Dan O'Deens

Have you heard it?   I have even said it!  “There is NO “i” in TEAM!   That is fallacious at its core.  It also undermines the uniqueness that God created ‘you’ in His image.   We have become worshippers of a sort of false pride. We sing a song, someone comes up to us and compliments …

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Living a rhythm helps us shift from being church consumers or spiritual tourists, into being pilgrims, adventurers, and partakers in the body of Christ.  Simplicity is key.  The rhythms of life that have worked, and continue to work are those that are easily understood and grasped.  Each rhythm must be identified and born out of …

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Col. 2:7  You’re deeply rooted in him. You’re well constructed upon him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving. We have been blessed to bless others. This Thanksgiving and Christmas, we …

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As I look back at my life I have to honestly say how humbled I am to realize that so much of what I am thankful for today was born out of deep hurt or excruciating circumstances. I have been guilty of assuming that God is pleased with me when He is blessing me and …

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Many spiritual leaders, teachers and communicators face a challenge each year as they forecast their goals and each week as they craft their message.   Will they be biblical or bublical? We find ourselves in a level of comfort believing that we must be students of the WORD and exegete the pages of Scripture rightly.   Often …

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