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Why I’m Not A Universalist: And How Rob Bell Helped Change My Focus from “Getting There” to “Staying Here”
By Steve on December 5, 2014
Rob Bell is always getting me in trouble! For every person who thanks me for introducing them to Rob’s books or teachings there is another who reminds me that he is a heretic leading people astray. Yesterday…
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“Believe Me” Takes Aim At Cheesy Christian Culture Without Being Cheesy
By Steve on November 26, 2014
“Christian” themed movies have had their fair share of challenges. For every brilliant film like Chariot’s of Fire or The Mission there have been far too many movies of the Left Behind or God is Not Dead calibur. A good rule of thumb…
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Old Testament Wrath or New Testament Mercy? What is God Really Like
By Steve on November 20, 2014
In Hong Kong we have two official languages; Chinese and English. Because of this it is quite common to see information in the city displayed in both languages. Many times however legal documentation will have…
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Interstellar: My Top 5 Movies That Explore Wonder, Awe, Mystery…and Science
By Steve on November 14, 2014
After much anticipation, speculation, and yes even salivation, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar premiered last week. The film is Nolan’s brave attempt to mimic Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey and create a “hard science” film that also…
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In “Jesus Christ Superstar” Judas Asks All The Right Questions
By Steve on November 12, 2014
Curiosity… Doubt… Questions… Themes raised in the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar which has been playing from Broadway to school auditoriums since 1970. Full disclosure: JCS is the first musical theater I ever saw when…
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Mick Mooney’s Huffington Post Piece Is Way To “Liberal”
By Steve on November 6, 2014
Apparently Mick Mooney’s recent HuffPost piece, WWJD: What Would Jesus Do? Do You Really Want to Know? has caused a bit of a stir in certain circles. In the post Mooney has a bit of…
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Betrayal & Grace: When Doctor Who Gets All “Jesus-ee”
By Steve on November 4, 2014
God I love Doctor Who! And admittedly I love Doctor Who even more in the episodes where the Doctor gets all…well…um Jesus-ee Yes, like Aslan (and Willy Wonka) our beloved Time Lord Doctor Who tends…
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A Texas School, Christian Plaques, And How Fox News Gets It Wrong…Again!
By Steve on October 30, 2014
In Midlothian, Texas a school is under fire for displaying a dedication plaque stating the following: Dedicated in the Year of our Lord 1997 to the Education of God’s Children and to their Faithful Teachers in the…
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The Problem I Have With “My Pastor”
By Steve on October 28, 2014
“Who’s your pastor?” It’s a question you have probably heard more than a few times if you tend to hang out in church circles. As a pastor myself I know the challenges that can come from…
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Can Someone Who Is Not A Christian Be More “Christian” Than A Christian?
By Steve on October 15, 2014
Can someone who is not a Christian be more “Christian” than a Christian? In my last post I noted that recent Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s “way” imitated that of Christ. A friend commented…