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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…
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Rob Bell & “The Heretic”
By Steve on March 30, 2018
It was half way through the new Andrew Morgan documentary film The Heretic that I realised why many evangelical pastors and leaders often tend to wrent their garments and gnash their teeth when the name Rob Bell…
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“The Wrath of Jesus”… And Why We Don’t Talk About It!
By Steve on January 6, 2018
Here is a conversation within Evangelical church circles I guarantee you have never heard: Man 1: “God loves you unconditionally and totally. You are his child and nothing can separate you from His Love” Man…
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The Scapegoating of Joel Osteen
By Steve on August 30, 2017
Ok, I admit it…I love social media. I’m a bit of a Facebook and YouTube junkie, I flirt with Twitter, and am now trying to do the Instagram thing. It’s a fantastic way for me…
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The Day The Union Jack Was Lowered: Remembering the Hong Kong Handover Twenty Years Later
By Steve on July 1, 2017
Twenty years ago today the Union Jack of Great Britain was lowered for the last time over Hong Kong as 156 years of colonial rule ended. At the stroke of midnight the flags changed over…