• 2 Timothy 2:1 – by Dan Hayden • Truth matters! We are being told today that it doesn’t—but it does. In most endeavors of life, this is a given. Truth does matter in medical science, for instance, because life and death are often at stake. A diagnosis is either...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ (2004) elicited responses that span the spectrum of human emotion and experience. In doing so it has set numerous box office records, caused controversy regarding alleged anti-Semitism, and encouraged...
Avoiding the ditch of Bibliolatry* – John 5:39-40 • Dr. Dan Hayden • When driving, avoiding the ditch is the name of the game. The challenge, though, is that there is a ditch on both sides of the road. Overcompensating from either side will land you in the ditch...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Recently I was lost. I had made a wrong turn and was making great time, but in the wrong direction. After almost an hour of feeling good about the progress I was making, I suddenly realized that I was approaching Fort Wayne, Indiana, instead of...
by Dan Hayden • There are times when it is good to be alone with your thoughts – to have a little solitude, a little peace and quiet. But for the most part, the average person does not like to be alone for an extended period of time. Years ago at Honey Rock...
Suffering According to the Will of God · Dr. Dan Hayden • The Bible exhorts us to an impossible life. For instance, can you imagine stepping out of the security of your boat and actually walking on water? I have contemplated that possibility while floating securely in...
Learning to Trust in the Providence of God · Dr. Dan Hayden • We all suffer occasionally, but for some it is a way of life. For them, pain and foreboding anticipation are a part of the daily routine—dark companions that are with them to the end. Grappling with the...
Identifying and Battling Postmodernity • Dr. Dan Hayden • Continuing to fight battles that are over is an exercise in futility. A number of years ago, after the Second World War, there were reports from an island in the Pacific that a pocket of Japanese soldiers had...
A Perspective on Politics • Dr. Dan Hayden • The church of Jesus Christ is not American. On the other hand, it is not un-American either. It is simply not political. You may think I’m unpatriotic (or maybe just plain weird), but I have always had a problem with having...
Dr. Dan Hayden • It is increasingly hard to find a good man. Recently a woman who had been abused and abandoned by her husband asked me if I knew the difference between a man and a battery. The answer to that question was that a battery has a positive side. Knowing...
