Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done. — Dan B. Allender Courage Copy Share Image
“A denouement is not a complete or fully resolved ending but a satisfying closure to a story. [in French translates 'an untying,… — Dan B. Allender Denouement Copy Share Image
God wants us to relieve suffering, pursue justice, facilitate reconciliation, and free the heart to love, but He desires for us to… — Dan B. Allender Character Copy Share Image
The more we walk the path first while becoming last and least in our organizations, the more we become like the Alpha… — Dan B. Allender Alpha and omega Copy Share Image
The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to… — Dan B. Allender Back doors Copy Share Image
“Joy must be chosen, but the deeper conundrum is that it can't be controlled or cajoled as to when it will come… — Dan B. Allender Joy Copy Share Image
Life is war, and marriage provides us with a close and intimate ally with whom we may wage this war. The battle… — Dan B. Allender Allies Copy Share Image
“The only parameter that is to guide our Sabbath is delight. Will this be merely a break or a joy? Will this… — Dan B. Allender Joy Copy Share Image
Strength is found in weakness. Control is found in dependency. Power is found in surrender. — Dan B. Allender Dependency Copy Share Image
“Abundance is not about possession; it is utterly, completely, and solely about gratitude.” — Dan B. Allender Gratitude Copy Share Image
For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls. — Dan B. Allender Fall Copy Share Image
To dream alone is fantasy if it doesn't move the heart to act. — Dan B. Allender Dream Copy Share Image
“(from chapter 3, "What Makes A Good Story?") "Our willingness to hold dear the moments of past shalom prepares us to imagine… — Dan B. Allender Better day Copy Share Image
“We are to free the slaves because we were once slaves. Sabbath is a remembrance of the stale bondage of Egypt and… — Dan B. Allender Freedom Copy Share Image
“The triggering event and resulting shame is worse than being rejected because rejection assumes a path by which to return to acceptability.… — Dan B. Allender Shame Copy Share Image
The sole reason to serve as a Christian is Jesus, yet He is easily lost in the various activities that consume our… — Dan B. Allender Activity Copy Share Image
“If we enter our story in heartache, we will hear the whisper of the name that will one day be ours.” — Dan B. Allender False-self Copy Share Image
To experience brokenness and humiliation all you have to do is lead. — Dan B. Allender Brokenness Copy Share Image
“In every story, in every life, there are moments of death that take away our name and rename us as strangers, orphans… — Dan B. Allender Death Copy Share Image
“But if we honestly name the passionate desires of our heart, and if we risk seeing those desires come to be, the… — Dan B. Allender Desire Copy Share Image
Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality. — Dan B. Allender Character Copy Share Image
“Jesus, the fullness of God and man, is the full perfection of humanity, and he calls us to a humanity that is… — Dan B. Allender God Copy Share Image
“...you can be assured that the inciting events call for you to sacrifice your comfort and ease in order for your story… — Dan B. Allender False-self Copy Share Image
“The shattering [of shalom] moves us from a place of shalom to a place that is harsh and unrelenting. The shattering brings… — Dan B. Allender False-self Copy Share Image
Stories don't give answers, but they do offer perspective. — Dan B. Allender Answers Copy Share Image
