The Burden of Our National Guilt: Reflections on Slavery, Race, and Politics
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the famed abolitionist who wrote ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin,’ was a lover of the book ‘The Pilgrim’s Progress.’ Using the analogy of the book, she likened slavery to Christian’s burden, calling slavery “the burden of our national guilt.”
Responding to COVID in NYC
At the beginning of April, I travelled to New York City to assist a critically understaffed hospital in the coronavirus pandemic. It was an experience unlike any that I have ever had.
The Evangelistic Motivation of Luther Rice
Though he never fulfilled his dream of engaging in foreign missionary work, Luther Rice was astonishingly influential in Christ’s kingdom. Speaking of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, he said that “I esteem it the happiest point in…
Reconnecting with Wonder in the Christian Life
In a world grown jaded with abuse, Christians alone know of a source of never-ending wonder, miracles that never grow dimmer and never fail. Such wonder, of course, is found in God. It is seen especially in his wondrous works and wonderful words.
Seven Simple Ways to Speak the Truth in Love
Christians desire, rightly, to speak the truth in love. We care too much for people’s souls to stand by silently as they pursue sin, buckle under false teaching, or race toward hell. Because of this, we speak truth to them…
Secularization and Sacralization
Since the dawn of the Enlightenment, western civilization has rushed along the process of secularization. Spiritual and religious significance is stripped from every aspect of life, and the bland, colorless objects that remain are marketed to us as reality. It…
Just Two Minutes…
Hi friend! It’s Daniel here. Would you take just TWO MINUTES to help me, right now? Earlier this week I mentioned how you can win a Kindle or $25 gift card. All you have to do is tell your friend…
How Secular Humanism Affects You
Secular humanism is the air we breathe. Perhaps it has infiltrated and poisoned us more than we know.
Help Spread the Word! (And Win a Kindle!)
If you have benefitted from ‘From Daniel’s Desk,’ would you take just a moment to help me? This website exists to serve God’s people. It can only do that for the people who know about it. Would you help spread…
God’s Plan for Your Life: How Psalm One is a Blueprint for the Ideal Life
For those of us who like to dream, the most important question comes down to this: ‘what is the ultimate goal?’ Where are we heading in the grand arc of life? Are we prioritizing what is really important, in order to reach the goals that really matter?
