Author: Steve

  • November 29, 2017
    IF WE ARE NOT THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE   If “the Son of Man came not to be served…

  • November 24, 2017
    IT'S ALL ABOUT ME Narcissism is a term that is increasingly used to describe one’s excessive focus on one’s self.…

  • November 22, 2017
    I ADMIRE YOUR MINISTRY It is not unusual for a pastor to feel as if they are underappreciated. People may…

  • November 17, 2017
    IMPERFECT PASTORS & CHURCHES   How does a congregation relate their faith to their relationship with their pastor? Too often,…

  • November 15, 2017
    HAVE WE LOST OUR NERVE I remember reading a book in college that suggested that the Greek civilization came up…

  • November 10, 2017
    A LUNCHEON INVITATION If your bishop, presbyter, or judicatory staff person called you up and asked you to go to…

  • November 8, 2017
      WHAT'S THE USE Kathleen Norris writes about Acedia and Me. Acedia feeds upon the thought that nothing is worthwhile.…

  • November 3, 2017
    God’s truth and Human Response   Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside…

  • November 1, 2017
    NO SALVATION OUTSIDE THE CHURCH Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic…

  • October 27, 2017
    THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT EXPANDED We need to reinterpret the fifth commandment. “Honor your father and your mother, so that your…