Book Reviews
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Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Every few months I do a review on a popular book. This one I read on a recommendation, but I can’t recommend it. The Good: Dr. Joe Dispenza has some great quotes, like: “A memory without the emotional charge is called wisdom.” And, “Change as a choice, instead of a reaction.” I’m sure these quotes,…
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Free GOOD Book
Download a free e-copy of The Pilgrim’s Progress book here. The artwork is AMAZING, totally fun. It’s from the movie that is coming out in April. The book is a Christian allegory written in… wait for it… 1678! That’s not a bad run for a book. Typically, if you are part of the fortunate 2% or less,…
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Dangerous Calling: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Only love for Christ can defend our hearts against all other loves that can kidnap our hearts. Only worship of Christ, where He is the audience, can protect us from worship of ourselves. Only the glory of Christ can guard against self-glory. Only Christ can turn us arrogant long-time churchgoers into patient, humble givers of…
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My Two Favorite, Opposite, Short Stories
Two stories. One by my mother (on the right at college in the picture). The other by my son. Both well-written, with absolutely nothing else in common – except that they are both great fun to read. I hope you love them too. They would have made one creative writing team. By Mom, Dorothy Cooley…
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Groan
Read through without groaning. I can’t. I was wondering, why would a single, white gal from the states move to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere? It’s dangerous. It’s hot. It stinks. You take one-step off the plane and you groan. That’s the reason. In Mk 7:31-37 Jesus is moved by a mans suffering,…
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Does Youth Ministry Matter?
I started youth ministry at Camp Peniel. From there I went to church ministry. I still remember wondering what I had gotten into when someone in my first church gave me an article on the horrors of listening to Amy Grant. Where do you go with that? Fairly early on in church ministry I met…
Dan Cooley - An ir-reverend Christian viewpoint 