Author Archives: Dana Dill

If you have kids within the 10 to 18 year old range, you may have heard statements like these concerning corporate worship with your local church: The sermons are too long/boring/confusing. The pastor isn’t funny/relevant/engaging. I can’t sit still for … Continue reading →

Sometimes we talk so abstractly about “love” that we fail to practice it well in normal life. At least, I know that is true of me. So, I thought it’d be edifying for me to knock out a few very … Continue reading →

Have you found your trust in Christ lacking? Have there been times where you have experienced a loss of love, affection, trust, adoration, and devotion to King Jesus? Does your faith sometimes hobble along, barely able to make any progress … Continue reading →

It seems almost everybody like Jesus. He honored in pop culture, revered in every major religion in the world, and honored even among the most irreverent. You’ll be hard pressed to find people who don’t like Jesus or see him … Continue reading →

One of the most deadly mistakes we can make is to confuse the fruit for the root & therefore chase after the good effects of a thing instead of the good thing itself. In education, this is focusing on our … Continue reading →

Over my years of teaching high schoolers in both a church & school setting, I am going to say this: it is destructive to tell new or young believers, “God told me…” if you don’t have verses to point to. … Continue reading →

I’ve been leading the music ministry of my church for a few years now. Music has never been a primary pursuit of mine, but there was a need our young church plant had for a music leader and I was … Continue reading →

A lot of people get hurt in churches. It shouldn’t, however, if surprise us because of what the church is: a united body made of up very diverse members. Folks in church are truly and spiritually connected with one another. … Continue reading →

Over on Twitter, Jonathan Leeman gives four questions for those who think virtually gathered church is the same as the physically gathered church. Question from a pastor friend: “What would you say to someone who says that assembling as a … Continue reading →