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Steve's Corner
Steve's Latest Blog
Did God Say (Part 3)
January 8, 2009 | Steve
It makes you feel less like a man when you can’t provide for your family. Marie would agree that neither…
Did God Say (Part 2)
January 7, 2009 | Steve
At first your spouse is supportive but she can easily tire of shouldering most of the responsibility for the home…
Did God Say (Part 1)
January 6, 2009 | Steve
“Want some grapes, Eve?” “No, I think I want a big luscious tomato, smothered in onions, and spiced with some…
Forms of Addiction and the Pastorate
January 5, 2009 | Steve
I want to explore several aspects of being a pastor, both the good and the bad of it. My hope…
To Be Addressed By Christ
December 30, 2008 | Steve
What I have tried to do over the past several weeks is to demonstrate, through the minutes of one church,…
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith
December 29, 2008 | Steve
In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you…
Root of Evil and Source of Faithfulness
December 26, 2008 | Steve
If the Gospels are the canon by which we discern the Word of God, we need to recognize that sometimes…
December 23, 2008 | Steve
If we are to listen for the Word of God in the life of a congregation, we need to listen…
Witnessing to Larger Community
December 22, 2008 | Steve
Is the Word of God expressed in buildings or are buildings also a sign of wealth awaiting the faithful response…
Exegeting a Blessing
December 19, 2008 | Steve
The role of money in the life of Highland Presbyterian Church begins with an almost unbelievable gift from the generous…
The Sacramental Quality of All Things — Money
December 15, 2008 | Steve
When God deliberately chose to express the eternal Word first in the creation of all things and then in the…
Avoiding the Root of All Evil
December 12, 2008 | Steve
When the wise men visited the baby Jesus in Nazareth, it is said that they offered him their gifts of…
Jesus’ Church or Peter’s Church
December 11, 2008 | Steve
It is easier for churches to reach out in clear ministries of compassion than it is to become involved in…
The Spirit Begins From Where We Are
December 10, 2008 | Steve
The healing, reconciling ministry of the Body of Christ has taken many dimensions over the centuries. In the same way…
Hunger Elicits Faith
December 8, 2008 | Steve
We continue to exegete the minutes of Highland Presbyterian Church to discern how God is given expression in the most…
Advent Thoughts
December 5, 2008 | Steve
With Advent comes the story of John the Baptist. The story of John the Baptist is a story of the…
Reconciliation and Race (Part 3)
December 1, 2008 | Steve
While the most visible issues of race separation no longer command majority support in our society, the more subtle issues…
Reconciliation and Race (Continued)
November 28, 2008 | Steve
Like many disciples before them, Highland was not always confident of the faith that called them. Occasionally they would seek…
Reconciliation and Race
November 26, 2008 | Steve
In 1950, less than six months after the official formation of Highland Church, the Session appointed Bill Thacker to the…
When Did We See You
November 25, 2008 | Steve
Paul declared,”…God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us…
