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“Holy Ghosts” With Peter Rollins Pt. 2
By Steve on May 8, 2014
Well, after a week in Belfast I’m still processing the time there with Pete Rollins and Holy Ghosts. What was it like you ask? As I put it in a Facebook update: Film makers, theologians, artists, philosophers,…
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“Holy Ghosts” with Peter Rollins Pt.1
By Steve on May 3, 2014
(A quick update while on the road) I’d planned little updates from the Holy Ghosts event but quickly realised that probably wasn’t going to happen. The itinerary was full, the conversations lively…and the Guinness…well… flowing……
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Peter Rollins and “Holy Ghosts”
By Steve on April 25, 2014
In just a few hours I’ll be hopping on a plane for LONG flight from Hong Kong to London and then on to Belfast Northern Ireland. The reason? I’ll be attending Peter Rollin’s 4 day…
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The “Cloud” Is Moving But Is The Church Ready To Move With It?
By Steve on April 23, 2014
In 22 years of marriage my wife Tammy and I have lived in 8 different locations. We have moved from Hong Kong, to Colorado, to China, and then back to Hong Kong. In the process…
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Despite Flaws, Aronofsky’s “Noah” Shows God Is With Us And Not Against Us
By Steve on April 18, 2014
I finally got some time to check out the Darren Aronofsky film Noah everyone has been talking about. My Facebook feed has been filled with Christians sharing the pros and cons of the film for days now….
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Brian McLaren and Why Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Crossed The Road
By Steve on April 16, 2014
Within the Christian community the name Brian McLaren elicits either declarations of gratitude or cries of “heretic” depending on where one stands on a number of theological issues. The gratitude part tends to come from…
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The Church Is Changing: Will Believers Start Bypassing Christianity to Follow Christ?
By Steve on April 1, 2014
Rachel Held Evans has been one of the “go to” blogs for commentary on the unfolding World Vision controversy. Today, in an article for CNN, Rachel argues that in their desire to win a culture…
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Some More Thoughts on the World Vision Controversy
By Steve on March 29, 2014
A couple days ago I contributed to the deluge of opinion on the recent controversy surrounding World Vision with a satirical post of my own. Needless to say I received more than the usual amount…
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World Vision’s Open Letter Reversing Their Decision to Hire Same-Sex Couples: With My Translation
By Steve on March 27, 2014
Hi all, If you are like me you may have been confused by World Vision’s declaration that it would begin allowing legally married same-sex individuals to be employed by the Christian relief agency only to…
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Complicated Answers to Simple Questions: Why Jesus Is Still Overturning Our Religious Boxes
By Steve on March 25, 2014
While visiting Shanghai on business last week I had dinner Friday evening with some colleagues from work. The mainland Chinese waiter who took our order did what I have experienced hundreds of times while…