Page 1 of Dane Tyner's writing

1. My First Mother's Day Without Mother My Mom had her 92 nd birthday on April 14 th . Then about 11 a.m. on April 19 th , she slipped peacefully from this world into the next. Her death was not shocking; we had many months, even years, to prepare ourselves for it. Anyone with an... (posted by Dane 17 days 13 hours ago.)

2. Looking At Porn Together - Not the Pictures But the Subject The first Playboy magazine was published in 1953. This Baby-boomer would have been seven years old at the time. In the past 58 years, Playboy and several other pornographic magazines have gained respectability in much of our culture and can be... (posted by Dane 17 days 14 hours ago.)

3. Seven Signs of Relational Disease Some time ago I picked up my car from the repair shop. The service staff not only presented me with a big bill for the repairs they made but a long list of things they suggested needed attention in the near future. Especially stressed was the... (posted by Dane 141 days 7 hours ago.)

4. Child Support From the Heavenly Father – Part of the Christmas Story Did you know that the Heavenly Father paid child support for His Son, Jesus? Though it doesn't say it in those terms, of course, the Bible does reveal this fact. First, the Bible makes it clear that Jesus was both Son of God and Son of man. He... (posted by Dane 1 year 175 days ago.)

5. To Burn Or Not To Burn The pastor of a small church in Florida has gained international attention. How? Did he raise someone back from the dead? One would think so. Even General Petraeus, the officer in charge of the war effort in Afghanistan, felt obliged to publicly... (posted by Dane 1 year 259 days ago.)

6. Hallelujah-Alleluia Means . . . Two words, familiar to the biblically literate, are Hallelujah and Alleluia. They are the same words essentially. Hallelujah comes from the Old Testament which was mostly written in Hebrew. Alleluia is the Greek form of that word, the language... (posted by Dane 1 year 288 days ago.)

7. The Ass Obama is Looking to Kick According to news reports, President Obama said he has been talking with various experts for weeks "so I know whose ass to kick." I can tell you, Mr. President, whose ass to kick. In fact, several of those experts should have already told you. I... (posted by Dane 1 year 352 days ago.)

8. Married or Single? You find it on forms everywhere. You're asked to check the appropriate box. Are you "married" or "single"? Since it is apparently important, let's think about that question together. To provide a bit of perspective on my thoughts, let me... (posted by Dane 2 years 195 days ago.)

9. It's No Fairytale Once upon a time . . . it was legal to buy and sell people in America , well black people, that is. Because it was legal to do, even many Christians assumed it was right to own slaves, and so they did. During the time that slavery was socially... (posted by Dane 3 years 6 days ago.)

10. Pa rum pum pum pum The song was written by Katherine K. Davis in 1958 when I was 12 years old. I had heard her Little Drummer Boy for decades, but only really heard it a few years ago. Somehow the message of the song got buried under the 21 "pa rum pum pum pums" in... (posted by Dane 3 years 161 days ago.)

11. I'm no Hypocrite Some of Jesus' strongest words were against hypocrites. Curiously, one of the biggest reasons given by those who resist Christ and His church is "all the hypocrites" in the church. Sometimes Christians resist obedience in certain matters, citing... (posted by Dane 3 years 280 days ago.)

12. Be The Dad You Wish You Had This writing is not for everyone. Many fathers do an outstanding job of raising their kids. Unfortunately, many men had dads who either were not there enough to matter or were so offensive in behavior that their children wished they were not... (posted by Dane 3 years 350 days ago.)

13. Three Essentials to Wholesome Communication We were created to communicate. Our Creator wants us to communicate well. Poor patterns of communication are major factors in relational disharmony and destruction. Communication between two people is certainly a pretty complex issue. For... (posted by Dane 4 years 19 days ago.)

14. Why Sex Isn't Safe This article was inspired by a friend who contacted me to share her private painful ordeal and to request confidential prayer. It was not the kind of prayer request one makes in a Sunday School class. Though married as a virgin over a decade ago... (posted by Dane 4 years 62 days ago.)

15. What is Good About Good Friday? Doesn't it seem strange that the day Jesus was crucified would be called "Good Friday" ? Does it seem stranger still that Christians call it "Good Friday"? On that Friday which we commemorate, Jesus was stripped, spit upon, beaten, mocked and... (posted by Dane 4 years 71 days ago.)

16. Little Boys Cry When I was 8-10 years old my paternal aunt and her family came for a visit. My sister, my cousin and I were playing croquet in the yard. Someone got the bright idea to play catch with croquet balls. My cousin, a year my senior, threw the ball to... (posted by Dane 4 years 76 days ago.)

17. A Spiritual-life Inventory in Seven Questions The following seven questions should help you evaluate your spiritual life. Caution: one or more of these may bring you to your knees in repentance. 1. How many yesterdays must God faithfully carry you through before you are ready to trust... (posted by Dane 4 years 78 days ago.)

18. Discovering Self-Worth It is one thing to have self worth. It is another thing altogether to know you have it. We don't build self-worth so much as we discover it and claim it. All of the people I have known including myself who have suffered from low self-esteem have... (posted by Dane 4 years 83 days ago.)

19. The Proverbs 31 Man Like knowing who "the woman at the well" is, another sign of basic biblical literacy is knowing "The Proverbs 31 Woman". She is that Superwoman of Solomon's last proverb who inspires some women, intimidates many others, and irritates still others.... (posted by Dane 4 years 86 days ago.)

20. Building a Blessed Home Want to make your home more of a place of refuge and delight? Follow this brief biblical advise: Bless and do not curse (Rm 12:14b). Neither of these is merely an attitude or a thought; both are actions we do that impact others, for better or for... (posted by Dane 4 years 88 days ago.)

21. Love in Every Language Smack in the middle of most Februarys is a special holiday devoted to love - Valentine's Day. Of course, we Christians are supposed to love everybody, even the revolting and obnoxious. This holiday is certainly not about the love-everybody kind of... (posted by Dane 4 years 89 days ago.)

22. Managing the Impact of Technology on Your Family If you and I intend to have wholesome, satisfying family relationships, we'll have to manage the impact of the technological explosion on our lives. Failure to limit these influences on our lives accounts for a part of the discouraging family... (posted by Dane 4 years 89 days ago.)

23. Religion and Family Strength The family that prays together stays together. True or false? The saying is very old and not based on findings of formal family research. Perhaps it was merely an old wives tale. Certainly the high incidence of divorce in the Christian community... (posted by Dane 4 years 89 days ago.)