Read more Uncategorized Think You “Get God”? Think Again… By Steve on August 25, 2015 One of the common threads running through the Bible is the consistent habit we humans have of assuming we have God figured out…only to be surprised that we don’t. This happened a lot… But… Read more Uncategorized The Gospel According To Jon Stewart By Steve on August 20, 2015 It’s been a busy couple weeks at work so last night I finally sat down on the couch and watched the last episode of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. In his 16 years on… Read more Uncategorized What Does It Mean To Be “Saved” Pt 5 By Steve on August 18, 2015 Salvation for Christians in the West has tended to imitate our culture; meaning it has become a very personal thing. Jesus somehow became a personal Lord and a personal Savior. Of course Christ has many titles and names ascribed… Read more Uncategorized Why “Hyper”-Grace And Charisma News Can’t Play Well Together By Steve on August 11, 2015 I used to enjoy Charisma Magazine. Honest! I was the guy who arranged for a group subscription at the church because I thought it was that important for others around me be encouraged by what God… Read more Uncategorized 5 Reasons People Didn’t Like My 5 Reasons “Sinners” Were Entering The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians By Steve on August 4, 2015 My previous post 5 Reasons Sinners Enter The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians generated more than the usual feedback. Many found it “sobering”, “so true”, and “I Love this”. Never the less others were… Read more Uncategorized 5 Reasons “Sinners” Enter The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians By Steve on July 31, 2015 Jesus knew how to tick off religious folk. Imagine for a moment going into a modern day Christian conference. You know, one of those shiny camp meetings advertised in a flashy Christian magazine or the… Read more Uncategorized Lessons I Learned Watching The Book Of Mormon By Steve on July 23, 2015 As far as musicals go The Book of Mormon is quite possibly the hottest ticket to be had in both New York and London. Written and by directed Trey Parker & Matt Stone, the Tony… Read more Uncategorized England’s Coast to Coast 2015 By Steve on July 21, 2015 Hi all, I’m back. For those of you thinking the blog had gone silent for a couple weeks well, it had. For the last 2 weeks I’ve been leading a small group of people… Read more Uncategorized Why We Should NOT Dump The Confederate Flag (at least right now) By Steve on June 21, 2015 It has happened again… The racial wound that Michael Brown’s tragic death in Henderson Missouri had inflicted on our nation had only started to heal when it was ripped open once again by Dylan Storm… Read more Uncategorized Tony Campolo Comes Out As “Gay Affirming” By Steve on June 9, 2015 “Are you gay affirming?” I was asked not long ago. The question caught me off guard. It was in regards to the Bread & Wine group I run in Hong Kong and the inquirer wanted to… Prev Next
Read more Uncategorized Think You “Get God”? Think Again… By Steve on August 25, 2015 One of the common threads running through the Bible is the consistent habit we humans have of assuming we have God figured out…only to be surprised that we don’t. This happened a lot… But…
Read more Uncategorized The Gospel According To Jon Stewart By Steve on August 20, 2015 It’s been a busy couple weeks at work so last night I finally sat down on the couch and watched the last episode of Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. In his 16 years on…
Read more Uncategorized What Does It Mean To Be “Saved” Pt 5 By Steve on August 18, 2015 Salvation for Christians in the West has tended to imitate our culture; meaning it has become a very personal thing. Jesus somehow became a personal Lord and a personal Savior. Of course Christ has many titles and names ascribed…
Read more Uncategorized Why “Hyper”-Grace And Charisma News Can’t Play Well Together By Steve on August 11, 2015 I used to enjoy Charisma Magazine. Honest! I was the guy who arranged for a group subscription at the church because I thought it was that important for others around me be encouraged by what God…
Read more Uncategorized 5 Reasons People Didn’t Like My 5 Reasons “Sinners” Were Entering The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians By Steve on August 4, 2015 My previous post 5 Reasons Sinners Enter The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians generated more than the usual feedback. Many found it “sobering”, “so true”, and “I Love this”. Never the less others were…
Read more Uncategorized 5 Reasons “Sinners” Enter The Kingdom Of God Ahead Of Christians By Steve on July 31, 2015 Jesus knew how to tick off religious folk. Imagine for a moment going into a modern day Christian conference. You know, one of those shiny camp meetings advertised in a flashy Christian magazine or the…
Read more Uncategorized Lessons I Learned Watching The Book Of Mormon By Steve on July 23, 2015 As far as musicals go The Book of Mormon is quite possibly the hottest ticket to be had in both New York and London. Written and by directed Trey Parker & Matt Stone, the Tony…
Read more Uncategorized England’s Coast to Coast 2015 By Steve on July 21, 2015 Hi all, I’m back. For those of you thinking the blog had gone silent for a couple weeks well, it had. For the last 2 weeks I’ve been leading a small group of people…
Read more Uncategorized Why We Should NOT Dump The Confederate Flag (at least right now) By Steve on June 21, 2015 It has happened again… The racial wound that Michael Brown’s tragic death in Henderson Missouri had inflicted on our nation had only started to heal when it was ripped open once again by Dylan Storm…
Read more Uncategorized Tony Campolo Comes Out As “Gay Affirming” By Steve on June 9, 2015 “Are you gay affirming?” I was asked not long ago. The question caught me off guard. It was in regards to the Bread & Wine group I run in Hong Kong and the inquirer wanted to…