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Steve's Corner

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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December 23, 2008 | Steve

If we are to listen for the Word of God in the life of a congregation, we need to listen…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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