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    Verse for the Week 1 Peter 2:20–21 (NIV) 20 But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an…

    May 11, 2026

    Daniel Cooley

    Other Irreverent Ramblings, Verse of the Week
    Underletter
  • The Lord Is For Me

    What makes Psalm 118 so powerful is its context. This was a song written for and often sung at Israel’s great feast days including Passover and the high holy days. It was likely on the lips of the crowd when Jesus entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and possibly sung again in the Upper Room after…

    May 7, 2026

    Daniel Cooley

    Other Irreverent Ramblings, Verse of the Week
    bible, faith, god, jesus, psalms
  • HAITI RESCUE

    WOW! You may know by now that our friends and missionaries, Byron, Shelley, Sue, and those who were serving with them from the States are safe. It was covered in a news report here. If you watch closely, you will see them at 29-31 seconds in. But that is only part of the story. Below…

    March 25, 2024

    Daniel Cooley

    Missions
    haiti, health, news, rescue, writing
  • Did God Leave Haiti?

    Ro 12:15 (NIV2011)  Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. This blog I wrote for the church just last Friday, but I thought it wise to shoot it out here as well. Above is one of my favorite Haiti pictures, with my daughter Megan and one of the school kids. Can you…

    March 17, 2024

    Daniel Cooley

    Missions
    gangs, haiti, Missions, news, united-nations
  • 3 Reasons to Go to Haiti

    I just got back from Haiti a couple of days ago. We were asked not to post when or where we were going, as that information on social media can make you a target when you arrive. Later this week I’d like to post some things about our trip there, especially about what we learned…

    February 13, 2023

    Daniel Cooley

    Missions
    haiti, haiti 2023, maranatha
  • The Wonder of NO Christmas

    OK, so shameless plug here. I received Christmas early. Last week actually. Wipf and Stock publishers decided to republish Bizarre Bible Stories and Bizarre Bible Stories 2! Yippee! And, Bizarre Christmas Bible Stories is out for just $9.99 at Barnes and Noble. Also Yippee! But, what if there was NO Christmas? Hang on to your…

    December 23, 2022

    Daniel Cooley

    Christmas
    bizarre bible stories, Christmas, Saint Nicholas, St Nick
  • Cancer and Christmas

    Psalms 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. (NIV) Our Advent candles are Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy—and then on Christmas Eve we light the Christ Candle. How do you experience Christmas joy when you are battling cancer? Where is the peace? What happened to God’s love? It’s a reminder…

    December 16, 2022

    Daniel Cooley

    Christmas
    Cancer, Christmas
  • 7 Wonders of Christmas

    Christmas is a time of wonder. Maybe for you, it brings back memories of hot cocoa, decorating the tree, or caroling. I remember listening to Alec Guinness (of later Obi-Wan fame) in the part of Scrooge on a reel-to-reel recording. Dad recorded it on his new Wollensak recorder with a mic in front of our…

    December 2, 2022

    Daniel Cooley

    Bizarre Bible Stories, Christmas
    Bizarre Christmas Bible Stories, Christmas, Christmas wonder, Wonder
  • IT’S BACK IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS!

    Bizarre Christmas Bible Stories was first published by Heritage Builders Press, but right when it was to hit the stores, they went to publishing heaven. Or hell, I’m really not sure due to the president being in jail now. At any rate, it has sat in purgatory for a couple of years while I had…

    October 14, 2022

    Daniel Cooley

    Bizarre Bible Stories, Book Reviews
    bizarre bible stories, Christmas, gift, review
  • I Literally Feel Like This Chair

    The above picture and caption/title were recently posted by our daughter Amanda on Facebook. This is a very different blog for me. It’s about Amanda’s cancer, and a call I made to her husband Jake. I wrote it hoping the journal ChristianityToday/Pastors will print it for Jake, so I wrote it with that in mind.…

    October 7, 2022

    Daniel Cooley

    Confessions of an Idiot Pastor
    Cancer, hospitals, melanoma, mole, pray
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