Posts by Daniel Darling
The Way Home Podcast: Matthew Bennett On Missions in the Homeland
Today, we have Matthew Bennett joining us on The Way Home podcast. Matthew Bennett is an Assistant Professor of Missions and Theology at Cedarville University in Cedarville OH. Today, we discuss missions and the posture of evangelical Americans. We also discuss the theological and practical aspects of missions worldwide and here in the U.S. If you…
Read MoreThe Way Home Podcast: Michael Sobolik on Foreign Policy and the Christian Response
Today, we have Michael Sobolik joining us on The Way Home podcast. Michael Sobolik is a Fellow in Indo-Pacific Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council, he has served on national security teams, and has drafted legislation on China, Russia, India, Taiwan, North Korea, and Cambodia. Today, we discuss questions like “how should Christians think about…
Read MoreThe Way Home Podcast: John Meador on Comeback Stories of the Bible
Today, we have John Meador joining us on The Way Home podcast. John Meador is the pastor of Cross City Church. He has a new book that is out titled “God’s Not Done With You” where he shows his readers how God provides everything needed to get through life’s setbacks by looking at the greatest comeback…
Read MoreThe Way Home Podcast: Travis Dickinson on the Value of Asking Questions
Today, we have Travis Dickinson joining us on The Way Home podcast. Travis Dickinson is the professor of philosophy at Dallas Baptist University. He has a new book that is out titled “Wandering Towards God: Finding Faith amid Doubts and Big Questions” where he helps his readers to see the value of asking questions and the…
Read MoreWhy Is Our Activism So Mean?
From the time I can remember, I’ve been an avid follower of the news. When I was a kid the news came in two ways. It showed up every morning at the foot our driveway in the northern suburbs of Chicago in the form of three newspapers: The Chicago Tribune, The Daily Herald and The Chicago Sun Times. And…
Read MoreHow Pastors Can Combat Conspiracy Theories
It came as a text from a very close friend: “Did you know Mike Pence is part of a global human trafficking ring?” I didn’t really even know where to begin. I know people who have worked closely with the former vice president and repeatedly vouch for his character and integrity. What’s more, if a…
Read MoreWhat do Christians Owe a President?
If you count my incoherent thoughts as a toddler, I’ve lived through the administrations of seven presidents and am now approaching life under the administration of a new one. On January 20th, former Vice-President Joe Biden put his hand on the Bible and took the oath of office to become America’s 46th President. Times like these…
Read MoreResisting the Pharisee Temptation on Social Media
From COVID to racial unrest to a divisive political election, there was no shortage of ways in 2020 to trust in ourselves and look down on everyone else. Brands are quick to remind us they’re on the side of science, against racism, and want us to vote. And our social platforms are like modern-day temples…
Read MoreChristmas During COVID: What the Incarnation Speaks to Our Troubled World
As 2020 careens to a close and we limp into Christmas season, most of us aren’t feeling very jolly. It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but we’re just hoping to make it through December. Preferably with a vaccine. Few us thought last year when we celebrated the season, that in a…
Read MoreWhy It’s Okay To Cheer on Good Economic News
This year has been gut-wrenching for many on almost every level: a global pandemic sweeping through our country has left well over 200,000 dead and many other sick, the restrictions many states have enacted have left many others without work, especially those who labor in the service and hospitality industries, and political and social unrest…
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Friends In An Election Season
I recorded this video for Lifeway Voices on keeping your friends in an election season. I give four reasons: 1) Determine not to let politics be a litmus test for friendship. 2) Listen to those who disagree 3) Look beyond the election 4) Take the long view
Read MoreHow to Navigate the Election at Work
Perhaps you haven’t noticed, but we are in a divisive election season, perhaps one of the strangest and nastiest in recent memory. Politics is dividing people in churches, families and even in workplaces. But it doesn’t have to. As God’s people, we should model for the world what it looks like to love and get…
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