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Christianity Without Hooks: Gay Pastors & Angry Bloggers
By Steve on January 15, 2015
Last week’s post on whether the Apostle Paul would have lunch with a gay pastor stirred up a hornet’s nest of comments. The contributors were a pretty passionate group but after 40 or 50 comments…
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Would The Apostle Paul Have Lunch With A “Gay” Pastor?
By Steve on January 8, 2015
I had a very interesting question e-mailed to me this week: “Steve, in light of 1 Corinthians 5: 8-12 do you think Paul the Apostle would break bread (have a meal and fellowship) with…
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Top 5 Posts of 2014
By Steve on December 29, 2014
Well another year of blogging is winding down and I can hardly believe I’ve managed to keep Beyond the Pale going for more than six years now. Over 525 posts! People often say to me “Where…
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The Problem I Have With “My Pastor”
By Steve on October 28, 2014
“Who’s your pastor?” It’s a question you have probably heard more than a few times if you tend to hang out in church circles. As a pastor myself I know the challenges that can come from…
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9 Warning Signs Your Pastor May Be Building His Own Kingdom
By Steve on July 11, 2014
Control! People like to be controlled! People want to be controlled! In a recent post I raised the question of why Christians would allow themselves to be abused in church systems that wreak havoc in their lives and…
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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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My Top 10 Changes Coming to Christianity
By Steve on May 7, 2013
Was reading Relevant Magazine this week and they were doing a number of “Top 10” lists on different aspects of church, faith, and leaders. It got me thinking along the lines of Christianity and what changes…