Category Archives: Daniel

Wrapping up Daniel this morning. You gotta like this guy. As a young man witnessed the destruction of his nation . . . was taken from his family (if they had survived) to a foreign land . . . and … Continue reading →

Kind of surprised me. I would have thought the term would have been found more often in the Scriptures. Found 13 times in the New Testament, only 15 times in all of the Old Testament. This morning I encountered it … Continue reading →

Never fails to happen . . . there is always a joy and excitement about hitting the book of Daniel . . . like when the kids come home from Christmas . . . it’s familiar territory to them . … Continue reading →

The story is classic . . . King eats too much before bedtime . . . king goes to sleep . . . supper starts fighting back . . . king has weird dream . . . king calls his … Continue reading →

I’m pretty wary of “formulas” for the successful Christian life. I just don’t think it’s as a simple as “do A . . . then add B . . . avoid C . . . and D will happen.” On … Continue reading →

If you think about it, the book of Daniel really covers both ends of the spectrum. The first 6 chapters provide, through the lives of Daniel and his friends, some of the best of the best when it comes to … Continue reading →

Sunday school classic . . . Bible story 101 . . . enter stage left, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego . . . enter stage right, arrogant, self-absorbed, megalomaniac king who has just built the biggest and most expensive idol you’ll … Continue reading →

Talk about your “best of a bad situation!” His was the perfect example of lemons being turned into lemonade. If you’re going to have your country laid waste . . . if your center of worship was to be torn … Continue reading →