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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…
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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…
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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…
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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”…
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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 
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…