A Little About Me…
I am a Christian, husband, father, church member, professor, & teacher who wants to help fellow pilgrims on our way to the Heavenly City.
Author Archives: Dana Dill
If Only We Were Like the Early Church…
Here is a statement I believe all will agree with: The church is filled with folks with all kinds of shortcomings, sins, foibles, quirks, and weaknesses. Any objections? I didn’t think so. Now, when I say that about the church … Continue reading
Why is Hell Forever?
“God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven in blazing fire … Continue reading
The Ingredients of True Repentance
I was pretty sick all day yesterday. I had a major headache, neck ache, and slight nausea throughout the entire day. Besides being greatly revived by my wife’s excellent minestrone soup (it could raise the dead), I was also greatly … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion, faith, grace, hate, puritan, repentance, sin, thomas watson
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The Saturday Post(s)
7 Signs We May Be Worshipping Our Families. “The following are possible signs that we have begun worshipping the family rather than encouraging our family to be worshippers:” 5 Reasons Why Getting Married Young is a Good Thing. 5 reasons why the … Continue reading
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Tagged apostles creed, children, hell, idolatry, marriage, productivity, singing, worship, youth, youth ministry
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A Spiritual Arteriogram (How to Find Your Idols)
As I wrote yesterday and the day before, we just finished camp and my mind is still marinating with thoughts about idolatry (the teaching theme of our camp). In speaking about idolatry it is too easy to think about the idols … Continue reading
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Tagged ghost ship, idolatry, kyle idleman, meditation, obedience, worship
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Disobedience is Obedience
As I have recently said, I just finished another summer camp for our middle school ministry. The camp’s teaching was centered on the theme of the True God and idols. The camp was called, One God: The True God Among … Continue reading
A Youth Pastor’s Summer Camp Reflections
We just finished our middle school ministry’s summer camp on Sunday. After a good two days of recovery, most of which was me sleeping on the couch and drinking hot tea for my thrashed vocal cords, I found myself in … Continue reading
I Am Still Here!
I thought a quick note to my readers was in order. As some of you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t posted since last Tuesday. The reason for this is that summer camp has fallen upon our middle school ministry … Continue reading
Evangelism Is Not…
This last Sunday, my church began a mini teaching series called, Blueprint. In this series, we our hoping to equip our people with an understanding of who the church is, what we are supposed to be doing, and why we ought … Continue reading
God Has Camped in Our Backyard
“No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known.” John 1:18 In preaching on this verse, John Piper made these comments that have continually blessed me ever since I … Continue reading
