Greece Dispatch, Part 3
Whoever came up with the idiotic phrase, “The longest journey begins with a single step” obviously never tried to leave Greece. Many of you know that I was scheduled to preach at the Brier Creek...
Author: Danny
Greece Dispatch, Part 2
I feel compelled to begin this post with the following facts related to my most recent missionary journeys: June 2007: I spent ten days in Central Asia in a hotel with no working air conditioning. Our...
Greece Dispatch, Part 1
So about this time last year, Pastor J.D. was invited to speak at a gathering of church planters from all over Europe. Being the kind soul he is (and willing to pick up on some...
Reasons I Hate Jet Lag
Yes, I promised that I would begin posting today about the great Greece adventure, and yes I know posts normally pop up by 7 AM, but I’m not feelin’ it, and here’s why… For most...
Greece Week Begins…Tomorrow
I’ve spent the last ten…no…eleven days getting to Athens, Greece, working with 600 church planters and a team from the Summit, and now I’m typing this on my phone while standing in line at Logan...
…Well, This Is Just Stupid
I saw this sign the other day and immediately realized that something was horribly, horribly wrong with our world: Who would need to borrow a penguin? And what would you use for collateral? Most...
My Brush With Death
A couple of weeks ago Merriem and I were on a hot date (translated: running errands to pick up stuff at Target). We were going to make a quick stop at the Hot Date Breakfast...
Yet Another Reason To Go To Church
From NYPost.com: A New York city teen came face-to-fang with a 3-foot boa constrictor Sunday that slithered uninvited into the youngster’s home — a jarring confrontation that had the whole family in a panic. “The...
Jon Minus Kate = Not Too L8
As you’ve heard by now, the tabloids’ latest earth-shattering news is the divorce of reality show stars Jon & Kate Gosselin. I’ve become a fan of their show mainly through my wife, who digs Kate’s...
Perhaps You Didn’t Hear Me…
The World Wide Interweb is a funny thing. Because it greatly reduces face-to-face interaction, it’s hard to tell if someone is happy or sad, being serious or sarcastic, mildly anxious or standing on the side...
