by MS Christian Living | Apr 1, 2023 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By DAN HALL I wrote on this topic five years ago. Unfortunately, the national conversation has not only seemed to deteriorate, but I fear the “I’m offended” mantra has entered the Christian lexicon. In my 40 years as an adult, I have...
by MS Christian Living | Feb 2, 2023 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By DAN HALL Songs from my generation don’t always have the best advice on or view of love. A few samples: “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” – The Lettermen, quoting the movie “Love Story.” This didn’t work the one time I tried it as my...
by MS Christian Living | Dec 1, 2022 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By DAN HALL Black Friday has come and gone. Christmas season is in full swing. All the sights, sounds, lights, demands, parties, plans, schedules, shopping, wrapping, declarations, family recipes, recycled fruitcakes, ballgames … Everything that...
by MS Christian Living | Oct 1, 2022 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By Dan Hall It’s summer 1962, Scottsdale, Arizona. Sherri Chessen, a 30-year-old married mother of four, learned that a medication she had taken for morning sickness had been linked to birth defects. A doctor visit concluded her pregnancy was,...
by MS Christian Living | Jul 29, 2022 | As I See It, Columns, Inspiration
By DAN HALL From the time I was about 13 until I was nearly 40, suicide was an incessant thought in my mind. I thought about it daily and often throughout the day. Every. Single. Day. It was very rare I planned to take my own life, but it...