Follower of Jesus, husband, daddy, pastor.
I don’t reference politics much. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve addressed this topic during a Sunday morning worship service and each of those times has been focused on leading Christians to focus on Jesus and then allow their political views to be shaped by him. I honestly cannot … More A pastor in a politically charged culture
Today is day four. The snow started falling Sunday afternoon and continued through Monday morning. Mixed in was a fairly thick layer of ice. I had tested our generator but thankfully our area didn’t get hit with power outages. Still, the snow and ice have completely changed my daily routine. There are major hills on … More Breaking the routine
“From death to life.” This is an idea that has captured the hearts of human beings for thousands of years. Death has been a reality since the days of Adam and Eve in the garden, and this stark reality has moved people to seek for something beyond this life. However, we humans also have a … More From death to life
As I consider this Holy Week, I am keenly aware of the state of my own mind and heart. These last few years have been hard. I feel as though I’ve lost a piece of myself along the way. I have been hesitant to be fully honest and open with God about the emotions I’ve … More Stillness
This Christmas is different. I’m smiling less. There is a heaviness in my heart. This year has been a hard one for me, and it has lasted right up until the last couple of weeks. As a result, Christmas doesn’t really feel like Christmas to me. Several years ago I began to acknowledge openly in our December … More The perfect Christmas
Yesterday at 2:57 p.m. I received an automated phone call from Cabell County Schools. I listened in disbelief as the recorded message shared that a student from Cabell Midland High School – OUR high school – had been killed on the interstate. I immediately called my daughter, who is a junior there, and made sure … More A time for prayer
This morning, I woke up with my family intact. My wife and two daughters were safe. For many families in Uvalde, Texas, that was not the case. Instead, they woke up to the same horror they experienced yesterday when a lone gunman walked into a local elementary school and murdered at least 19 students and … More Enough
Her name was Emily. She lived next door to my family during my childhood years in Maxwelton, West Virginia. Emily was related to us by marriage; she was my grandmother’s sister-in-law. She never married and did not have children of her own. So, as she grew older, she adopted a group of kids whose families … More Emily: the power of presence
When I first connected to social media, I thought it was incredible. I discovered Facebook, then Twitter and eventually Instagram. These platforms allowed me to express my thoughts, share photos and videos, and see a glimpse into the lives of people who have been part of my life. They even gave me access to well-known … More The simple life
And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are … More Mercy, not sacrifice
Dan Londeree 