The President Writes Back!

Since this is the President George H.W. Bush week, I thought I'd re-post this. He and Barbara have done some things for the Children's Cancer Research Foundation. Since the proceeds from Bizarre Bible Stories 2! go to the CCRF, I sent them a book. But he wrote back, and that I think, is really cool. …

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Holy Sexuality Batman!

Today Jon, my awesome son-in-law, and i started a 3-week series called Holy Sexuality. Our topic today was Holy Marriage. His better be. The next two weeks - if i don't get fired - will be Holy Relationships and Holy Response. I thought it would be fun and helpful to post some of the thoughts …

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My Top 6 Pastoral KID Pet Peeves

A response from my daughter after i wrote My Top Five Pastoral Pet Peeves. Since I'm both a pastor and a pastor's kid, i'm really peeved. Enjoy.

The Stinky Visitors

I was wanting to do about 5 Bizarre Christmas Bible Stories. So - i started working on one. My first drafts are pretty rough, so if you have suggestions send them on. If you can read it to a kid and send their suggestions, even better! dan@danielcooley.com The Stinky Visitors The Passage: Luke 2:8-18 If …

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My Top 5 Pastoral Pet Peeves

Here are my top 5 Pet Peeves. Any you would want to add? #5 Slogans I’m talking church marque signs. And bumper stickers. And matching mission team t-shirts. I once saw a team in a Florida airport heading to Haiti with shirts boldly declaring, “WE HELP THE POOR.” The shirts were complete with a Haitian …

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