Posts by Daniel Darling
Why Words Matter to God
It’s a bit ironic that the human race’s descent into darkness began with the serpent’s own twisted misrepresentation of God’s words of instruction to His image-bearers. Words, after humanity’s fall into sin, can now be used either to injure or inspire. This is why King David prayed that the words of his mouth be “acceptable”…
Read MoreForgiveness in a Cancel Culture
Today, we can get the news quickly and react just as quickly. We can thumb a few sentences and press send, immediately expressing our thoughts to thousands or perhaps millions of people around the world. This kind of power isn’t just available to celebrities and politicians. Anyone can post anything on a seemingly unlimited number…
Read MoreThe Way Home: David Kinnaman on the state of the Church
David Kinnaman, president of Barna Group, joins me to talk about the 2020 research on the State of the Church. The decline of church attendance is well documented. What happened? Barna has committed this next year to empowering the Church with the insights and resources they need to reach the unchurched in their communities. Show Notes…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Daniel Grothe on wisdom and living well
Daniel Grothe joins me to talk about wisdom and the importance of learning from those your senior. Daniel is Associate Senior Pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This episode of The Way Home is sponsored by our friends at The Good Book Company, publishers of Talking Points: Abortion by Dr Lizzie Ling & Vaughan Roberts.…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Derwin Gray on shepherding his church and ‘Finding True Happiness’
Derwin Gray joins me to talk about how he is shepherding his church through this difficult time, as well as his new book The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness. He is the founding and lead Pastor of Transformation Church (TC) in Indian Land, South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina. This episode…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Scott James on the unknowns of COVID-19 and how we can pray
Scott James joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James is a pediatric infectious disease physician. He joins me to talk about COVID-19, the struggles of the unknown, and how we can pray for healthcare workers. Dr. James also serves…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Vance Pitman on being free from the burden of religion
Does following Jesus feel impossible? Are you trying hard to be a good Christian while secretly feeling exhausted and overwhelmed? Vance Pitman joins me to talk about his first book Unburdened: Stop Living for Jesus So Jesus Can Live through You. Vance is the senior pastor at Hope Church Las Vegas. This episode of The Way…
Read MoreSome Personal News: A New Opportunity at NRB
Six and a half years ago I got an email that changed my life. It was from Phillip Bethancourt on behalf of Dr. Russell Moore, someone I greatly admired. I had read Dr. Moore’s books and articles and had had the opportunity to interview him for Christianity Today and was overjoyed that he would be the…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Keith Getty on family and hymn sings during COVID-19
Keith Getty joins me for a bonus episode of The Way Home. On Tuesdays we will be releasing episodes focused on the COVID-19 pandemic. An impromptu St. Patricks’ hymn sing that the Gettys did from their home in Nashville garnered great engagement. They’ve since decided to be live on Facebook each Tuesday evenings at 7:15…
Read MoreThe Way Home: Sharon Dirckx on human identity and our minds
What does it mean to be human in regards to the connection between the body and the mind? Are we more than machines? Is free-will an illusion? Dr. Sharon Dirckx joins me to talk about this and more. Dr. Dirckx is an author, tutor, and apologist who speaks and writes widely on the problem of evil…
Read MoreEaster and COVID-19: 3 Reasons the Message Fits the Moment
When the calendar rolled around and your leadership team gathered to plan out 2020, undoubtedly you had big plans for Easter. You’d urge your people to canvass the neighborhood, inviting friends and relatives to join them on what is still, in many places, the one time of year to go to church. Easter is when…
Read MoreHow Good Friday Helps Us Cope with the Pandemic
This year, thanks to the coronavirus, I will not be able to experience one of my favorite moments in the church calendar: Good Friday. I love Easter, with its bright colors and signs of spring, the celebration of a concept on which rests the entire Christian faith: resurrection. And yet sometimes we Christians rush too…
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