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Palm Sunday: Do We Still Have “No King But Caesar”?
By Steve on March 24, 2013
It’s Palm Sunday. The day the church traditionally celebrates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem just days before his execution. The sad irony of the story is of course, that the throngs of crowds who…
Rob Bell’s Comments on Marriage Equality: Some Thoughts…
By Steve on March 19, 2013
Rob Bell has done it again! I really thought one of my next posts would be a review of Bell’s new book, What Do We Talk About When We Talk About God which I am…
When the Church looks like Downton Abbey!
By Steve on March 16, 2013
Any Downton Abbey fans out there? The hit show from Great Britain chronicling the lives of an aristocratic family as it collides with the 20th century has become the addiction d’ jour for my wife…
TED 2013, Allan Savory… and Genesis!
By Steve on March 13, 2013
If you’re like me you are probably familiar with TED. The series of conferences where leading figures give short 20 minute talks in fields as diverse as science, politics, religion, and media. The talks themselves…
My Brother’s Conversation with a Pastor (and why he left the faith)
By Steve on March 10, 2013
About thirteen years ago my brother moved with his wife and two children from our childhood home in suburban Detroit to Salt Lake City. He did this with about 35 other people for the purpose…
Rob Bell and Hell Pt. 2: Wrestling With God
By Steve on March 7, 2013
A couple posts back I wrote about an evening I had last week discussing Rob Bell’s debate on “hell” with Christian author Adrian Warrnock. That post generated more than my usual humble levels of traffic…
Treadmill Christianity…and How to Hop Off!
By Steve on March 6, 2013
Years ago I was at a Christian leadership conference in Asia. One evening the guy leading that particular meeting felt to pray for anyone who wanted “a fresh anointing from the Holy Spirit.” He asked everyone who…
Rob Bell…And Hell!
By Steve on March 2, 2013
Last night a group of friends and acquaintances gathered together in Central Hong Kong. It was a Friday night, the work week was over, and so they came together to drink a little wine, eat…
Awaiting Aslan: Finding Our Identity in the King and not the Message
By Steve on February 27, 2013
When I was a teenager I loved reading C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia. Once when I was home sick from school I read Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair complete through…
Weekend Update: Oscar Special 2013
By Steve on February 24, 2013
It’s Oscar Sunday again and as a movie aficionado I can’t help but weigh in (as I do every year) on my Oscar predictions. Best Picture: Argo – It’s going to be a toss-up between…
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Enemies in the Mirror: MAGA, Mamdani, and Star Trek’s Timeless Truth
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Revisiting “Field of Dreams” What a 60-Year-Old Sees That a 22-Year-Old Couldn’t
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“America: The House Always Wins” Why Trump’s Gamble to Overturn the International Order is a Fool’s Errand
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A More Compassionate Christianity
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