Dan O'Deens

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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The Church clearly is not a building or program.  The Church is the Body of Christ.   Jesus said, in his commission charge, GO and make disciples.   He did not say go and ‘plant churches.’   He commissioned all disciples or followers of Jesus to do 3 things:  Go, Baptize, and Obey all of His Teachings.    Every …

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Blogging is not just a meaningless waste of time…a catch up on ‘facebook’ to hear the latest gossip or  tell people that which they really do not wish to know.   I will never forget a Canadian friend who told me they do not use the phrase TMI (too much information).   She said, they say:  “You …

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