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Grace, a Guitar, and Gabriel
By Steve on December 31, 2013
Two years ago my teenage son Gabriel wanted a guitar for Christmas. I thought, “Yeah, that will be used for a couple weeks and then sit in his room as a museum piece.” (I’m pretty…
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The Gift Of The Magi
By Steve on December 20, 2013
Over the last month or so my blog postings here have been a little sporadic…and my first book about my hike across England which has been edited and ready to publish on Amazon lays in wait….
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Christianity Without Hooks 2: A Story of AIDS
By Steve on December 4, 2013
Evangelical Christianity has all kinds of hooks designed to catch people into the faith. We * organize special meetings * bring in exciting speakers * create multimedia shows * provide free food (pizza for the youth)…
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Christianity Without Hooks
By Steve on November 28, 2013
What if sharing Christianity came without hooks? What if “bait & switch” evangelistic tactics were scrapped all together? How does one introduce another to the Life Christ brings if we aren’t allowed to use a…
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10 Cool Things About Being An American Christian (But Not Living In America)
By Steve on November 22, 2013
Ah, politics and religion! The age old discussion topics everyone is warned to stay clear of lest an argument result. The online world is rife with it though and most of it is pretty inane. …
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Typhoon Usagi: Calming The Storms In Our Lives…And Others!
By Steve on September 25, 2013
Earlier this week Hong Kong, the city where I live, braced itself for Typhoon Usagi. Every indicator on the news and internet seemed to to say this was going to be “a Big One”. Supposedly…
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Bono answers “Why Jesus?”
By Steve on June 19, 2013
Why Jesus? I get asked that fairly frequently by friends of mine who do not profess Christianity. Recently at the faith discussion group I facilitate here in Hong Kong a friend put that question on…
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With A “Vision” The People Often Perish
By Steve on June 18, 2013
I was a “Vision and Values” pastor once. In fact Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets” and Matthew 11:12 “The Kingdom advances because forceful men lay hold of it” were…
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The Justice Conference Asia 2013: Some Reflections
By Steve on May 19, 2013
I don’t take notes at church. I’m one of those guys that would rather “absorb” than “scribble.” If a speaker says a quote or something else that strikes me I may quickly grab my ipad…
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Christians in Retreat? Why the Church prefers Tulsa to New York
By Steve on February 19, 2013
When Paul the Apostle began his Christian ministry he seemed compelled to bring the good news of Christ to the most influential cities of the world. Cities like: Corinth Ephesus Athens and finally to Rome….