Read more Uncategorized What’s The Buzz? 5 Thoughts Inspired By Jesus Christ Superstar Live 2018 By Steve on April 9, 2018 My love for Jesus Christ Superstar goes way back. As far back as the seven year old boy whose parents took him to see the original “rock opera” at the Fisher Theater in downtown Detroit… Read more Podcast Episode 062: Saving the Earth with Tre Cates (Pt 2) By Steve on November 21, 2017 Hi Pilgrim, In Part 2 of our discussion Tre Cates shares how he initially became involved with, and then went on to be the Chief Operations Officer for, the Savory Institute; a group… Read more Uncategorized The Scapegoating of Joel Osteen By Steve on August 30, 2017 Ok, I admit it…I love social media. I’m a bit of a Facebook and YouTube junkie, I flirt with Twitter, and am now trying to do the Instagram thing. It’s a fantastic way for me… Read more Uncategorized Would Christians Crucify A 21st Century Jesus? By Steve on September 14, 2016 I found myself musing over a question recently and the question was this; If Jesus lived among us today, who would follow him and who would crucify him? You know, if we didn’t actually “know”… Play video Uncategorized Two Views On God’s Wrath (or What Type Of “Justice” Are You Looking For?) By Steve on October 8, 2015 For our monthly Bread & Wine group here in Hong Kong last Friday night we watched a debate between Michael Brown and Brian Zahnd over the concept of atonement, or more simply “what exactly was… Read more Read more Uncategorized Why “Jesus Saves”? Like, What’s The Point? By Steve on September 1, 2015 Beyond the Pale regulars know that the idea of salvation, and what it means to be saved, keeps coming up here. (Meaning I spend way to much time thinking about it 🙂 ) In the last couple years though I’ve… 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 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 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… Next
Read more Uncategorized What’s The Buzz? 5 Thoughts Inspired By Jesus Christ Superstar Live 2018 By Steve on April 9, 2018 My love for Jesus Christ Superstar goes way back. As far back as the seven year old boy whose parents took him to see the original “rock opera” at the Fisher Theater in downtown Detroit…
Read more Podcast Episode 062: Saving the Earth with Tre Cates (Pt 2) By Steve on November 21, 2017 Hi Pilgrim, In Part 2 of our discussion Tre Cates shares how he initially became involved with, and then went on to be the Chief Operations Officer for, the Savory Institute; a group…
Read more Uncategorized The Scapegoating of Joel Osteen By Steve on August 30, 2017 Ok, I admit it…I love social media. I’m a bit of a Facebook and YouTube junkie, I flirt with Twitter, and am now trying to do the Instagram thing. It’s a fantastic way for me…
Read more Uncategorized Would Christians Crucify A 21st Century Jesus? By Steve on September 14, 2016 I found myself musing over a question recently and the question was this; If Jesus lived among us today, who would follow him and who would crucify him? You know, if we didn’t actually “know”…
Play video Uncategorized Two Views On God’s Wrath (or What Type Of “Justice” Are You Looking For?) By Steve on October 8, 2015 For our monthly Bread & Wine group here in Hong Kong last Friday night we watched a debate between Michael Brown and Brian Zahnd over the concept of atonement, or more simply “what exactly was… Read more
Read more Uncategorized Why “Jesus Saves”? Like, What’s The Point? By Steve on September 1, 2015 Beyond the Pale regulars know that the idea of salvation, and what it means to be saved, keeps coming up here. (Meaning I spend way to much time thinking about it 🙂 ) In the last couple years though I’ve…
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 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 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…