Karilee Hayden • My soul is . . . very vexed; but thou, O LORD, how long? (Psalm 6:3) When our daughter Wendi became pregnant at age 16, Dan and I found ourselves thrown into a life-situation we were totally unprepared for. A death-grip of the world, the flesh, and...
Karilee Hayden • Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him (Psalm 42:11-ESV). A concerned mother of a wayward child recently wrote to our ministry. “Your book gave me hope,” she began as she...
The Deception of Another Gospel · Dr. Dan Hayden • The sensational illusionist Howard Thurston once boasted that he could walk an elephant across the stage and no one would notice. Later, Doug Henning actually performed that feat to the amazement of his audience. And,...
• 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...
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 Camp,...
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...
