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Blue Like Jazz: Movie & The Book
By Steve on October 2, 2012
When Donald Miller’s Blue Like Jazz came out in 2003 and was the “must read” book throughout most of the decade in the Christian community I thought “this will be the book for me.” It…
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Book Review: The Gospel in Ten Words
By Steve on October 1, 2012
I’ve been doing a number of book reviews here at Beyond the Pale but this is the first review I have done where I have known the author on such a personal level. Paul Ellis,…
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My love for “Relevant Magazine”
By Steve on September 28, 2012
My wife and I have a little inside joke between us; Whenever we are a little critical of someone or something, that person or thing will, without fail, turn around and demonstrate some act of…
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Why Young Evangelicals are going Liturgical
By Steve on September 26, 2012
I have a confession to make; I have been, and probably still am, a “sneaker.” Now, don’t look so surprised. There are a LOT of us and if you are a Beyond the Pale reader…
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Keeping Heaven, and Toy Story Land, in our Hearts!
By Steve on September 25, 2012
Ethan just stood…and stared! One of the best things about living in Hong Kong is that I have a Disneyland about 30 minutes from where we live. Yes, God, in his infinite wisdom and knowing I…
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Book Review: Things Unseen by Mark Buchanan
By Steve on September 22, 2012
If there is is a passion for me right now, it would have to be the Kingdom of Heaven. For someone who spent years (decades) as a political junkie, I think many who have known…
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Does the Chinese Government understand Christianity better than America?
By Steve on September 16, 2012
I was in a meeting a couple weeks ago with some Americans and the topic of the U.S. election came up. O.K., full disclosure, I was watching the Republican National Convention with a group from…
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Coast to Coast Walk Redux
By Steve on September 12, 2012
For those of you that don’t know, in July my 14 year old son Gabriel and I did the Wainwright Coast to Coast walk across northern England. We started in the town of St. Bees…
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How not to get Sucked into Election Season Madness
By Steve on September 7, 2012
Wow, my Facebook news feed has really changed lately. I knew the 2012 political season was in full swing when the normal posts featuring my “friend’s” travel adventures, babies being born, and what they had…
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Hello world!
By Steve on September 6, 2012
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!