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Steve's Corner
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Discerning Whether a Person has Received God’s Call
July 11, 2008 | Steve
If we are willing to say that God can call whomever God chooses and our task is to affirm God’s…
Responding to God’s Call
July 10, 2008 | Steve
The first issue that any Christian body has to resolve with respect to the ordination of either gay or straight,…
Why Presbyterians keep talking about sex
July 8, 2008 | Steve
Some will ask why the General Assembly keeps discussing these issues when previous assemblies have already responded to them. The…
An Invitation to Touch the Eternal
July 7, 2008 | Steve
We are inviting people to step aside from their daily routines to touch and be touched by the eternal. Yet…
The Dilution of Praise
July 3, 2008 | Steve
In our lives of faith, it is important to rehearse the many and often mysterious ways in which God has…
The Centrality of Praise
July 2, 2008 | Steve
Worship becomes the people’s response to that incredible reality that the author of all the universes, creator of all time,…
Worship as the Body of Christ
July 1, 2008 | Steve
Let us look at the place of worship in our contemporary society. Consider that most of the activities that take…
Howard and Lisa (Part 3)
June 30, 2008 | Steve
The word of the meeting spread quickly. There was some of the usual hate mail by people who were too…
General Assembly 218
June 29, 2008 | Steve
The 218 General Assembly is all over except the shouting. There will probably be some shouting but it was an…
Howard and Lisa (Part 2)
June 27, 2008 | Steve
So they went to their official board, told them about Ferris and offered to start a chapter of “Parents of…
Howard and Lisa (Part 1)
June 26, 2008 | Steve
Howard and Lisa were really shaken. First, they had been told by their son four months ago that he was…
Clay Pots and a Redeeming God
June 25, 2008 | Steve
One of the images that Jeremiah used for the faith community was that of the potter and the clay. (Jeremiah…
General Assembly 2
June 25, 2008 | Steve
The Assembly has separated into a series of committees to consider the issues that have been brought to it. Monday…
A Larger Ethical Screen
June 24, 2008 | Steve
An additional opportunity made possible by relating to structures above the local congregation is to enable Christians to wrestle with…
The Value of the Diverse
June 23, 2008 | Steve
This same task of enlarging our vision so that we can experience the fullness of God speaks to the ecumenical…
San Jose General Assembly
June 23, 2008 | Steve
We have been at the 218th General Assembly for three days now. On the first day, we had a preassembly…
The Trans-Congregational Church
June 20, 2008 | Steve
In addition to what was said yesterday, the trans-congregational church can help make connections for ministry possible across diverse and…
Avoiding Myopia in the Church
June 19, 2008 | Steve
The heart of the experience of the church for most Christians is what takes place in the local congregation. Here…
Faint Beginnings of New Laughter
June 18, 2008 | Steve
This is not to deny that many people fail to experience this quality of community within any particular church. Far…
Bearing Fruit and Recognizing Christ
June 17, 2008 | Steve
The challenge to bear fruits that demonstrate that we have repented or changed our lives so that we can recognize…