“Hope is not mere optimism; rather, it is moving forward in anticipation of redemption in spite of the improbability of rescue.” — Dan B. Allender Hope Copy Share Image
If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone. — Dan B. Allender Challenges Copy Share Image
Reconciliation is not to be withheld when repentance—that is, deep, heart‐changing acknowledgement of sin and a radical redirection of life—takes place in… — Dan B. Allender Acknowledgement Copy Share Image
“To enter the realm of play, we must give ourselves to something or someone and turn away from all else. It is… — Dan B. Allender Betrayal Copy Share Image
“The Sabbath is not a vacation; it is a grateful celebration. Who are you celebrating? To whom do you owe your life,… — Dan B. Allender Gratitude Copy Share Image
A reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power. — Dan B. Allender Inspirational Copy Share Image
“A new story begins the moment an old one ends. But a denouement is a respite that calls us to stop the… — Dan B. Allender Denouement Copy Share Image
You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of… — Dan B. Allender Authority Copy Share Image
“We're in the presence of a good story when the flaw that shatters shalom is also the doorway to redemption... Whether it… — Dan B. Allender Bible Copy Share Image
“A gift that has the power to change us awakens a part of the soul. But we cannot receive the gift until… — Dan B. Allender Gift giving Copy Share Image
“What might it look like if we lived as if we will not be endlessly divided from those who have brought us… — Dan B. Allender Copy Share Image
A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional… — Dan B. Allender Authority Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Turnage is a woman of grit and grace who lives into the stories of those who join her in this odd… — Dan B. Allender Book Copy Share Image
“One of our greatest failures in our busy, driven culture is that we don't celebrate the temporary untying of a complex narrative...What… — Dan B. Allender Another day Copy Share Image
One of the best sources of perspective is enemies. If we can learn from them, then we can profit from anyone. — Dan B. Allender Challenges Copy Share Image
“Too often we think sharing our weaknesses will cause us to lose respect. We think making our weaknesses know will cause us… — Dan B. Allender Authenticity Copy Share Image
Bold love is courageously setting aside our personal agenda to move humbly into the world of others with their well-being in view,… — Dan B. Allender Agendas Copy Share Image
What originally led us to serve others by leading them seldom remains our North Star. — Dan B. Allender North star Copy Share Image
“But the part of ourselves we hate the most is our longing to be wanted and enjoyed.” — Dan B. Allender Nostalgia Copy Share Image
“The damage done through abuse is awful and heinous, but minor compared to the dynamics that distort the victim’s relationship with God… — Dan B. Allender Relationship with god Copy Share Image
Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us… — Dan B. Allender Capable Copy Share Image
So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It’s time to read your own life, because your story… — Dan B. Allender Given Copy Share Image
Genuine trust involves allowing another to matter and have an impact in our lives. For that reason, many who hate and do… — Dan B. Allender Abstract Copy Share Image
“Shalom is shattered by sin, by the intrusion of a lie, a distortion of the truth that mars the pleasure of being… — Dan B. Allender Shalom Copy Share Image
