Author: Steve

  • January 4, 2023
    MAKING A LIST OF CORE BELIEFS What makes a church different from any group of friends and neighbors that occasionally…
  • December 30, 2022
    A Litany for 2023 (Feel free to make use of all or part of this litany with attribution.) By steve@smccutchan.com…
  • December 16, 2022
    ASHAMED OF CHURCH AND STICKING WITH IT Recently I was in a rather intense but respectful conversation with a small…
  • December 14, 2022
    TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
  • December 14, 2022
    TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
  • December 7, 2022
    Have you ever heard any of these before? For enjoyment share the “Ten Reasons Not to Go to Church.” Allow…
  • November 30, 2022
    White Privilege Checklist Peggy McIntosh, Associate Director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, describes white privilege as…
  • November 23, 2022
    How A Church ListensThe Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has an…
  • November 18, 2022
    MY NEIGHBOR IN THE BODY OF CHRIST What is my responsibility for my neighbor’s sins as a member of the…
  • November 16, 2022
    IF YOU CHOSE TO BEFRIEND ME BY ORDERING A COPY OF THE NEWLY PUBLISHED SHOCK AND AWE: HOW THE CHURCH…