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My American Dream
Freedom and independence is humanly universal in at least one respect: each of us can freely dream. And while a dream of a better time...

Dan Held Ministries
Jul 4, 20202 min read


BLM ally?
America’s Civil War was raging. An advisor to the American President is said to have offered Mr. Lincoln the timely assurance that God...

Dan Held Ministries
Jun 19, 20203 min read


When I learned about racism
Her name was Mildred. She was an 82 year old black female coming into my office with complaints of nightmares that had been terrorizing...

Dan Held Ministries
Jun 3, 20205 min read


America's Dream vs. Nightmare
We’ve all had them. They both serve to awaken us in the darkest of night-times. We call the loving ones dreams. The fulfillment of our...

Dan Held Ministries
May 30, 20203 min read


While Christians Watch Silently
My childhood Bible had a lot of pictures in it. One picture I will never forget was that of the man who wrote the majority of the...

Dan Held Ministries
May 15, 20202 min read


Should The Outrageous Not Outrage Us?
How often should we permit ourselves to be outraged as we go through this human life here on earth? That is a question you’ve most likely...

Dan Held Ministries
May 11, 20203 min read


Covid 19 dreams?
Am I the only one who has noticed that dreams at night are becoming more vivid and sometimes quite troubling? Since the Covid pandemic...

Dan Held Ministries
Apr 27, 20204 min read


Surprise Encounters
Last Saturday while sitting in my home office, I received a surprise phone call from an old college roommate. I say old because the year...

Dan Held Ministries
Apr 20, 20203 min read


Have you ever been misunderstood?
The obvious answer to this rhetorical question is “yes.” We have all been misunderstood. Repeatedly. It is the plight of humanity that we...

Dan Held Ministries
Apr 10, 20204 min read


Coping With Covid
So are you satisfied with your response to this crazy situation we all find ourselves in with Covid 19? Hope so! But, if you’re not,...

Dan Held Ministries
Apr 2, 20204 min read


Easter Re-Opening?
Yesterday President Trump laid out his plan. Back to packed houses of worship on Easter, despite the Coronavirus. Why? Because Easter is...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 25, 20202 min read


Misery loves company?
Is that true? Does misery really love company, as the old cliché goes? During this Coronavirus crisis, I’m hearing that it does. That...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 25, 20203 min read


Competing or Cooperating?
We all have more questions than answers when it comes to this COVID-19 crisis now circling our globe and impacting our own activities of...

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 18, 20204 min read


Managing our fears
Did you have a relationship with any grandparent when you were a child? If you did, I wonder if you were afraid to go there for a visit....

Dan Held Ministries
Mar 10, 20206 min read


Catching Our Balance
When you get to be my age, you will find yourself including in gym workouts those exercises that strengthen your balance. Why? Because we...

Dan Held Ministries
Feb 24, 20203 min read


We. All. Have. Issues.
One of the great challenges of our time is what to do about the polarization of people in relation to politics and religion. The single...

Dan Held Ministries
Feb 20, 20203 min read


When fear becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
“Do not fear.” I’ve heard claims that words to this effect occur 365 times scattered throughout the Holy Bible. I’ve been afraid to sit...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 26, 20207 min read


HELP NEEDED
Redeeming Gethsemane: when the age of loneliness meets the woke church. That’s the title for my next book I’m only now in the research...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 21, 20203 min read


Two Popes and Two Christs
I’ve not seen the movie yet. Perhaps you have. The Netflix production of “The Two Popes” is highly acclaimed. It poses a dramatic guess...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 15, 20203 min read


When facing uncertainties
It’s something we all have in common. We all face uncertainty in our future. Truth be told, most of us aren’t so certain of how we’ll...

Dan Held Ministries
Jan 8, 20204 min read
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