Dan Cooley

When God said, "That's enough!" Ouch.

Moses and the Promise: Lessons from a Bizarre Bible Story The Bible is full of bizarre stories; this may be a new one for you. When the Israelites left Egypt, Moses was 80. By the time they were about to enter the Promised Land, he was 120. He had led the…

Sticking the Landing: Embracing Life’s Lasts

OK, here's a depressing verse, at first glance anyway: James 4:14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. As this is my final week of work, I've been thinking about "lasts." My first car was a '62 VW Bug. I pushed it further than I drove it....

Sticking the Landing: Embracing Life’s Lasts OK, here’s a depressing verse, at first glance anyway: James 4:14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and th…

Finding Grace: A Reflection on James 4:6

Our verse this week is James 4:6, but knowing the context helps. In the first five verses James nails the awful consequences of our selfishness: fighting, the hollow prayers, the misplaced loves. He goes so far as to call us enemies of God because our desires have become our first love. It’s a convicting setup, but then comes the beauty of the gospel:...

Finding Grace: A Reflection on James 4:6 Our verse this week is James 4:6, but knowing the context helps. In the first five verses James nails the awful consequences of our selfishness: fighting, the hollow prayers, the misplaced loves. H…