Dr. Dan Hayden • As a man, I am many things simultaneously. To my kids, I am a father… but to my wife, I am a husband. I am both of these things, but not in the same way that Jesus is simultaneously the son of man and the Son of God. When the angel Gabriel told...
Dr. Dan Hayden • It is said that “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Well, a song is really an emotional picture. It can often communicate what words fail to express. When the Apostle Paul wrote that singing praises to God was an evidence of being filled with the...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Sometimes it’s important to do something even if we don’t understand it. It was the great evangelist Vance Havner who said, “I don’t understand electricity, but I’m not going to sit around in the dark until I do.” Tom was a Christian businessman, and...
Dr. Dan Hayden • I have a habit of sometimes speaking out loud when I am thinking about something. My wife will ask, “Who are you talking to?” and I am always a little embarrassed to have to admit that I am talking to myself. In Ephesians 5:18 we are...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Hey, get to the point! Tell me exactly what’s going on in your mind! That’s what God says about the way we ought to pray. Be specific, and tell it like it is. Philippians 4:6 says, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication...
The Temptation of Christ • Dr. Dan Hayden • Was Jesus Christ able not to sin or was He not able to sin? This is a question that is often raised with regard to the temptation of Christ. In theological terms, it goes this way. Was He peccable (He was able to sin but He...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Is it possible to be thankful in the midst of crisis and adversity? Human nature screams, No. God whispers, Yes! The key to having a thankful spirit during a difficult situation is perspective. If you feel that you are alone and abandoned to your...
Dr. Dan Hayden • You can have the talent and not have the tools – and you’re dead in the water. Without the tools of his trade, even a talented man cannot do his work. God is not only concerned that we become persons of excellent character, He also wants us to develop...
Dr. Dan Hayden • Faith is not a blind leap in the dark. It is placing your confidence in some thing or someone, because that person or thing has demonstrated trustworthiness. Contrary to popular Christian opinion, we are not saved by faith – we are saved by grace....
Dr. Dan Hayden • Before we were married, I once sang a song to my wife. Actually, I’m surprised that she married me after that! But I wanted to express my feelings to her, so I did it with song. When you sing a hymn or spiritual song in your church, do you ever sing...
