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Take a “Journey” this Lent Season!
By Steve on February 16, 2013
What special activity are you doing for Lent this year? As someone whose Christian faith was shaped by the early Jesus Movement of the 1970s, and later by independent Charismatic church life, the ritual of…
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7 “Proofs” That God Exists!
By Steve on February 10, 2013
In Brian Zahnd’s book “Beauty Will Save the World” Zahnd suggests that Christianity has lost much of its shine and beauty in its endless pursuit of: Apologetics: Defending Christianity and attempting to “prove” God Ethics: Christians…
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Foreigner No More!
By Steve on February 7, 2013
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, Ephesians 2:19 As an American living in Asia I know what it is to live…
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Weekend Update: Star Wars, Hong Hong, and a Rude Pastor
By Steve on February 4, 2013
Its the (Superbowl) weekend…which means its time to check out some other interesting things in the news. Geek Update Star Wars VII to be directed by JJ Abrams The last 3 Star Wars movies were…
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Born Again…again!
By Steve on February 2, 2013
A good friend of mine messaged me this week noting of my blog that I’d been “busy”. I had to laugh a bit as I could see she was right. Looking at January I realize…
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Seeing (And Not Seeing) The Kingdom of God
By Steve on January 30, 2013
Readers of Beyond the Pale know I love Disneyland. I even like to joke that God, knowing I was going to be moving back to Hong Kong, had Hong Kong Disneyland built just for me….
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The Idolatry of God by Peter Rollins: A Book Review
By Steve on January 28, 2013
In the last year I have become a bit of a fan of author and speaker Peter Rollins. I’d read two of his previous books, How (Not) to Speak of God and Insurrection and they…
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Weekend Update: Star Trek, Hong Kong vs. Taiwan, and Lance Armstrong
By Steve on January 20, 2013
It’s the weekend so time to go off topic with a little news you can use! New Star Trek movie screened for dying patient A rough cut of the new Star Trek movie…
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Les Miserables: A Story and A Review
By Steve on December 28, 2012
Tragedy…Sacrifice…Redemption…Grace. I don’t think there is a story told that embodies the human condition nor reflects its salvation more than Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables; and Tom Hooper’s theatrical release of the Schonberg-Boublil musical more than…
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A Hong Kong Christmas Story
By Steve on December 24, 2012
For the last month my department at school has been working on a film to be the “main event” at the yearly Christmas assembly held on the last day before the holiday break. While I…