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for my blog. I thought you might be interested in seeing it . . . though I’d imagine I was more interested in it than you likely will be! Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got […]
Message of Hope for Christmas
Every Christmas season, we are reminded of that famous newspaper article of years past assuring little Virginia that there is a Santa Claus. That was long ago, when Christmas brought with it many long-held traditions and getting through the season was simpler and not so hectic. Now, every year, it seems that the Christmas decorations […]
She may be in Hell because of me . . .
Whenever I think of her, I nearly always see her looking at me through the blazing flames of Hell. She isn’t saying anything but in her eyes I see her question, “Why didn’t you tell me?” While I was attending Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs Colorado, I had the opportunity to work as a […]
Are We Responsible for Another Person’s Choices?
The Australian DJs who pranked the hospital where British royal, Kate Middleton, was being treated have reportedly lost their jobs, or at least have had their show suspended. While the prank itself, received much publicity and air-play, Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who the DJs convinced they were the Queen and Prince Charles, has apparently committed […]
Very Inspiring Blogger Award
Books at Middlemay Farm has nominated me for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Thanks Books at Middlemay Farm, it’s always great to know someone gets inspired from something you write, much less that anyone is reading it! (I guess you didn’t see my political rants!) . Anyway, the rules of this award are: 1. Display the […]
Reflections on “The Steward Leader”
Major Themes R. Scott Rodin begins with the point that in the Bible, leaders are not appointed but anointed for service. He says, “The selection criterion for leadership was not based on who seemed most fit for the appointment, but on whom God had anointed for the task” (p. 14). This is in contrast to […]
The Christian Life and the Liberal Right
Originally posted on Juicy Ecumenism – The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog:
(Photo credit: The Pretty Padded Room) By Addie Darling Since the election, there have been numerous articles tolling the bell for the death of Christianity’s relevancy in the political sphere, as well as a continuing discussion over the future of Christian political activism. These…
“World’s Best Dad” Review in Buzzbin Magazine
A couple of months ago I shamelessly plugged Eddie Doldrum’s debut release, World’s Best Dad, since my son played the guitar and mandolin on it. Recently the album was reviewed by Buzzbin Magazine, a regional entertainment magazine, so it only seems right that I share that review here. Before I share the review, let me quickly […]
Reflections on “The Divine Embrace”
Major Themes If “The Divine Embrace” was to be summarized in one sentence, it would be: “… spiritual life…is union with God fulfilled in a life of contemplation and participation in God’s vision for life in this world” (p. 16). Dr. Webber goes back to this statement over and over as he explores spirituality in […]
Post Thanksgiving Hike and a Touching Methodist Civil War Story
This is a touching story of Christianity in action during and after the Civil War: (Reblogged from Juicy Ecumenism) Post Thanksgiving Hike and a Touching Methodist Civil War Story by Mark Tooley, President of IRD There’s no better place for a post Thanksgiving hike than Bull Run Battlefield in Virginia 30 miles outside Washington, DC. Although […]
Here I Sit 