

Dan Stanford
What Batman Taught Me About Being A Christian: Part 2
Can Batman teach us a few things about being a Christian? Absolutely. Here is a continuation of the last post. If you missed part 1, make sure to read that as well! 3. Even Batman needs a team Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. Ecclesiastes 4:9 Batman was created in 1939, he looks pretty good for being almost eighty years old. Over the years, he’s evolved from the campy Adam West who was willing to dance the Batusi, to the more recent


Dan Stanford
What Batman Taught Me About Being A Christian: Part 1
Here’s a question you have probably never asked, is Batman a Christian? Just because his side-kick, Robin, was fond of saying seemingly spiritual phrases like, “Holy Hole in a Doughnut!” doesn’t mean Gotham’s vigilante was anywhere near holy. There’s a reason why he’s called the Dark Knight. His favorite pass-time is preying on villains not praying for them. But can Batman teach us a few things about being a Christian? Absolutely. 1. You don’t need Super Powers to be a hero W


Dan Stanford
How Heroes Become Villians: Part 1
Have you ever seen yourself as a villain? Most of us don’t see ourselves as the villain of our stories… We don’t wear a greasy mustache. We don’t have an evil lair. We don’t have elaborate plans to rule the world, “MuWah ha ha ha haaaaaaaa.” We often see ourselves as the hero of our story, the villains are out there, hopefully far away. But if we were honest with ourselves, there have been moments when we have been the villain. If you were to take a look at a picture of me


Dan Stanford
See & Cease
There's a time to delegate and there's a time to do. For my wedding anniversary, my wife and I visited our apartment on campus of the university I attended when we were first married. While it seemed smaller than I remember, our family is definitely larger: 3 busy boys, 2 stressed parents, 1 seventy pound dog and a partridge in a pear tree (Ok, not the last part). While there, I was reminded of an incident that happened. I worked at a bookstore on the property at the time and


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