Read more Christmas / Hong Kong / Music / Steve's Life / Uncategorized Grace, a Guitar, and Gabriel By Steve on December 31, 2013 Two years ago my teenage son Gabriel wanted a guitar for Christmas. I thought, “Yeah, that will be used for a couple weeks and then sit in his room as a museum piece.” (I’m pretty… Read more Christmas / Music Bono Leads Dublin Street Crowd in “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” By Steve on December 29, 2013 How cool would it be if you were out walking the streets on Christmas Eve night with your family and discover that the guy busking songs is not just some local musician, but U2 frontman Bono? Yeah,… Read more Americana / Books / Obama / Politics / Social Commentary Top Ten Best Books: 2013 By Steve on December 27, 2013 I read a lot. In the pre-digital world I would have certainly struggled to remember every book I had read in a given year. Now though I need only scroll through my Amazon purchases of… Read more Uncategorized 10 Things a 3 Year Old Jesus May Have Done By Steve on December 24, 2013 My son Ethan George turned 3 yesterday. As I watched him laugh and play with some of the new toys he received I couldn’t help but think of Jesus…and what it must have been like… Read more Uncategorized The Gift Of The Magi By Steve on December 20, 2013 Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my first book about my hike across England which has been edited and ready to publish on Amazon lays in wait…. Read more Uncategorized God Is (Not) In Control! By Steve on December 17, 2013 “God is in control!” You hear that mantra a lot in certain Christian circles. Whether over a tragic death, a lost job, or even a lost presidential election, Christians like to brace themselves with the… Read more Uncategorized Paul Ellis and “The Gospel in Twenty Questions” By Steve on December 12, 2013 You may wonder why”grace”, the central component to the Good News of Jesus Christ, is so offensive to many Christians? I do… I scratch my head as to why fellow believers are the ones most… Read more In Memorium / Uncategorized Why Mandela Matters! By Steve on December 6, 2013 Nelson Mandela has died… As the world wide outpouring of grief for Africa’s greatest statesmen is played out on the 24 hour news channels I found myself wondering why this man’s story, as incredible as… Read more Uncategorized Christianity Without Hooks 2: A Story of AIDS By Steve on December 4, 2013 Evangelical Christianity has all kinds of hooks designed to catch people into the faith. We * organize special meetings * bring in exciting speakers * create multimedia shows * provide free food (pizza for the youth)… Read more Uncategorized Christianity Without Hooks By Steve on November 28, 2013 What if sharing Christianity came without hooks? What if “bait & switch” evangelistic tactics were scrapped all together? How does one introduce another to the Life Christ brings if we aren’t allowed to use a… Next
Read more Christmas / Hong Kong / Music / Steve's Life / Uncategorized Grace, a Guitar, and Gabriel By Steve on December 31, 2013 Two years ago my teenage son Gabriel wanted a guitar for Christmas. I thought, “Yeah, that will be used for a couple weeks and then sit in his room as a museum piece.” (I’m pretty…
Read more Christmas / Music Bono Leads Dublin Street Crowd in “Oh Come All Ye Faithful” By Steve on December 29, 2013 How cool would it be if you were out walking the streets on Christmas Eve night with your family and discover that the guy busking songs is not just some local musician, but U2 frontman Bono? Yeah,…
Read more Americana / Books / Obama / Politics / Social Commentary Top Ten Best Books: 2013 By Steve on December 27, 2013 I read a lot. In the pre-digital world I would have certainly struggled to remember every book I had read in a given year. Now though I need only scroll through my Amazon purchases of…
Read more Uncategorized 10 Things a 3 Year Old Jesus May Have Done By Steve on December 24, 2013 My son Ethan George turned 3 yesterday. As I watched him laugh and play with some of the new toys he received I couldn’t help but think of Jesus…and what it must have been like…
Read more Uncategorized The Gift Of The Magi By Steve on December 20, 2013 Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my first book about my hike across England which has been edited and ready to publish on Amazon lays in wait….
Read more Uncategorized God Is (Not) In Control! By Steve on December 17, 2013 “God is in control!” You hear that mantra a lot in certain Christian circles. Whether over a tragic death, a lost job, or even a lost presidential election, Christians like to brace themselves with the…
Read more Uncategorized Paul Ellis and “The Gospel in Twenty Questions” By Steve on December 12, 2013 You may wonder why”grace”, the central component to the Good News of Jesus Christ, is so offensive to many Christians? I do… I scratch my head as to why fellow believers are the ones most…
Read more In Memorium / Uncategorized Why Mandela Matters! By Steve on December 6, 2013 Nelson Mandela has died… As the world wide outpouring of grief for Africa’s greatest statesmen is played out on the 24 hour news channels I found myself wondering why this man’s story, as incredible as…
Read more Uncategorized Christianity Without Hooks 2: A Story of AIDS By Steve on December 4, 2013 Evangelical Christianity has all kinds of hooks designed to catch people into the faith. We * organize special meetings * bring in exciting speakers * create multimedia shows * provide free food (pizza for the youth)…
Read more Uncategorized Christianity Without Hooks By Steve on November 28, 2013 What if sharing Christianity came without hooks? What if “bait & switch” evangelistic tactics were scrapped all together? How does one introduce another to the Life Christ brings if we aren’t allowed to use a…