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“Do Not Judge” What? Was Jesus Crazy?
By Steve on June 5, 2013
As human beings living on Earth there is one thing that unites us with a common thread. Whether you are black or white, rich or poor, male or female, American, Chinese, Indian, Australian, African and…
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The Myth of a Christian Nation: A Review
By Steve on May 29, 2013
There is an old church joke that goes something like this: A ship sinks and two guys survive but are stuck in a life raft in the middle of the ocean. The first man is…
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Rediscovering “The Way” of Jesus
By Steve on March 27, 2013
Last week I had an interesting conversation with friends around my dining room table. In John 14:6 Jesus gives the familiar quote, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to…
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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…
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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…
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Foreigner No More!
By Steve on February 7, 2013
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, Ephesians 2:19 As an American living in Asia I know what it is to live…
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What Does It Really Mean To Be Saved? Part 5
By Steve on January 27, 2013
In this last post of the “salvation” series I want to take a quick look at perhaps the most famous, or arguably the most quoted, scripture in the Bible used in church circles when it…
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James Dobson, Fear, & The Shooting in Connecticut
By Steve on December 27, 2012
About 10 years ago a Christian friend gave me a CD with a teaching by James Dobson on it. Dobson at the time was rallying Christians to support a judge who refused to remove a…
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“How Do I Get Close to God?”
By Steve on December 14, 2012
I recently had a talk with someone who asked if they could come see me. The guy had had some challenges in life and was trying to get “closer to God” to address those challenges. …