We talk with our longtime friend Dan Patterson about what it takes to keep serving God when criticism gets loud and personal online. We share practical boundaries, spiritual habits, and grounding rhythms that protect mental health while staying faithful over decades.
• Dan’s library artifacts as a window into the historical roots of Christian faith
• the slow, faithful work behind “overnight” growth and why evergreen content matters
• why comment sections can distort reality and magnify the loudest critics
• repaying vitriol with love and turning negative prompts into prayer
• keeping a prayer list for repeat offenders and what it does to your heart
• resisting pride and letting the closest voices carry the most weight
• staying anchored through local church, real friendships, Scripture, worship, and unplugging
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