Author: Steve

  • August 7, 2026
    REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…
  • July 31, 2026
    To draw upon the truth discovered in Alcoholics Anonymous, White people and White congregations are always “recovering racists.” We did…
  • July 27, 2026
    Americans heard a different message that enabled them to stay strong during the horror of the era of slavery and…
  • June 26, 2026
    Never Off the Clock (Noah was the first to plant a vineyard.) It is the end of another long exhausting…
  • June 23, 2026
    Précis by Stephen McCutchan In Ephesians, the author (referred to as Paul) speaks of “this grace (that was) given to…
  • June 19, 2026
    CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast between what reflects God’s beautiful love and the narrow fears, greed, and oppression that…
  • June 16, 2026
    WORSHIP AND RACISMFar too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem, a hymn…
  • June 12, 2026
    Each pastor asks each of their leaders to come with a list 4 or 5 beliefs that they consider foundational…
  • June 10, 2026
    CHURCH WITNESS AGAINST RACISM YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, IS TO FORM A TEAM OF CLERGY WHO…
  • June 9, 2026
    The Pattern of God Matthew 1:1-17 It has become quite popular in recent years to do research on one’s family…