Chief of the Least http://www.chiefoftheleast.com Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:56:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Stuff My Dad Said/Says (Father’s Day) http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/06/16/stuff-my-dad-saidsays-fathers-day/ http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/06/16/stuff-my-dad-saidsays-fathers-day/#comments Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:45:27 +0000 Bryan Daniels http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/?p=4479 As an adolescent you tend to de value the wisdom of older folk. As the old story goes about fathers: “When I was fourteen years old my father was so ignorant I could barely stand to be around him. When I turned twenty-one I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in [...]

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]]> http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/06/05/i-hope-your-dreams-never-come-true/feed/ 5 To Be Ugly and Strong Like John Wayne http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/06/03/to-be-ugly-and-strong-like-john-wayne/ http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/06/03/to-be-ugly-and-strong-like-john-wayne/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:28:24 +0000 Bryan Daniels http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/?p=4459 He didn’t walk, he ambled. He had “swag” before the stupid word was invented. For over thirty years in Hollywood film, John Wayne was the American icon of rugged masculinity and the consummate good guy. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin ordered Wayne’s assassination as a result of his frequently-espoused anti-communist politics. Awesome. Before dying of stomach [...]

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]]> http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/31/chapter-1-dirt-wars/feed/ 3 Like A Cocky Spelling Bee Finalist… http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/30/like-a-cocky-spelling-bee-finalist/ http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/30/like-a-cocky-spelling-bee-finalist/#comments Thu, 30 May 2013 17:54:46 +0000 Bryan Daniels http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/?p=4444 I competed in my fifth grade spelling bee. I was one of the biggest fifth graders in the elementary school. Kind of like those sixteen year old Puerto Rican pitchers with beards who illegally compete in the Little League World series…the only difference is that I belonged in the fifth grade. “Horizon” “Prosperous” “Corridor” None [...]

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]]> http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/30/like-a-cocky-spelling-bee-finalist/feed/ 8 The Father of Meth Heads http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/28/the-father-of-drug-addicts/ http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/28/the-father-of-drug-addicts/#comments Tue, 28 May 2013 19:32:56 +0000 Bryan Daniels http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/?p=4438 Every few weeks I lead a Sunday morning bible study at a local drug recovery center. Typically, my father in law leads this ministry but when he’s out-of-town or too busy I’m his back up teacher. I never turn down the opportunity. Some of the faces I see again and again, but many are new. [...]

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]]> http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/21/f/feed/ 5 When We Fall Into A Ditch (We’re Not Ditch Fallers) http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/16/when-we-fall-into-a-ditch-were-not-ditch-fallers/ http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/2013/05/16/when-we-fall-into-a-ditch-were-not-ditch-fallers/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 14:13:23 +0000 Bryan Daniels http://www.chiefoftheleast.com/?p=4412 Not too long ago we were visiting at my parents. They have a small battery-powered four wheeler for the kids that reaches about 2 MPH top speed. I stood on the front driveway watching my two-year old, Gideon, manipulate the little red toy between the yard’s pine trees. He was getting good at steering. On [...]

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