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When The Republicans Summoned “Beetlejuice”
By Steve on January 15, 2021
In the 1988 horror comedy Beetlejuice, Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis play Barbara & Adam Maitland, an idyllic couple living in their idyllic country home in Connecticut. Through a freak accident they die only to…
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October 5, 1990: The Day I Arrived in Hong Kong
By Steve on October 5, 2020
Today is the 30th anniversary of the day I arrived in Hong Kong. It was a Korean Airlines flight and because of my bargain basement discount ticket took me almost two days to make the…
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Trump: The Musical
By Steve on July 20, 2020
While watching the musical Hamilton last night and the wonderfully creative musical numbers that brought the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton to life, I began musing what would it look like if a similar…
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If Jesus “Saves” What Exactly Does He Save Us From?
By Steve on July 10, 2020
I recently received a message from Louise who had read my blog article 3 Reasons Jesus is Not my Personal Lord & Savior and then went on to write and ask me the following questions:…
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Why Many White Evangelicals Struggle with Black Lives Matter
By Steve on June 14, 2020
Protests ignited by the brutal murder of George Floyd at the hands of law enforcement officials sweep across not only America, but many other countries around the planet. However even as the tragic event has…
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Jesus “Respawned”: Explaining Life and Death To My 9 Year Old Son
By Steve on April 19, 2020
This week my 9 year old son Ethan George was taking a bath when he called for me. Papa? I jumped up fairly quick as his voice seemed a little distressed only to find him…
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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…