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My New Film: Merry Christmas Mr. Reynolds
By Steve on December 25, 2014
Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my new book, Son: Understanding what it means to be a Child of God, sits unfinished on my computer But there is…
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Do Christians Really Want Jesus To Be “Prince of Peace”?
By Steve on December 22, 2014
This Christmas I’ve been thinking a lot about something that Jesus accomplished when he born in a humble stable and executed as a political scapegoat 2000 years ago. He established a whole new government……
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The Church Is Changing: The Rise of The “Dones”
By Steve on December 18, 2014
A lot of focus and attention has been given to that rising demographic of millennials known as the nones. Young people who have no religious affiliation whatsoever. But there is another demographic that is growing in the Christian…
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“I Am The Way, The Truth, And The Life” Is A Promise, Not A Threat!
By Steve on December 9, 2014
If you have ever witnessed a debate between Christians and members of other religious faiths you will inevitably see the verse John 14:6 strategically deployed by the Christian side. “I am the way and the truth…
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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…