Read more Uncategorized Why Many White Evangelicals Struggle with Black Lives Matter By Steve on June 14, 2020 Protests ignited by the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officials sweep across not only America, but many other countries around the planet. However even as the tragic event has… Read more Uncategorized Jesus “Respawned”: Explaining Life and Death To My 9 Year Old Son By Steve on April 19, 2020 This week my 9 year old son Ethan George was taking a bath when he called for me. Papa? I jumped up fairly quick as his voice seemed a little distressed only to find him… Read more Uncategorized Jesus Rode A Donkey And Why Many Christians Still Can’t Get The Joke By Steve on April 10, 2020 Some folk just never “get” a joke. Personally, I love jokes and parody is probably my favorite form of humor. At Easter every year I am reminded of a really good joke Jesus told over… Read more Uncategorized Rhett & Link Abandon Jesus? 5 Reasons To Think Otherwise By Steve on March 8, 2020 Before February 2020 I had never heard of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. Our media fueled “siloed” communities dividing us in politics, religion, race, culture, and various interests meant I was totally oblivious to “Rhett… Read more God's Kingdom / Uncategorized Is Joaquin Phoenix Entering The Kingdom of Heaven Ahead Of The Rest Of Us? By Steve on February 17, 2020 About five years ago I wrote an article called 5 Reasons “Sinners” Enter the Kingdom of God Ahead of Christians and although I had wrote it sometime ago, it almost daily receives a fair number… Read more Uncategorized Mitt Romney’s Profile in Courage By Steve on February 9, 2020 In 1956 the book Profiles in Courage was published. It highlighted the stories of eight U.S. Senators who at some point in their career deified the opinions of their own political party in order to… Read more Uncategorized What Really “Glorifies” God? (Pssst) Probably Not What You Think By Steve on November 15, 2019 I remember watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the cinema back in the summer of ’89. I was a 22 year old kid getting ready to embark on my first journey overseas as… Read more Uncategorized Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals By Steve on May 1, 2019 Yesterday I posted a picture on Facebook that said: Soon later I got a private message from an American Evangelical Christian who responded: “This is the reason we can’t just let every single immigrant that… Read more Uncategorized Re-Imagining Worship: My Top 5 “Alt-Worship” Spotify Playlist By Steve on March 16, 2019 OK confession: I’m not a big fan of worship music. I know, not a shock to many who know me well but when I drop that little nugget into a conversation with new Christian friends the reaction… Read more Uncategorized 3 Reasons Why (Many) American Evangelicals Who LOVE Jesus Wouldn’t Actually LIKE Him By Steve on February 3, 2019 The religious leaders of Jesus’ time spent a lot of time talking about God and the coming Messiah. A LOT of time! I mean, hey, it was part of their national identity. It was who… Prev Next
Read more Uncategorized Why Many White Evangelicals Struggle with Black Lives Matter By Steve on June 14, 2020 Protests ignited by the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officials sweep across not only America, but many other countries around the planet. However even as the tragic event has…
Read more Uncategorized Jesus “Respawned”: Explaining Life and Death To My 9 Year Old Son By Steve on April 19, 2020 This week my 9 year old son Ethan George was taking a bath when he called for me. Papa? I jumped up fairly quick as his voice seemed a little distressed only to find him…
Read more Uncategorized Jesus Rode A Donkey And Why Many Christians Still Can’t Get The Joke By Steve on April 10, 2020 Some folk just never “get” a joke. Personally, I love jokes and parody is probably my favorite form of humor. At Easter every year I am reminded of a really good joke Jesus told over…
Read more Uncategorized Rhett & Link Abandon Jesus? 5 Reasons To Think Otherwise By Steve on March 8, 2020 Before February 2020 I had never heard of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. Our media fueled “siloed” communities dividing us in politics, religion, race, culture, and various interests meant I was totally oblivious to “Rhett…
Read more God's Kingdom / Uncategorized Is Joaquin Phoenix Entering The Kingdom of Heaven Ahead Of The Rest Of Us? By Steve on February 17, 2020 About five years ago I wrote an article called 5 Reasons “Sinners” Enter the Kingdom of God Ahead of Christians and although I had wrote it sometime ago, it almost daily receives a fair number…
Read more Uncategorized Mitt Romney’s Profile in Courage By Steve on February 9, 2020 In 1956 the book Profiles in Courage was published. It highlighted the stories of eight U.S. Senators who at some point in their career deified the opinions of their own political party in order to…
Read more Uncategorized What Really “Glorifies” God? (Pssst) Probably Not What You Think By Steve on November 15, 2019 I remember watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the cinema back in the summer of ’89. I was a 22 year old kid getting ready to embark on my first journey overseas as…
Read more Uncategorized Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals By Steve on May 1, 2019 Yesterday I posted a picture on Facebook that said: Soon later I got a private message from an American Evangelical Christian who responded: “This is the reason we can’t just let every single immigrant that…
Read more Uncategorized Re-Imagining Worship: My Top 5 “Alt-Worship” Spotify Playlist By Steve on March 16, 2019 OK confession: I’m not a big fan of worship music. I know, not a shock to many who know me well but when I drop that little nugget into a conversation with new Christian friends the reaction…
Read more Uncategorized 3 Reasons Why (Many) American Evangelicals Who LOVE Jesus Wouldn’t Actually LIKE Him By Steve on February 3, 2019 The religious leaders of Jesus’ time spent a lot of time talking about God and the coming Messiah. A LOT of time! I mean, hey, it was part of their national identity. It was who…