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Jesus Rode A Donkey And Why Many Christians Still Can’t Get The Joke
By Steve on April 10, 2020
Some folk just never “get” a joke. Personally, I love jokes and parody is probably my favorite form of humor. At Easter every year I am reminded of a really good joke Jesus told over…
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Rhett & Link Abandon Jesus? 5 Reasons To Think Otherwise
By Steve on March 8, 2020
Before February 2020 I had never heard of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal. Our media fueled “siloed” communities dividing us in politics, religion, race, culture, and various interests meant I was totally oblivious to “Rhett…
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Is Joaquin Phoenix Entering The Kingdom of Heaven Ahead Of The Rest Of Us?
By Steve on February 17, 2020
About five years ago I wrote an article called 5 Reasons “Sinners” Enter the Kingdom of God Ahead of Christians and although I had wrote it sometime ago, it almost daily receives a fair number…
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Mitt Romney’s Profile in Courage
By Steve on February 9, 2020
In 1956 the book Profiles in Courage was published. It highlighted the stories of eight U.S. Senators who at some point in their career deified the opinions of their own political party in order to…
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What Really “Glorifies” God? (Pssst) Probably Not What You Think
By Steve on November 15, 2019
I remember watching Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in the cinema back in the summer of ’89. I was a 22 year old kid getting ready to embark on my first journey overseas as…
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Why the Jesus “Way” Irritates American Evangelicals
By Steve on May 1, 2019
Yesterday I posted a picture on Facebook that said: Soon later I got a private message from an American Evangelical Christian who responded: “This is the reason we can’t just let every single immigrant that…
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Re-Imagining Worship: My Top 5 “Alt-Worship” Spotify Playlist
By Steve on March 16, 2019
OK confession: I’m not a big fan of worship music. I know, not a shock to many who know me well but when I drop that little nugget into a conversation with new Christian friends the reaction…
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3 Reasons Why (Many) American Evangelicals Who LOVE Jesus Wouldn’t Actually LIKE Him
By Steve on February 3, 2019
The religious leaders of Jesus’ time spent a lot of time talking about God and the coming Messiah. A LOT of time! I mean, hey, it was part of their national identity. It was who…
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Keith Green & Rich Mullins: Where Would Their Theology Be Today?
By Steve on September 24, 2018
Rich Mullins & Keith Green Rich Mullins and Keith Green were two of the most influential people on my faith, theology, and walk with Christ as a teen and later as a young adult. Not…
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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…