Read more Uncategorized What If We Were All Just 5% “More Like Jesus”? A Little Thought Experiment By Steve on June 28, 2013 What if everyone on Earth was just a little more like Jesus? That was the suggestion Bono made in an interview I posted last week. In the piece be states: If only we could be… Read more Uncategorized Is Grace Operating In Your Church? 5 Things You Can Look For By Steve on June 25, 2013 We talk a lot about Grace in church these days but do we know it when we see it? How do we know Grace is at work in a community? It’s not uncommon to find… Read more Uncategorized Exodus’ President Alan Chambers to Gay Community: “I Am Deeply Sorry” By Steve on June 21, 2013 Having been a Christian for 37 years I have to admit, there is very little in church circles that surprises me. Yesterday I was surprised! Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International Ministries, issued an apology… Read more Uncategorized Bono answers “Why Jesus?” By Steve on June 19, 2013 Why Jesus? I get asked that fairly frequently by friends of mine who do not profess Christianity. Recently at the faith discussion group I facilitate here in Hong Kong a friend put that question on… Read more Uncategorized With A “Vision” The People Often Perish By Steve on June 18, 2013 I was a “Vision and Values” pastor once. In fact Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets” and Matthew 11:12 “The Kingdom advances because forceful men lay hold of it” were… Read more Uncategorized Jay Bakker and Learning To “Smell” Like Jesus By Steve on June 14, 2013 I’m reading a lot of Christian books lately and some of the best books I’ve read have stemmed from hearing an interview with the author beforehand. Someone just intrigues me and I think, “I gotta… Read more Uncategorized YouTube video chat with Peter Rollins By Steve on June 10, 2013 I got up this morning at 4:00 AM! Well, OK, since I got up to watch Peter Rollins do a live video chat, and he’s all about creating a space where people can be honest,… Read more Television Top Eleven Doctor Who Quotes That Sound Like Something Jesus Would Say! By Steve on June 7, 2013 Beyond the Pale readers should be made aware of the fact that that I am in BIG Doctor Who fan. You know, the T.V. show about a 900 year old alien who travels through space… Read more Uncategorized “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… Read more Uncategorized Good Deeds in a Weary World: Patrick Stewart and Domestic Violence By Steve on June 2, 2013 At Beyond the Pale I want to celebrate acts of goodness in the world that are bringing life, restoration, and the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth. In this clip below famed British actor (and Star…
Read more Uncategorized What If We Were All Just 5% “More Like Jesus”? A Little Thought Experiment By Steve on June 28, 2013 What if everyone on Earth was just a little more like Jesus? That was the suggestion Bono made in an interview I posted last week. In the piece be states: If only we could be…
Read more Uncategorized Is Grace Operating In Your Church? 5 Things You Can Look For By Steve on June 25, 2013 We talk a lot about Grace in church these days but do we know it when we see it? How do we know Grace is at work in a community? It’s not uncommon to find…
Read more Uncategorized Exodus’ President Alan Chambers to Gay Community: “I Am Deeply Sorry” By Steve on June 21, 2013 Having been a Christian for 37 years I have to admit, there is very little in church circles that surprises me. Yesterday I was surprised! Alan Chambers, President of Exodus International Ministries, issued an apology…
Read more Uncategorized Bono answers “Why Jesus?” By Steve on June 19, 2013 Why Jesus? I get asked that fairly frequently by friends of mine who do not profess Christianity. Recently at the faith discussion group I facilitate here in Hong Kong a friend put that question on…
Read more Uncategorized With A “Vision” The People Often Perish By Steve on June 18, 2013 I was a “Vision and Values” pastor once. In fact Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets” and Matthew 11:12 “The Kingdom advances because forceful men lay hold of it” were…
Read more Uncategorized Jay Bakker and Learning To “Smell” Like Jesus By Steve on June 14, 2013 I’m reading a lot of Christian books lately and some of the best books I’ve read have stemmed from hearing an interview with the author beforehand. Someone just intrigues me and I think, “I gotta…
Read more Uncategorized YouTube video chat with Peter Rollins By Steve on June 10, 2013 I got up this morning at 4:00 AM! Well, OK, since I got up to watch Peter Rollins do a live video chat, and he’s all about creating a space where people can be honest,…
Read more Television Top Eleven Doctor Who Quotes That Sound Like Something Jesus Would Say! By Steve on June 7, 2013 Beyond the Pale readers should be made aware of the fact that that I am in BIG Doctor Who fan. You know, the T.V. show about a 900 year old alien who travels through space…
Read more Uncategorized “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…
Read more Uncategorized Good Deeds in a Weary World: Patrick Stewart and Domestic Violence By Steve on June 2, 2013 At Beyond the Pale I want to celebrate acts of goodness in the world that are bringing life, restoration, and the Kingdom of Heaven to Earth. In this clip below famed British actor (and Star…