Daniel Ritchie

Shoutout to Martin Luther. We’re knocking on doors tonight because you did it first.

What a joy it was to preach for the Light the Coast Crusade this week. It was so encouraging to watch 14 different churches work together to pull off this event so the gospel could get to all sorts of people there in Brunswick County. It’s the definition of being on mission together. What made the week even better is that Heather and the kids were able to come down for a few days. I love spending time with them, especially in one of our favorite places - the beach.

If you want to be countercultural, stop being offended by every single thing you don’t agree with. You can disagree with someone and still have discourse. You can disagree and show grace. Jesus showed us the way - let’s follow it.

Yours is the kingdom. Yours is the power. Yours is the glory. Forever.

An unforgiving Christian is an oxymoron.

Wheels up with this little girl today! We are off for me to speak at a pregnancy center fundraiser in Detroit tonight, then a men’s conference Saturday outside of Greensboro and then Sunday services at First Baptist Roanoke. It’s gonna be a busy stretch of ministry over the next four days, but I’m looking forward to serving the local church and making memories with my little girl along the way.

Such encouraging news. Steve has led Faith Baptist well, Southeastern well, and served North Carolina Baptist convention well. Prayerful that he will get the opportunity in November to continue to Shepherd the state convention in a Christ honoring way.

AI didn’t let me down.

Your resilience in defeat will bless the lives of others more than your unbroken success ever will.

We have to get to the point where our Bible is THE guiding light of our life and not just a book we bring to church on Sundays.

What happens when 600 ministry leaders gather with one goal: helping more people hear the good news of Jesus? I got to serve alongside Georgia Baptist Convention last week at their SPARK Conference, and I left incredibly encouraged. We spent time talking about both the WHY and the HOW of evangelism. Because knowing how to share the gospel matters. But before we ever get to the how, we have to wrestle with the why. People need more than a gospel presentation sitting in their back pocket. They need hearts that are burdened for the people God has placed around them. They need the courage to step into a conversation, ask a question, listen to someone’s story, and point them to Jesus. The goal isn’t simply to equip Christians to know what to say. It’s to cultivate a heart that is willing to say something.

The world needs less yes men and more men to say, “Yes Lord!”

We expect teens to learn algebra, chemistry, biology, history and foreign languages. Yet, we think theology is too complicated for them. Don't underestimate teens or the Holy Spirit working in their life. Give them deep truth. Give them Scripture. Give them Jesus - and watch God shake a generation.

It is time for the era of Christian rage baiting to come to an end.

A beauty and her beast.

“Pastors” like Joel Webbon, Dale Partridge and Michael Spangler are racist, conflict entrepreneurs. They aren’t pastors, they’re charlatans.

There’s so many things that I have done today already that the world thinks I can’t do because of my disability: - Fed the kids breakfast - Drove the kids to school - Went to the gym and worked out - Typing out multiple sermons The line between “I can’t” and “That’s difficult” is and always has been dependence on the grace and strength of God. So much of my life may be a challenge, but I can keep going because He leads me to it and He leads me through it.

If your “pastor” ever says this….you’re in a cult.

You don’t have to understand everything God is doing to trust that He is good. I know that because I’ve lived long enough to have questions God hasn’t answered. But I’ve also lived long enough to see that His faithfulness doesn’t depend on my understanding.