Daniel Cooley
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Take My Favorite Seminary Class With Me
I went to Dallas Theological Seminary, Western Seminary, and Moody Seminary. After taking a zillion hours due to moving and switching schools, my favorite class was… My first class. And my first class was… Bible Study Methods – but DTS called it Hermeneutics. That’s because they are a seminary, and the class cost $900 back…
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Unreal Reunion
If you ever feel like your life is worthless, have a Reunion. A Youth Group Reunion. It’s great therapy, even if it is unreal. Back in the 90s I was Youth Pastor for Del Norte (now New Life) Church. I was paid to organize trips to Mexico, Disneyland, Mark Matlock and Magic Mountain; to go…
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Why We Love Easter
This blog was written by Chuck Swindoll Why We Love Easter But now Christ has been raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:20, NASB) The path of the pale horse snakes through a grim, dark valley. All attempts to remove the venom of death’s sting prove futile. Try as we may to steer clear of…
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An Easter Confession
For pastors like me, Easter can be too busy to worship. Well, we go to worship, lead it even, but the sit-down-get -your -personal-life-in-order-contemplative worship isn’t happening. It’s ironic, stupid even, but true. There’s extra services, extra set-up and tear-down for us portable folks, eggs to color and a special service to plan. Who has…
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RENOVATE: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The Good: Léonce Crump lives in a city that needs help. Radical help. Rather than give up on it – he believes God has called us to do something about the mess our world is in. I love the way he challenges us to see where we live as a gift from God – a…
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7 STEPS TO CATCHING A MENNONITE MAN
Originally posted on LateToEveryParty: Between school, holidays and an unexpected pregnancy, I’ve been a little busy. Or rather, sick, tired and stupid. They tell me it’s normal for someone in my “condition”. If being the bringer if life is a “condition”, where’s my medal? So what shook me out of my sick and tired pregnancy hiatus? Under my blog…
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A GOOD IDEA ISN’T ALWAYS A GOD IDEA
Originally posted on Heartline Haiti Blog: When making decisions, we’ll generally try to arrive at answers or solutions that are to our advantage. In the decision making process, we’ll probably have several questions, such as: Is this good for me? How does it help me? Is this a step forward? Is this a step up?…
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