Dr. Dan Hayden • When President Bush tried to comfort the American people after the tragic terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, he quoted from the 23rd Psalm: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil…” That’s where we go...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Climbing to the top of the Areopagus is a challenge. Centuries ago steps had been chiseled into the massive rock, but weathering and incessant tourist traffic have worn the steps so that they are slippery and slant forward, making the climb a...
Dr. Dan Hayden • One of our great hopes as Christians is that, even if we die, we will one day experience a glorious resurrection. Jesus has the power to raise us from the dead. That is the message of John 11 where we read the story of Lazarus. Mary and Martha,...
Dr. Dan Hayden • In the NFL, when a football player is guilty of an infraction against the rules of the game, his number is called out, so that everyone knows that he’s the one who did it. The referee will say, “Holding, number 78!” Everybody in the stadium knows he...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Having to ask for a favor can be a humbling experience, right? But then, look on the bright side—there’s a double benefit in that. You usually get what you asked for, and you also get humility. Not bad! So you’d rather experience peace in your heart...
Dr. Dan Hayden • “Sit down and take a load off your mind. Put your feet up and rest awhile.” Those are things we say when the work is done – when it’s quittin’ time. Did you know that there were no seats in the Old Testament Tabernacle? And there was no place...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Steve is an artist and I am not. So as we stood together in the gallery I just saw the picture, but as an artist Steve saw so much more. That’s our word for today – saw. The resurrection of Jesus Christ was a surprise to Jesus’ disciples, even though...
Dr. Dan Hayden • When the hometown team entered the arena for the championship game, a shout went up from the crowd that almost raised the roof. “Shout for joy”—that’s our word for today. Psalm 100 is a Psalm of thanksgiving, and it begins with a strong command to the...
Dr. Dan Hayden • There are signs everywhere to give us direction in life… stop signs and speed limit signs and turn signs and signs to tell you that you are about to see other signs. That’s our word for today: Signs. We are looking at the concluding...
When our first child was born I was not allowed to be in the delivery room. So afterward I said, “Well doc – what is it? A girl or a boy?” The doctor simply peeled back the little blanket and I saw the male organ, and knew it was a boy; and the doctor just smiled....
