The question for Daniel and his fellow exiles was this: ‘how can we live in an
alien and hostile culture, without selling out?’

And yet he stayed faithful to God. He did not allow himself to be completely
assimilated, but found ways of standing up to the authorities, and prayed
every day, never forgetting his home, or his God.

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Daniel had the courage to stand up, to hold on to who he was in God. How can we, how can you do the same? continue »

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Whatever we are facing today, let us face it not with panic but like Daniel: with wisdom resulting in God’s praise. continue »

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This is the real miracle of the fiery furnace: ‘Even if our God does not deliver us,’ they said, ‘we will not serve your gods.’ continue »

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In the Upper Story God is weaving what will one day be a beautiful tapestry. In the Lower Story it’s like the back of a tapestry: a tangled mess. continue »

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Daniel was committed to prayer – it’s all too easy for us to become complacent. But he fit his day around prayer, not the other way round. continue »

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God knows what’s going on, and though all the ‘beasts’ of the Lower Story don’t know it yet – their days are numbered, because the Lamb wins. continue »