Inwardly Thinking

I just had my son on Wednesday, September 21st.  His arrival has changed everything.  My hopes and dreams, my career and plans, have changed.  And actually for the better. I still reserve a little pessimism about our having this great life together as a family because that’s just the way I am.  I know life

Episode 04 – The Birth of Elijah Danner

On this episode of Thinking It Through with Jerome Danner, I talk about the birth of my son.  It was quite a night on September 21st, and this has been quite a week.  However, when I look at my son, I am all the more grateful that God blessed me and my wife with a

Episode 03 – Contact Sports, Some Yale University Students, and My Argument Against Abortion

Next up on Thinking It Through with Jerome Danner, I try to think through issues dealing with loving contact sports while knowing about the dangers of concussions, which can result in chronic traumatic encephalopathy (look up Dr. Bennet Omalu).  Then, I touch on issues with civil discourse again: this time with some Yale University students and

Our Son’s Arrival is Upon Us

via Daily Prompt: Fragile Over the last nine months, a boy child has been steadily growing in my wife’s womb.  Well, our son’s arrival is upon us.  My beloved went to the doctor the other day and he told her that he felt next week would be the time for our son to make his

Perplexed by My Son’s Life

Soon, in a matter of days or weeks, my son will make his entrance into the world.  9 months – he is growing and being shaped and formed.  1 day – he is here.  He will be in front of me, God-willing, and there is no turning back (since I hope to be an active

Poem to Tupac (2Pac)

via Daily Prompt: Radical Your calling as an artist and poet Your words left quite an indelible mark Images of you struck me in a wonderful way Quickening in me a radical change   The changes in me captivated by your influence An influence that I could never easily explain Words from a man reared

Episode 02 – Gary Johnson, Aleppo, Book Review, Chicago homicides, and Honoring Parents

Next on Thinking It Through with Jerome Danner, I try to think through the issue with Gov. Gary Johnson not knowing the name Aleppo (in Syria), the horrible homicide rate in Chicago, and understanding what it is to honor our parents.  Also, I give something of a book review of The Faith of Christopher Hitchens,

Sermon: ‘The Royal Priesthood and the Joy of Being Chosen’ – Sunday, June 28, 2015 (PM Service)

Back on Sunday, June 28, 2015, at the evening service, I was given the opportunity to preach to the saints at Eastside Baptist Church, which is located in Douglas, Georgia.  After prayer and thinking on what God would have me speak about, I delivered a sermon on our being chosen as Christians and how we

Episode 01 – Colin Kaepernick, Why Racism Still Exists, & Modesty

In this episode, I spend the entire time discussing 3 different issues dealing with Colin Kaepernick and his protest of the national anthem, why racism still exists, and modesty.  This is the first “official” episode but beware of the background noise.  I hope to get better at editing on down the line so those kinds