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Steve's Corner

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Witnessing the Transfiguration

February 27, 2008 | Steve

Hans Kung states, “the church is essentially more than what it appears to be. It is not an ordinary people…

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A Transcendent Community

February 25, 2008 | Steve

Too often we think of the Christian community as the church which we attend. We forget that the Body of…

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Meeting Christ in Community

February 22, 2008 | Steve

Bonhoeffer, in his book, Christ the Center, emphasizes that our central question must be “Who is Christ for me?” (Christ…

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Clearly Fully Human but Also Fully Divine

February 20, 2008 | Steve

While I believe it is important that we reexamine the divine nature of the church, this is not to suggest…

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Is the Church a Divine or Human Institution?

February 19, 2008 | Steve

The early church had fierce debates over whether Jesus was human or divine. The party known as the Ebionites emphasized…

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The Gift Not Received (Part 5)

February 15, 2008 | Steve

Several weeks later, Allen was sitting in his office one Wednesday afternoon working on his sermon for Sunday when his…

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The Gift Not Received (Part 4)

February 14, 2008 | Steve

For the next six months Allen continued to meet with Henry in an almost secretive fashion. Henry would talk and…

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The Gift Not Received (Part 3)

February 13, 2008 | Steve

As if it were built into his DNA, there wasn’t even a moment’s hesitation. Allen dialed the Living Waters church,…

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The Gift Not Received (Part 2)

February 12, 2008 | Steve

The letter came three weeks later. Allen’s hand began to shake as he read it. It was the stone by…

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The Gift Not Received (Part 1)

February 11, 2008 | Steve

Based on Genesis 4:2-8 By Stephen McCutchan “Thank you for calling. I appreciate your honesty. May God bless you. Good…

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The Church as a Riddle

February 8, 2008 | Steve

A midwestern church was proud of itself for having just successfully completed its capital campaign to redecorate its new sanctuary.…

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Christ Present in the Church

February 7, 2008 | Steve

How can we say that Christ is present in the church? For Bonhoeffer, God was not just an idea to…

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Trapped By Our Own Experience

February 6, 2008 | Steve

Yesterday I posed the question: “If God approached humanity through the Word made flesh, is it possible to consider that…

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The Church is rather than Ought to be the Body of Christ

February 5, 2008 | Steve

Consider the possibility that the church israther than ought to be the Body of Christ. What if paul was not…

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God’s truth and Human Response

February 4, 2008 | Steve

Where would you place yourself between the assertion that there is no salvation outside the church and the position that…

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Clergy Self-Care and the Call

February 1, 2008 | Steve

In recent years there has been an increasing attention paid to the issue of clergy self-care. I’ve written a lot…

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What Have You Done For Me lately?

January 29, 2008 | Steve

The nature of the church is being challenged by the culture of consumerism in which it exists. The consumer mentality…

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Did God Make a Mistake?

January 28, 2008 | Steve

Beginning with Augustine but continuing with Luther, Calvin, The Scots Confession, and the Second Helvietic Confession, the church, both Protestant…

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Sharing Servanthood in Presbytery

January 26, 2008 | Steve

As denominations attempt to change to meet the changing conditions of our society, a clear trend is to decentralize. In…

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Suffering for Faith Shapes Your Faith

January 24, 2008 | Steve

Philip Jenkins in his book, The Next Christendom describes how the population center of Christianity is moving to the Southern…

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