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Justice Conference Asia 2014 May 22-24
By Steve on May 19, 2014
Just a quick post to promote the Justice Conference Asia 2014 conference starting this Thursday evening at the Vine Church in Wan Chai. For those living in Hong Kong I highly recommend you try to…
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“Taking A Stand”: Jesus Wasn’t Always So Good At It!
By Steve on May 15, 2014
“Taking a Stand!” That’s whats “in”. Hang out in Christian circles or read some more evangelical based news articles and you will hear the rallying cry that to push back the forces of darkness that…
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The Church Is Changing: Is The Day Of The “Paid Pastor” Over?
By Steve on May 13, 2014
I saw a video over at Tony Jones’ blog which should be chilling wake up call to anyone under 30 who wants to be a pastor or go into some form of professional ministry. Its…
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“Holy Ghosts” With Peter Rollins Pt. 2
By Steve on May 8, 2014
Well, after a week in Belfast I’m still processing the time there with Pete Rollins and Holy Ghosts. What was it like you ask? As I put it in a Facebook update: Film makers, theologians, artists, philosophers,…
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“Holy Ghosts” with Peter Rollins Pt.1
By Steve on May 3, 2014
(A quick update while on the road) I’d planned little updates from the Holy Ghosts event but quickly realised that probably wasn’t going to happen. The itinerary was full, the conversations lively…and the Guinness…well… flowing……
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Peter Rollins and “Holy Ghosts”
By Steve on April 25, 2014
In just a few hours I’ll be hopping on a plane for LONG flight from Hong Kong to London and then on to Belfast Northern Ireland. The reason? I’ll be attending Peter Rollin’s 4 day…
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The “Cloud” Is Moving But Is The Church Ready To Move With It?
By Steve on April 23, 2014
In 22 years of marriage my wife Tammy and I have lived in 8 different locations. We have moved from Hong Kong, to Colorado, to China, and then back to Hong Kong. In the process…
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Despite Flaws, Aronofsky’s “Noah” Shows God Is With Us And Not Against Us
By Steve on April 18, 2014
I finally got some time to check out the Darren Aronofsky film Noah everyone has been talking about. My Facebook feed has been filled with Christians sharing the pros and cons of the film for days now….
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Brian McLaren and Why Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Crossed The Road
By Steve on April 16, 2014
Within the Christian community the name Brian McLaren elicits either declarations of gratitude or cries of “heretic” depending on where one stands on a number of theological issues. The gratitude part tends to come from…
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The Church Is Changing: Will Believers Start Bypassing Christianity to Follow Christ?
By Steve on April 1, 2014
Rachel Held Evans has been one of the “go to” blogs for commentary on the unfolding World Vision controversy. Today, in an article for CNN, Rachel argues that in their desire to win a culture…