Daniel Parkins's Blog

Originally posted on Dualist Gaming:
An extraordinary amount of hype has been given to the new release of Santorini by Roxley games and game designer Dr. Gordon Hamilton. And if one were to judge the game based upon artwork and box bits alone, then I would understand. I received the box one afternoon in my…

Originally posted on Dualist Gaming:
Former scientist Daniel Wade, who lives on a farm with his cats and horrendous dog in a bedroom fingerprinted by the marks of a gamer and tabletop aficionado, showed up late before the fleets could commence attack. Though his real strengths lie in the smash-and-grab strategies of his Orcs in…

After unloading a host of trees created by hundreds of individuals, we waited on the Social workers to get a bit organized on who would be the first to receive one of Samuel’s Trees. We knew the power of these trees first hand; Kelly and I had received one during our own stay at Children’s … Continue reading Building Stories to Serve – Part 2 →

The journey of how it all started...

If you are anything like me, you are caught between how busy life is because you love your family so much, and feeling some weight of responsibility for the souls of them as well. I know I cannot save my children, but each day I am given an opportunity to teach, lead, and instruct them … Continue reading Family Worship: Is Dead? →

One of the most prevalent concepts I hear today, giving excuses for their behavior, is one of assumption. They tell me, “I would be a better Christian if I had heard Jesus speak in the streets of Galilee two thousand years ago.” They might not say this exactly, but allow my paraphrased example to suffice. … Continue reading If Jesus Were Speaking to Me, I’d Listen →

Kelly and I love to have people over for dinner. If you are a friend and have never been over to our house, don’t fault me; it happens very infrequently. But when we do, we like to serve up the best food we could possibly come up with. I’m kind of a snob in the … Continue reading The Perfectionism of a Dinner Date →

20 years ago this month, I had my first liver transplant. 15 years ago this month, I had my second liver transplant. 9 years ago this month, I was in a walking comma while my wife was eight and a half months pregnant with our first baby boy, Noah Daniel. 9 years ago this month, … Continue reading The Month of December →

Christian authors of previous centuries—not just Puritans mind you (as some think I am obsessed with them)—spent a great portion of their energy and focus on distinguishing the difference between two categories of sin: root sins and fruit sins. Every sin is heinous and disgusting because they are against a holy and pure God. Yet … Continue reading Not the Power of the Gospel →

I am doing a great study at the moment that challenges me to rethink God “biblically.” It may seem absurd, but it is truly refreshing to look at. James Hervey states, “The beginning of our cure is to be sensible of our disorder.” From that, I’d like to focus on perhaps diagnosing four specific marks … Continue reading Self-Rule →