This post is not my opinion on a video, constitutional law, civil rights, etc. This post is me, as a pastor, weighing in on theology. I have seen pastors recently cite Romans 13 as if it were the answer to all the questions we might have about how we interact with the state. Some seem … Continue reading Romans 13 isn’t the only relevant text
Author: Daniel Waugh
Flooded with Glory
Last night I was talking with a friend about some of the world's glaring evils. It was a good, but hard conversation and I was sad afterward. A heaviness settled in. I went to the basement, turned on football and grabbed a book I was trying to finish off (it had grown tedious). But a … Continue reading Flooded with Glory
Best Reads 2025
It was a good year of reading. Some great books, some duds, but 35 books and10,200 pages (though some of the fiction was audiobooks). Here are some of my favorites from the year in categories: Fiction Theo of Golden by Alan Levi. It was the first book of year, and in many ways, the best. … Continue reading Best Reads 2025
“Task”
I recommend books, music, and very rarely movies. Task may be the first series I've ever recommended on my blog. But I think it's worth it. Disclaimer: The series is about an FBI task force and motorcycle gangs. So, expect violence and lots of language. Lots of it. There is no nudity, very little sexual … Continue reading “Task”
Cutting Room Floor: The Only Truly Hopeless Place
A few years ago I read, with a group for the church, Dante's Divine Comedy. It was one of the more difficult reads I've ever plowed through. The poem has three parts (each with multiple cantos): Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. In Canto 3 of Inferno, Dante passes through the Gates of Hell, which bear the … Continue reading Cutting Room Floor: The Only Truly Hopeless Place
God Entranced 