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Hello! My name is Marty Daniels and I am a Christian Comedian based out of Columbus, OH. I am looking for several people to help fill my schedule for 2007 and 2008. If you are over 18 years of age and involved in a church in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin or New York you can make extra money by helping me book "performance" dates. For complete details and how you would be compensated as an Independent Contractor please send me a note through JCFaith.com or contact me through my booking form on my website. Be sure to include your telephone number and email address in that inquiry.. My very best, Marty Daniels
Okay, I GET IT!. I get that there are a lot of dollars on the line with major motion pictures. Since  Mel Gibson tapped into the Christian dollar at the box office there has been a growing trend by studios and distributors to get evangelicals to return to "The Church of Seats Over Sticky Floors". The latest movie to promote themselves to various faith organizations is the popular franchise, "Rocky". Yeah, ROCKY! In this episode of ROCKY, Sylvester Stallone "resurrects" his role as Rocky Balboa and is now saying the character has always been based on the characteristics of Christ...um, RIGHT! In this article from James Dobson's: Focus On The Family he also says that Rambo is a "Christian Warrior". Here is an audio sample of the interview with Stallone. I can almost see it now...Get ready for a Mr. T and Rocky rematch on a TBN station near you! AHHHHHH!!! Let me also say just how pathetic and incredibly irresponsible and hypocritical this is of Focus on the Family. It sickens me that this organization would be the mouthpiece of an industry to a wide body of people who have trusted what FOF has said over the years. It's an abuse of their power equal to categorically endorsing a political candidate just because of their party affiliation.
At first glance when you study Marty Daniels' comedy, you might miss the significance of the man behind the laughs. Truthfully, he looks like any other comic, but his material is a journey. His on stage persona is not natural to anyone else but it just  happens to be who he is. I guess some people are that goofy. His thoughts zig where others zag. His wife, Trina, works as his Booking Agent, Manager, Merchandise Table "Volunteer" and Detail Person for each show. Currently she is putting together dates for a Fall-Winter 2007-08 tour that will take him to churches in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Tennessee. Until the tour starts Marty is performing single dates to keep his routine fresh while adding new material that will be featured on a CD/DVD combo to be released for Christmas 2007. Recently Marty sat down for this interview with Erik Matthews anaspiring journalist currently attending THE Ohio State University. Do people expect you to be funny? Honestly? Yeah, I mean when I'm on stage, I hope so. When I'm offstage they probably just think "This guys a little strange." Most of the time, they're probably right. I am a little strange. Don't you think? Why do you suppose people prefer comedy that's dirty or shocking? I don't know that they do. Honestly what else is being offered to the masses? Take a look at the networks and Comedy Central. Sure, there's Brian Regan, Jim Gaffigan and a couple others that are clean but beyond that your scraping the bottom of the barrel again. I recently saw one of your shows in a church and was surprised that you talked about grief. How do you talk about grief in a comedy show? The first thing is that comedy is about being honest. Most comedy is born out of tragedy. Just because I am a Christian doesn't mean I'm any different. I like to say it is the human experience. For years I tried to be "The good guy" but frankly life was kicking my butt. I was locked into a place I didn't belong and finally I had to confess it to God and then allow him to move me from there and it was all rooted in grief. On that level, I'm not so different than "normal people." What's your material? It's pretty universal. I guess my incredible hatred of cats would not be a uniting message to the folks in PETA but that's probably the only thing I can think of that anyone would be offended by. Beyond that I look for what EVERYONE experiences car troubles, home repair, weight issues, neighbors, family, you know? What makes a good comedian? Knowing when to say "WHEN." I know guys who have an hour and a half of material and every bit of it is funny but after the first 45 minutes to an hour the audience is ready to move on. Do you have a stage persona? Not really. When I walk out there I want people to see ME. Who I think is a guy that pretty much anyone can relate too. I've been to comedy clubs where the audience is just ruthless, waiting for you to suck. Have you ever had that experience? Not at all. everything I have ever done has worked. NOT! Honestly, Comedy Clubs and Churches are a lot alike in that respect and it is just as tough to be on stage when you feel like an audience is sizing you up. In that situation it is much harder to be funny. The one thing you can't force people to do is laugh. Unless you had a gun and then it would just be nervous laughs and those aren't fun at all. What do you laugh at? I like stories. To me, stories are funnier than any joke teller. Stories seem more natural. Does humor evolve? Sure. It's why we have Democrats and Republicans and Traffic Jams and Cell Phone humor. If it didn't evolve we'd still be talking about that crazy guy who thinks the world is round or that guy who thinks fire can actually be obtained. Copyright (c) 2006,MartyDaniels.com. To inquire about booking Marty Daniels for a single date or as part of his 2007-2008 Fall/Winter tour visit http://www.MartyDaniels.com or call his office at 866-935-7539.
I just got in from a "show" at a church in NW-Ohio...a small community I had never been to previously, Delphos. Not much going on in Delphos tonight other than a comedy show at a church for the group of workers and volunteers. When they contacted us (my wife and I) they described that the church had had some rough times of late and they need to laugh but that they also need to hear a message. So we prayed. We prayed and we prayed some mmore. Tonight for nearly an hour the crowd was roaring with laughter and I really had no idea what to say for a message...sure I had read some scriptures but I really flt the prompting of the holy spirit to share my testimony. I am grateful I listened because it was so obvious God was in the ears that were hearing these words. A few people came to my wife tonight and said that they had had a similar experience and that they never knew how they would get over, through or around that time in their life and that tonight they believed they had seen a bit of light on the trail. I AM SO GRATEFUL AND HAPPY THAT GOD HAS USED WHAT WAS MEANT TO DESTROY ME FOR HIS GLORY! PRAISE GOD! He is faithful eventhough I don't deserve it... I am amped and honestly the Holy Spirit is still working me over...I just can't go to sleep. Marty D
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Posted On 11/26/2006 14:02:15
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I get a lot of questions from people who ask me why my humor takes aim at what many people in the church look to as widely embraced and accepted religious outlets and figures such as TBN and televangelists like Joel Osteen, Benny Hinn, Rod Parsley and many others. The simple answer is because they annoy me. But the reason behind their annoyance is because for the most part what they say and teach are lies, half truths, fantasy and paganism. Are you a Christian? Yes. Are you really a Christian? Yes, and for a quick idea of what I believe it means to be a Christian. I BELIEVE there is only one living God. He reveals Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit with distinct personal attributes but without division of nature, essence or being. (Mth. 3:16-17; Mth. 28:19; I Cor. 12:4-6; II Cor. 13:14; Eph. 2:18; Eph. 4:4-6)
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I BELIEVE that the Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is the record of God's revelation of Himself to man. The criterion by which the Bible is to be interpreted is Jesus Christ, the Word of God. (Psalm 119:89; II Pet. 1:20-21; Mth. 4:18; Luke 21:33; II Tim. 3:16; John 1:1; Rev. 19:13)
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I BELIEVE that man has fallen through sin from his original innocence as created by God, and that only God's grace can bring man back into fellowship with Him. (Gen. 1-3; Rom. 5:12-21; Rom. 1:19-32)
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I BELIEVE that God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, partaking of the nature of both God and man but without sin, to redeem mankind from his fallen state through his death and spilled blood on the Cross, in which He took all the sin of the world on Himself and paid the penalty. His resurrection from the dead and Ascension to the Father completed that redemption. (Is. 7:14; Mth. 1:23; II Cor. 5:21; I Cor. 15:1-8; Rom. 4:25; Colossians 1:20-22; Heb. 9:12,22,24-26)
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I BELIEVE that salvation comes through faith in Christ and his finished work on the Cross, a free gift rather than a reward for effort or worth. (Rom. 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-10,13; Eph. 2:8,9) I BELIEVE that believers are to be baptized by immersion in water as a symbolic testimony to their experience of the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord, and that they are to partake of the Lord's Supper as a reminder of Christ's sacrifice of His body and his blood, and His indwelling in us. (Mth. 28:19; Luke 22:19-20; Mth. 26:26-29; Acts 2:41; I Cor. 11:23-34)
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I BELIEVE in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit operating in the Church-- including speaking in tongues and physical healing-- and the power of the Spirit maintaining the believer in the daily walk of faith. (Luke 11:11-13; Acts 2:1-4, 38-39; Acts 8:14-17; Eph. 5:18; I Cor. 12-14; Rom. 8:5-11; 14-17, 26-27; I Pet. 2:24; James 5:14; Acts 4:29-31)
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I BELIEVE that Satan is real and exists to attack the saints and the church as the father of lies, and that we resist him through the truth of the scriptures as Christ did, and the certain knowledge that the adversary and "accuser of the brethren" was defeated at the Cross. (Job 1:6-12; Mth. 4:1-11; Col. 2:15; Heb. 2:14)
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I BELIEVE that Christ will return personally and visibly at the end of time to bring the world to its appropriate end. The unrighteous will be consigned to hell, a place of everlasting torment, and believers will dwell forever in heaven with the Lord. (I Thess. 4:13-18; John 5:24; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 22:12-15) Did I write that just for this blog? No, I thought that out and prepared that several years ago when I started contemplating taking my comedy into the church. I am concerned for the church and for the people who make up the church. I am concerned we are being led deeper and deeper into a pagan type of faith which is being pushed further and further along by those involved in the word/faith movement and now has spread into several denominations even when it is in opposition to the doctrine of those churches. Christian entertainment is fine but the doctrine behind the books you read, messages you hear and music you listen to need to be filtered through the reliable and true Word of God. We must not filter the word of God to meet our theology but instead the Word of God must dominate and lead us in every aspect of our life. Your faith and the choices you make are not simply a fad or what you do on a whim. This is for keeps and while I do not have anything personal against the people I mentioned before they are not teaching sound biblical doctrine and should not be followed any more than someone who teaches the practices of Islam should be followed. I'm not being a smart _ _ _ or a wise guy by writing this I am concerned and I hope you will read this in the heart that it is written. My very best, Marty Daniels http://www.MartyDaniels.com
I was reading the DrudgeReport (http://www.DrudgeReport.com) and was shocked andsadened by a story about a group of teens who werecheering for a young lady to jump from a building to commit suicide. Reading on I was THRILLED to see Jesus arrive on the scene in the form of a group of homeless people who told the group to "Shut Up"...an altercation took place afterwards but no doubt the homeless value life more than many. You've seen the bracelette now read about WWJD. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-11-07T184306Z_01_L07793257_RTRUK OC_0_US-GERMANY-SUICIDE.xml&src=rss&rpc=22 Suicide bid sparks punch-up among spectators
Tue Nov 7, 2006 1:43 PM ET
BERLIN (Reuters) - A young woman's rooftop suicide bid in Germany sparked a mass brawl between spectators encouraging the 21-year-old to jump and a group of homeless people trying to protect her, authorities said Tuesday. The homeless people were angered when some teenagers in the crowd of hundreds started yelling to the woman she should throw herself from the roof of the town hall of the southwestern town of Loerrach, said police spokesman Dietmar Ernst. "The homeless people started shouting at the kids not to say that, using some strong language," Ernst said. "Morally speaking though, the homeless people were in the right." A punch-up involving around 40 people then ensued, during which time police managed to coax the woman back indoors -- three and a half hours after her ordeal began. Some 35 officers, six of whom were injured during the fight, were needed to break it up. Eight participants were arrested, most of them school children aged between 16 and 19. Ernst said he was doubtful that the brawl, which involved at least one girl, had stopped the woman from jumping. "She was about 70 metres (230 feet) up and probably wouldn't have seen much of what was going on," he said.
I will confess that I am not overly aware of who Ted Haggard is prior to his very public disgrace this past week but I can tell you one thing, pretty much everybody knows about him now. I don't doubt that his heart and passion for Jesus are high but I would say that even while doing so many GREAT things for the body of Christ that and the cause of Christ that his walk got off step. I am not throwing stones at Ted Haggard. I have gotten out of step with Christ before and it is clearly no fun. Getting out of step is no fun because it humiliates you. It causes others to doubt the power of Christ to change us. It causes others to stumble and it causes division, a division that is sometimes under the roof of a house shared by a mana nd a woman and sometimes under the roof of a congregation. There are two things at play here as I see it. Ted Haggard was revealed to be the image of Peter as the !@#$ crowed three times...Peter denied Christ three times and then looked into the eyes of Christ...at least that's the way I've always invisioned it. He had to deny Christ every time he picked up a phone to call the escort service. Every time he uttered a word. Every time he went to the hotel and when he returned to his holy calling. Ted Haggard had a lot of times to deny Christ and to lie to himself. To the people around him and to his God. Ted Haggard also revealed something I've written about before in a blog called the Judas Spirit of the Church. Haggard is a person who was profiled in a film called "Prayer Camp" and while this picture was produced by non-believers it shows what I would call a negative portrayal of Haggards efforts to impact younger children for the casue of Christ by instructing them to impact the political landscape. Many times we in the church, like Judas, look for a political solution to a spiritual problem. Often times our problems would be solved if we would simply shut up and live what we believe the Bible says. Instead we spend too much time flapping our gums, writing on websites and putting our thoughts out there by any means other than the LOUD WITNESS OF A CHANGED LIFE. If you are married your first ministry is to your spouse. If things are not right at home you have no business going out the door to win others to the cause. Ted Haggard swore that things were right at home with his wife...he called them "steady"...but that can't be true because when you are married according to the scripture two become one and if one is delving into sexual relationships outside of a relationship with their spouse and doing drugs, something is very wrong at home....there is something very unsteady in that house. The roles of ministers and leaders of the church today have been so clouded that we have pastors pretending to be politicians and politicians mascarading as theologians...it is nonsense and an outrage and all the while the verbage of FAMILY VALUES gets shoved deeper down the throat of our culture when the family in the church is going to hell. Be on guard and let your loudest words be spoken in silence by the witness of your changed life and faithful marriage. God bless, Marty and Trina Daniels
I am in my hotel room just passing the time...thought I'd take a crack at producing a video...I visited the Circleville Pumpkin Festival tooday in Circelville, OH...click on the graphic and watch the video. Let me know what you think Thanks Marty Daniels  Watch the Video
I am absolutely on a high right now...one of those sort of times where you know God is letting you walk in and feel the sunshine on your shoulders without getting sunburned.
Tonight I did a show in a church...not out of the ordinary, I generally do at least three shows in a church a month but tonight was different. Tonight was an event where the church really prayed and invited their community into "their house" to enjoy a night of fun, fellowship and walking alongside people of faith.
According to regulars at the church they estimated that about 40% of the rowd was not part of their regular fellowship and just to make things interesting we asked them to raise their hand if they had a regular house of worship...of the 40% that were visitors only about 10% were connected to another fellowship...isn't that AWESOME!?!?!?
Stats provided by nielson and barna both suggest that such anevent will provide the basis for about 25% of those to visit the church again.
I am just so encouraged by this I had to write.
Marty D
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