The Good Life With Dr Danny

“JOHN DANIEL - THURSDAY MENS BREAKFAST”

"Thursday Men’s Breakfast"
John Daniel
www.thursdaymensbreakfast.org
 
How does God lead a 3-time All-IVY football player and member of the Brown University Athletic Hall of Fame to a successful thirty-five-year career in financial services as a Chartered Life Underwriter? This is the story of John Daniel. Why would he devote his time to coordinating of the longest running men’s fellowship gatherings in Boston? He shares about God’s gracious transformation and his love for Christ.
John Daniel is a 1984 graduate of Brown University and the American College of Financial Services, earning the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU®) designation. John began his life insurance career in 1986 and has been a respected industry leader qualifying yearly for membership in the Million Dollar Round Table. He is married to Cathy and resides in Wellesley with their six children (and grandson). He serves in community ministry as a member of St. Paul’s Parish in Wellesley.

“DR. PAT AND TAMMY MCLEOD - HIT HARD”

"Hit Hard"
Dr. Pat and Tammy Mcleod
www.patandtammymcleod.com
 
What is ambiguous loss? How does a thriving student-athlete at one of the nation's top prep schools experience a life-altering moment on a football field? This is the story of Pat and Tammy Mcleod, their son of Zach, and the family’s journey of letting go of what was and learning to live with what is.
 
Dr. Pat and Tammy McLeod serve as Harvard Chaplains for Cru, an interdenominational Christian ministry. Tammy is also the Director of College Ministry at Park Street Church in Boston. She received her MA in Spiritual Formation from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Pat holds an MA in Theological Studies from the International School of Theology, and an MA in Science and Religion and a PhD in Practical Theology from Boston University. Pat and Tammy have been married for more than three decades and are parents to four grown children.
 

“DR. DAVID MAHAN - LITERARY IMAGINATION AND CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY”

"Literary Imagination and Christian Theology"
Dr. David Mahan
www.rivendellinstitute.org
 
What does it mean to read literature theologically? Why is that important? What is the relationship between human imagination and attentiveness? How did God open the eyes of a man’s heart and place him at the epicenter of conversations that influence world leaders? This is the story of Dr. David Mahan.
Dr. David Mahan is a lecturer in Religion and Literature at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music. A graduate of Yale Divinity School in religion and literature (1995) and winner of the Religion and the Arts Prize, he has focused on the relationship between works of the literary imagination and the tasks of Christian theology. He is the Executive Director of Rivendell Institute at Yale. David graduated from Miami University of Ohio, earned his Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, and his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.
 

“DR. KENT KEITH - PARADOXICAL COMMANDMENTS”

"Paradoxical Commandments"
Dr. Kent Keith
www.pacrim.edu
 
How does God take a boy born in New York, raised in six states across America – graduates from high school in Hawaii (as student body president) before earning degrees from Harvard, Oxford (as Rhodes Scholar), University of Hawaii, and University of Southern California before being a lawyer, government leader, and president of two universities? He also learned to speak Japanese at Waseda University in Tokyo. This is the story of Dr. Kent Keith, author of the Paradoxical Commandments, whose faith is anchored in Christ.
 
 
Dr. Kent Keith is the President of Pacific Rim Christian University. He and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Keith, have three grown children.

“DR. EDWARD W. (MICKEY) Klink III - THE LOCAL CHURCH”

The Local Church
Dr. Edward W. (Mickey) Klink III
www.hefc.net
 
What is the Church and what isn’t the Church? Why does the Church exist? How does the Church function? What is the connection between a Christian and the Church? Dr. Edward (Mickey) Klink shares his story and addresses these questions.
 
Dr. Mickey Klink is the Senior Pastor of Hope Church in Roscoe, Illinois. He received a B.A. from Trinity International University, M.Div. and Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Ph.D. in New Testament from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. He is the author of several books on a range of topics including biblical theology, the Gospel of John, and the church. His recent book is The Local Church: What It Is and Why it Matters to Every Christian. Mickey is married to Laura. They have three children: Jacob, Benjamin, and Ruth.

“LAUREN GREEN - LIGHTHOUSE FAITH”

Lighthouse Faith
Lauren Green
www.lighthousefaithbook.com
 
Lauren Green serves as Fox News Channel’s chief religion correspondent. Her book, Lighthouse Faith: God as a Living Reality in a world Immersed in Fogexplores the heart of the Christian doctrine and a pathway of perceiving God as an interactive, hands-on presence - a caring and loving being.
 
A concert pianist with a degree in piano performance from the University of Minnesota, she graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Lauren became Miss Minnesota in 1984 and was third runner-up in the Miss America pageant in 1985.
 

“WILLIAM R. CROSS - AMERICAN PASSAGE”

American Passage
William R. Cross
www.wrcross.com
 
How does a well-told tale of someone else’s life help us make better sense of our own lives. Bill Cross believes that all people need stories. His focus is on the lives of women and men who have shaped our culture. Their stories are also the stories of their times and their work, framing their lives. These stories nudge us to ask: What do you see? How do you see? What do you not see? Why? 
Bill Cross is the author of Winslow Homer: American Passage. He is Chair of the Advisory Board for the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He managed investment teams and investment portfolios for three decades, while also writing, researching and lecturing on art, faith and history. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he was a Scholar of the House at Yale College, from which he graduated magna cum laude. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He and his wife live in Manchester, north of Boston.

“DR. JIM BURNS - HOMEWORD”

"HomeWord"
Dr. Jim Burns
www.homeword.com
 
What should we do when we observe negative family patterns? What is necessary to raise teens as responsible adults? Jim Burns is President of HomeWord and Executive Director of the HomeWord Center for Youth and Family at Azusa Pacific University. Jim speaks to thousands of people around the world each year. He has over 1.5 million resources in print in over 25 languages. Jim’s radio broadcast is heard on over 800 stations a day and heard around the world via podcast at HomeWord.com.
 
Jim and his wife, Cathy and their three daughters Christy, Rebecca, and Heidi live in Southern California.
 

“HOMER ALLEN - HOMESCHOOL NEW ENGLAND”

"Home School New England"
Homer Allen
www.HomeSchoolNewEngland.org
 
How is the homeschooling movement on a rescue mission for the church? Is there a roadmap for getting children out of public schools? Why would someone consider doing that? What is at stake? Is homeschooling for everyone? This is the story of Mr. Homer Allen, who has given his life to Christian education. He stands tall and strong for traditional Judeo-Christian values.
 
Mr. Homer Allen is the Co-Founder of Home School New England. He has been involved in Christian education for more than 37 years. He has served as Head of School at three different Christian academies in New England, as well as in leadership roles with several Christian ministries and non-profits. He is a Christian school consultant, and sits on the board of two homeschools; he also is an adjunct professor in the School of Education at Regent University. Homer is the Founding President of the Massachusetts Family Institute (MFI). He is married to Patt. They have two daughters.

“RICHARD AVERBECK - THE OLD TESTAMENT LAW FOR THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH”

“The Old Testament Law for the Life of the Church"
Richard Averbeck
www.tiu.edu
 
How does God lead a farm boy from Wisconsin studying the science of soils and plants to become a leading Old Testament scholar? What did the Vietnam War, hippies, and the Jesus movement mean to him in such a way that his focus became clear about his future pursuits related to Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek? This is the story of Dr. Richard Averbeck, whose teaching on the Old Testament law has shaped leaders worldwide.
 
Dr. Richard Averbeck is the Emeritus Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He earned his BA at Calvary Bible College, his MDiv and MA at Grace Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. at Annenberg Research Institute, Dropsie College. He is married to Melinda.