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GIVE THANKS ANYWAY
But he (Jesus Christ) said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I (the apostle...

Dan Held Ministries
Nov 26, 20244 min read


WHAT IF THE ADDICT HAS A RELAPSE?
Have you ever been or known someone addicted to a particular activity or substance before? It is rare to find anyone whose life has...

Dan Held Ministries
Nov 12, 20246 min read


MERITOCRACY VS. ARISTOCRACY........and why it matters
These are words I seldom hear or even read. They are anything but trendy in our common vocabulary. I propose we change that trend...

Dan Held Ministries
Oct 31, 20246 min read


MERITOCRACY VS. ARISTOCRACY........and why it matters
Meritocracy. Aristocracy. These are words I seldom hear or even read in this year of many words, most of which bear political...

Dan Held Ministries
Oct 22, 20246 min read


AUTOCRACY VS. DEMOCRACY..........why it matters
Having recently read Anne Applebaum’s newest book, Autocracy, Inc., I have one of those mandates we therapists must legally abide by: a...

Dan Held Ministries
Oct 18, 20245 min read


I'D BE A GOOD CANADIAN, BUT.......
After now finishing our 3-week camping trip across Canada ranging from Cache Creek, B.C. to Sault Ste. Marie, ON, I’m ready to sign up...

Dan Held Ministries
Oct 7, 20245 min read


Musings while oat & aboat
O Canada. Doing some travelin up this way. Have our small RV pretty well loaded down and equipped for the duration. Still in...

Dan Held Ministries
Sep 26, 20243 min read


WHY HOPE WORKS
Years ago I took one of those Strengthfinder tests and discovered this about myself. I was strongest in the two areas of future...

Dan Held Ministries
Aug 22, 20244 min read


CONTROL VS. INFLUENCE........and why it matters
Imagine you have two parents. One parent goes about encouraging you to make your own decisions but works at helping you find enough...

Dan Held Ministries
Aug 18, 20246 min read


PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE......and why it matters
I’ve always preferred privacy to publicity. That’s just the way I was made. An introvert. Avoid the so-called limelight. Stay in the...

Dan Held Ministries
Jul 23, 20243 min read


IS IT TIME TO TAKE GRANDPA'S CAR KEYS?
Maybe you’ve had that problem. Maybe you’ve had an aging parent who should no longer be driving. If so………and, yes, I have suffered...

Dan Held Ministries
Jul 8, 20242 min read


OLD AGE & BAD DEBATES
I am old. Want to know how I know this other than by doing the math? Here’s a little trick some of you may already know about. Those...

Dan Held Ministries
Jul 2, 20243 min read


JUNETEENTH........and why it matters
While it is of critical importance for Americans to learn the true story of this day in our history, along with the subsequent Jim Crow...

Dan Held Ministries
Jun 19, 20242 min read


QUEER PRIDE......why it matters
It may seem presumptuous for a cisgendered straight person like myself to even comment on something like Pride month for the LGBTQIA+...

Dan Held Ministries
Jun 14, 20243 min read


SO WHAT'S THE SECRET?
The other day I was seeing a client to whom I mentioned that it was our (Sue’s and my) 57th wedding anniversary. To him I may as well...

Dan Held Ministries
Jun 2, 20243 min read


TO FINALLY BE UNDERSTOOD
Two biblical stories of epoch proportion were written for the ages. One could be viewed as a “problem story.” The second we could...

Dan Held Ministries
May 19, 20245 min read


THAT DREADED "C" WORD
There was a time not so very long ago when the word “Cancer” was one we hated to even speak about. It caused so much suffering and...

Dan Held Ministries
May 12, 20244 min read


THE BIBLE & Jesus
Many of you may have discarded the habit, assuming you ever had one, of attending Christian Church Worship services. If so, I’ll remind...

Dan Held Ministries
Apr 21, 20243 min read


THE AUTHENTIC IN-BETWEEN
They had known there might be trouble. And now they were intimidated. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t warned them. And it wasn’t as if they...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 25, 20246 min read


IS FEAR A CHOICE?
This past weekend one of the two major candidates running for President of the United States stopped at our local airport to make a 90...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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