Read more Books / China / Europe / God's Kingdom / Grace of God / Great Britain Aslan Is On The Move! By Steve on July 25, 2013 In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins… Read more Books / Grace of God / In Memorium Brennan Manning: The Passing of the “Grandfather” of Grace By Steve on April 21, 2013 I was sad to learn this week of the death of Brennan Manning at the age of 79. He was the “grandfather” so to speak for an up and coming generation in the church who… Read more Grace of God Rob Bell…And Hell! By Steve on March 2, 2013 Last night a group of friends and acquaintances gathered together in Central Hong Kong. It was a Friday night, the work week was over, and so they came together to drink a little wine, eat… Read more Grace of God Hype-Grace?: A Response to Michael Brown By Steve on February 23, 2013 In a recent article gaining a lot of traction on Charisma News, Dr. Michael Brown has taken issue with, as he would say, “hyper-grace”. As I read the article I am struck by how his… Read more Grace of God / Guy Stuff Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson: A Clip on Forgiveness By Steve on January 17, 2013 Hi all, I decided to take a small detour from the “salvation” series when I saw this clip below sent from a friend on Facebook. About 3 years ago I wrote a post about Mel… Read more Grace of God “Does God Really Not Like Me?” By Steve on January 3, 2013 Just before the Christmas holiday I wrote a piece on Christ as “God with us”. I’ve been mulling that idea over in my mind through endless renditions of Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels… Read more Best Movies Ever / Grace of God / Movie Review / Steve's Life Les Miserables: A Story and A Review By Steve on December 28, 2012 Tragedy…Sacrifice…Redemption…Grace. I don’t think there is a story told that embodies the human condition nor reflects its salvation more than Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables; and Tom Hooper’s theatrical release of the Schonberg-Boublil musical more than… Read more Christmas / Film / Grace of God / Steve's Life A Hong Kong Christmas Story By Steve on December 24, 2012 For the last month my department at school has been working on a film to be the “main event” at the yearly Christmas assembly held on the last day before the holiday break. While I… Read more God's Kingdom / Grace of God What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 2 By Steve on December 9, 2012 In my last post I began a discussion on what really is a “good” Christian? We left off with Jesus talking about the parable of the vineyard owner in Matthew 21 implying that what a… Read more Christianity / God's Kingdom / Grace of God What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 1 By Steve on December 6, 2012 Ever wonder what makes someone a “good” Christian? I do. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t have someone tell me some other person is or isn’t a “good” Christian. When it happens I… Next
Read more Books / China / Europe / God's Kingdom / Grace of God / Great Britain Aslan Is On The Move! By Steve on July 25, 2013 In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins…
Read more Books / Grace of God / In Memorium Brennan Manning: The Passing of the “Grandfather” of Grace By Steve on April 21, 2013 I was sad to learn this week of the death of Brennan Manning at the age of 79. He was the “grandfather” so to speak for an up and coming generation in the church who…
Read more Grace of God Rob Bell…And Hell! By Steve on March 2, 2013 Last night a group of friends and acquaintances gathered together in Central Hong Kong. It was a Friday night, the work week was over, and so they came together to drink a little wine, eat…
Read more Grace of God Hype-Grace?: A Response to Michael Brown By Steve on February 23, 2013 In a recent article gaining a lot of traction on Charisma News, Dr. Michael Brown has taken issue with, as he would say, “hyper-grace”. As I read the article I am struck by how his…
Read more Grace of God / Guy Stuff Robert Downey Jr. and Mel Gibson: A Clip on Forgiveness By Steve on January 17, 2013 Hi all, I decided to take a small detour from the “salvation” series when I saw this clip below sent from a friend on Facebook. About 3 years ago I wrote a post about Mel…
Read more Grace of God “Does God Really Not Like Me?” By Steve on January 3, 2013 Just before the Christmas holiday I wrote a piece on Christ as “God with us”. I’ve been mulling that idea over in my mind through endless renditions of Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels…
Read more Best Movies Ever / Grace of God / Movie Review / Steve's Life Les Miserables: A Story and A Review By Steve on December 28, 2012 Tragedy…Sacrifice…Redemption…Grace. I don’t think there is a story told that embodies the human condition nor reflects its salvation more than Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables; and Tom Hooper’s theatrical release of the Schonberg-Boublil musical more than…
Read more Christmas / Film / Grace of God / Steve's Life A Hong Kong Christmas Story By Steve on December 24, 2012 For the last month my department at school has been working on a film to be the “main event” at the yearly Christmas assembly held on the last day before the holiday break. While I…
Read more God's Kingdom / Grace of God What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 2 By Steve on December 9, 2012 In my last post I began a discussion on what really is a “good” Christian? We left off with Jesus talking about the parable of the vineyard owner in Matthew 21 implying that what a…
Read more Christianity / God's Kingdom / Grace of God What Really is a “Good” Christian? Part 1 By Steve on December 6, 2012 Ever wonder what makes someone a “good” Christian? I do. Hardly a week goes by where I don’t have someone tell me some other person is or isn’t a “good” Christian. When it happens I…