David Sanford
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David Sanford is a pastor, public speaker, educator, and award-winning literary agent, editor, and author. His newest book is If God Disappears: 9 Faith Wreckers and What to Do About Them (Tyndale).

  • Hollywood breaking news: The Wordz hits the streets

    April 15th, 201006:44 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    HOLLYWOOD (April 15, 2010) -- A one-hour film called The Wordz Project hits the streets Tuesday, April 20. You've never seen anything like it before. The brand-new film documents one of the most unlikely musical journeys in recent history. Rap legends The Last Poets (often referred to as the founders of rap), superstars Bone Thugs N-Harmony, Mr. ...

  • Haunted by the Prayer of Mother Teresa

    July 29th, 200912:50 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    A while back I had the privilege of joining Suzie Slonaker, Dr. Tony Campolo, Dr. Paul Louis Metzger, Clark Blakeman, and about 20 others for dinner at the Aquariva Restaurant just south of downtown Portland, Oregon. The funny thing about meeting at a hip restaurant on a Monday evening is -- you just about own the place. To say the least, we d...

  • I'll Take a Mocha...And a Miracle, Please

    July 26th, 200910:50 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    McDonald's is offering free mochas again this Monday. Every day, Jesus Christ offers much, much more. The following story is from my good friend Ann Dunagan, a missionary, homeschool mom, and author of several excellent books:Last Friday morning, I woke up to an urgent phone call regarding a troubled teenage girl. She'd run away from home, bee...

  • Ant Talk on a Warm Summer Evening

    June 20th, 200902:23 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    An old allegory came home with added force one summer evening.  My daughter Shawna, her little brother Jonathan, and two little friends of theirs were strolling with me through the neighborhoods surrounding our home outside downtown Portland, Oregon.             The kids--as kids will do-...

  • The Problem with "Bonnie" and Me

    June 18th, 200911:32 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    I've recently learned how to use my new GPS unit. But it will never make me a saint. When I started working with my GPS unit, I tried all of the computerized voices and arbitrarily selected "Bonnie." I checked off several other preferences, keyed in our home address, and loaded several addresses I knew I'd need in coming days. But using a GPS...

  • Humor and Storytelling Can Point Others to God

    June 18th, 200912:08 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    I remember when one of my older kids hit 18 and went off to university. Their vocabulary stretched by a word or two. I winced, but I didn't offer a rebuke. Instead, I cheated and simply prayed. The Holy Spirit convicted them a while later, and even later during a visit they told me about it. My decision not to say such words had become their own pe...

  • Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 5)

    June 11th, 200912:58 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    This week I've discussed how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God. God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church. They're not the same, but how are they different? The fact is, God not only can use anyone...

  • Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 4)

    June 10th, 200912:02 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    A few days ago I commented about how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God. God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church. They're not the same, but how are they different? Jesus Christ is the head of th...

  • Real Love: A Paraphase of 1 Corinthians 13

    June 09th, 200910:42 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    If I talk a lot about God and the Bible and the Church, but I fail to ask about your needs and then help you, I'm simply making a lot of empty religious noise. If I graduate from theological seminary and know all the answers to questions you'll never even think of asking, and if I have all the degrees to prove it...and if I say I believe in God wi...

  • Eternity: Slow Train Comin' (Part 3)

    June 09th, 200910:31 PM ET
    By David Sanford
    A few days ago I commented about how the evangelical church is once again beginning to understand its place within the broader Church, within the much larger family of God, and within the much, much larger kingdom of God. God's kingdom. God's family. God's Church. They're not the same, but how are they different? God's family stretches from Adam...
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Jesus talked about no faith, little faith, faith, growing faith, more faith, much faith, which kind do you have right now?