

Dan Stanford
Waiting Well
Hebrews 6:12 Through faith and patience they inherited the promises. Which of those two virtues do you struggle with more, faith or patience? For me it's definitely patience. It's easier for me to trust God's promises than it is to trust God's process. I hate to wait. But I'm challenged by the words of Pastor John Piper, "patience is faith in God's timing." While God's clock and calendar does not parallel mine, I have to trust that fast is not always best. God has an appointe


Dan Stanford
Path of Grace
Proverbs 3:6 He will make your path straight. The most crooked street in the world is arguably Lombard Street in California. Its eight hair pin turns over a one block stretch. The recommended speed limit is 5mph. You might as well just let the rotation of the earth carry you at that speed. Twists and turns have a way of slowing us down. I love to go places as fast as possible. If there's a short cut I want it. When the GPS offers multiple routes, I look at the one that'


Dan Stanford
The Call to All
Joshua 6:3 “March around the city once with ALL the armed men. Do this for six days.” This past week, I was surprised to see a car flipped over in my neighborhood. The driver cut the corner a little too sharply and one of the tires blew. We all know that in the case of an emergency you’re supposed to grab your phone…and take a picture. I’m embarrassed to say that my knee jerk reaction was to document the situation…. mainly to show my kids the dangers of driving too quickly in


Dan Stanford
Fearless Faith
Joshua 1:7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go” On May 4th, 2017, I found out that Moody wants to publish my book. My knee jerk reaction was "May the Fourth be with you!" Star Wars quip which was quickly followed by disbelief and fear. It was a yay/yikes kind of feeling. I felt like a mom who just found out that after a year of tr


Dan Stanford
Ascend & Grow
Joshua 14:12
“Now give me this mountain.”
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
It depends on how you are measuring but most experts say Mount Everest. The topographical giant is 29,000 feet above sea level. It’s considered the rooftop of the world, you can see three countries from the summit. While Mount Everest may be physically the tallest mountain in the world, all of us face mountains even taller. We come against challenges and obstacle that stand between us a