The narrative of Daniel is a story of a stranger in a strange land. God’s people had been in exile under the Babylonians, and later the Medes and Persians, for a long, long time. They found themselves intertwined with the culture that surrounded them. In the stories that we explore together in this series, Daniel and his peers did the hard work of living inside of a culture without letting the culture inhabit them. As we live as God’s people today, in a world that is not our own, their faith journey informs ours.
September 1 This World is Not My Home: Daniel Makes a Choice (Ch. 1)
September 8: When the World Destroys: The Fiery Furnace (Ch 3)
September 15 Discernment in the World: Reading the Writing on the Wall (Ch. 5)
September 22 Transforming the World: The Den of Lions (Ch. 6)
September 29 Redemption in the World: Beasts and Visions (Ch. 7)