Dan Greenfield

  • April 19-25 Quotes

    In the course of my week’s studying and reading I always get way more than I can give in my preaching and teaching. Often I read a stunning sentence or two that I just have to put out there. I’ll try to collect these and post them together rather than sprinkle them through the week. Read more

  • Lord and Savior, True and Kind

    While cleaning out a drawer, I came across a small three ring binder that I used during seminary as a journal. Paperclipped to its pages was a photocopy of a hymn by H.C.G. Moule that was always helpful to meditate on and pray: Lord and Savior, true and kind, Be the master of my mind; Read more

  • Amish Q&A

    Living in an area where Amish have been moving out here (probably from Geauga county, and probably b/c our property and taxes are lower) I’ve tried to learn all I can about them. One blog I subscribe to is Erik Wisner’s Amish America. His posts are always informative. Today he posted part 1 of 2 Read more

  • Rob Bell: Hermeneutics

    I’m almost done with Rob Bell’s first book, Velvet Elvis. It’s been an interesting read, to say the least, with something interesting to blog about in every chapter. What I read last night was too “wow” not to share. Commenting on John 20:15 when Mary thought the resurrected Jesus was the gardener, Bell says (pp. Read more

  • A Roman Miracle?

    Last night before prayer meeting one of the ladies of our church gave me the following poem–I thought it pretty clever. A pretty maid, a Protestant, was to a Catholic wed;To love all Bible truths and tales, quite early she’d been bred.It sorely grieved her husband’s heart that she would not comply,And join the Mother Read more

  • God’s Chosen Instrument

    On pp. 17-18 of Lectures on Revivals of Religion Sprague notes the first of three indications of a genuine revival of religion, viz., that genuine revival is brought about by Scriptural means. As God’s Word is the only rule of both faith and practice, those who seek to do God’s work in an unscriptural manner Read more

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