Thursdays are such good days. Thursday mornings a friend of mine always shows up to play nine holes early in the morning. Then, I hang out with friends in Howell, MI for coffees, lunch, and deep connection. On top of that, I drive Amy to work and get extra time with her.
We just finished Revelation. Spoiler: it doesn’t end with us going up — it ends with God coming down to live with us forever.
New post on ch. 20-22 👇 danielmrose.com/2026/07/0…
Revelation 15 - Home at Last
To listen to the full unabridged audio listen here: Revelation 15 - Home at Last
We’ve come to the end. Revelation has been a long, good study, and it closes with these three chapters: 20, 21, and 22. If you’ve walked with me through the whole book, this is where it all lands. If you’re just joining us, here’s the short version: everything we’re about to read is symbol and metaphor pointing to real, solid truth. Keep that in mind and you’ll be fine.
It might be 97° outside but my patio is in the shade, there’s a gentle breeze, I have a nice pipe, and Dan Dickerson is on the radio.
It doesn’t get much better.
I finished teaching Revelation today. The final recording covering Rev 20-22 will be up soon.
I am grateful to have these recordings.
It’s the second time I have taught it over the last year.
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The Presence in Our Midst
To listen to the full unabridged audio listen here: The Presence in Our Midst
We often think of God in grand, eternal, and epic terms. But in the Gospel of John, there is a fascinating shift. We move from the cosmic prologue—where the Word was with God in the beginning —straight down to a dusty riverside in Palestine. God moved into the neighborhood.
As we dive into what commentators call the “Book of Signs” (John 1:19–2:12) , we discover three profound realities about living in the presence of Christ.
We got our patio furniture out this weekend. I’ve missed being able to sit out there and enjoy some quiet time to read.
Our patio is fully shaded by 2 pm, so even on the hottest of days it can be quite comfortable.
Currently reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson 📚
I just started this the other day and so far it’s really fun. It feels very Red Rising but with a female protagonist.
Grad party Saturday! Three grad parties. Three towns. Good times!
Finished reading: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman 📚
An immensely enjoyable read. Yes they are violent and there’s quite a bit of salty language. But, they are humorous takes on culture that make a point without being overt.
The only way to be the #OldGal is with a 2!
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Her three streak continues…
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The #OldGal also posts a three today, any twos out there #YoungPups?
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The God Who Moved into the Neighborhood
Listen to the full unabridged audio here: The God Who Moved into the Neighbhorhood
For those of us who follow Jesus, we navigate a fascinating paradox. On one hand, we believe that the God of the Bible is immanent—that He is actively among us and living within us through His Spirit. We read in John 1 about the reality of a God who literally “moved into the neighborhood.”
Yet, we just as frequently talk about His transcendence. He is the Creator God, utterly beyond our comprehension, overwhelming, and infinite. He is God, and we are not.
This creates a beautiful, tricky tension: We can know God truly, but we will never know Him fully. This shouldn’t surprise us; we experience this with people too. I’ve been married for nearly 30 years, and I still haven’t exhausted the fullness of knowing who my wife, Amy, is. If that’s true of a fellow human being, how much more is it true of a divine being?
Thr Radical Reality of Adoption
The full unabridged audio of the sermon can be found here: The Radical Reality of Adoption
If you were to sit in a seminary class on biblical exegesis, it wouldn’t take long to get swept up in the mechanics of ancient literature. You might map out the opening of the Gospel of John and proudly declare, “Look! A chiastic structure!"—feeling like a theological detective, only to open a commentary and realize scholars have seen it for two thousand years.
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The streak is over for the #OldGal on multiple levels. Hate to see he run of 3s end like this though…
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“Good grief 😏”