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AMERICA'S LONG-HANDLED SPOON
Many years back when it was traditional for pastors to do a children’s sermon during Sunday morning worship, one of my favorites to...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 14, 20254 min read


WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN LIBERAL
As a child I was taught a vast array of different Bible stories, most of which created in my young mind this sense of awe and wonder. ...

Dan Held Ministries
Feb 21, 20259 min read


WHY I MAY OR MAY NOT BE A CHRISTIAN
You may identify yourself as being a Christian. Or not. My own identity seems to shift back and forth. Depends entirely on which...

Dan Held Ministries
Feb 7, 20254 min read


NEW president, THEN what?
Gary Larsen, creator of The Far Side cartoons, once drew a scene where Satan and his Chief Foreman were observing some men charged with...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 31, 20257 min read


NEW president NOW what?
So America has a new, old, leader taking the reigns of Presidential authority. Now what? Ordinarily, I for one would not shudder to...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 18, 20254 min read


WELCOME TO POTTERSVILLE
My favorite Christmas movie? It used to be “It’s a Wonderful Life.” But that was before life in the United States of America...

Dan Held Ministries
Dec 28, 20244 min read


THE MAN AND THE BIRDS
What follows is my favorite story of Christmas as attributed to Paul Harvey. " Now the man to whom I’m going to introduce you was not a...

Dan Held Ministries
Dec 18, 20243 min read


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
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