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Steve's Corner
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RACE AND PRIVILEGE
March 20, 2024 | Steve
RACISM AND PRIVILEGE How does the Christian church respond to the systemic racism that plagues our society? How do we…
A CHURCH RESPONDING TO GUILT AND SHAME
March 13, 2024 | Steve
A FRESH BEGINNING I think one of the paralyzing features of modern Christianity in addressing racism is its inability to…
GOD’S DEFEAT OF RACISM
March 8, 2024 | Steve
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
SAVED TO COMMUNITY
March 6, 2024 | Steve
SAVED TO COMMUNITY In God’s economy, we are saved to community. We not only need to confess, but we need…
TRUSTING IN GOD
March 1, 2024 | Steve
As Christians, we are invited to trust in the creative power of God who not only is not defeated by…
The Church Transformed
February 28, 2024 | Steve
INTRODUCTION My purpose is to provide a pastor and the church leadership in Caucasian churches with a step-by-step plan for…
Excerpt From Hospitality for Alien Strangers
February 23, 2024 | Steve
Excerpt from recently published “Hospitality for Alien Strangers” As Derek left, he took a short walk through the city park.…
Our Future as a Christian Church
February 21, 2024 | Steve
I think the Christian church is experiencing Phyllis Tickle’s 500-year reformation theory, and therefore we need some in-depth reflections on…
COMFORT VRS FAITHFULNESS
February 8, 2024 | Steve
We live in a world that wants a theology of comfort and we are inspired by a Gospel that offers…
IS GOD CRAZY OR WHAT
January 26, 2024 | Steve
IS GOD CRAZY, OR WHAT? God called me to ministry.God called me to gather a group of narcissists and teachthem…
RACISM & THE WHITE CHURCH
January 23, 2024 | Steve
RACISM AND THE WHITE CHURCH Most White individuals, White congregations do not normally think of themselves as white. Unless the…
GOD CAN USE RACISM
January 10, 2024 | Steve
REDEMPTIVE THEOLOGY AND RACISM Redemptive Theology is rooted in an affirmation of God’s intention for creation. Whether it be in…
When Racism Messes Up Romance
January 5, 2024 | Steve
WHEN RACISM AFFECTS MY ROMANTIC LIFE On the one hand, what I’m about to share is only a mildly amusing…
DEFENSIVE CLICHES
December 22, 2023 | Steve
DEFENSIVE CLICHÉ’S & THE BIBLE When the uncomfortable conversations about race occur, often you hear people resort to what might…
DID JESUS MAKE A MISTAKE?
December 8, 2023 | Steve
DID JESUS MAKE A MISTAKE? Throughout history, churches have played a significant role in shaping societal values and beliefs. Tragically,…
CONFESSING THE SINS OF A DISGUSTING NEIGHBOR
December 8, 2023 | Steve
MY NEIGHBOR IN THE BODY OF CHRIST What is my responsibility for my neighbor’s sins as a member of the…
THE FUTURE OF DENOMINATIONS
December 6, 2023 | Steve
WHERE ARE DENOMINATIONS HEADED Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it,…
WHEN TRUTH HAS DISAPPEARED
December 1, 2023 | Steve
A WITNESS WHEN TRUTH HAS DISAPPEARED In an age when any objective bar of truth seems to have disappeared in…
DID JESUS MAKE A MISTAKE?
November 29, 2023 | Steve
DID JESUS MAKE A MISTAKE? Throughout history, churches have played a significant role in shaping societal values and beliefs. Tragically,…
WHEN A CHURCH CONFESSES THE CHURCH’S SIN
November 17, 2023 | Steve
Picture a liturgical process by which we confessed our sins and received forgiveness that sets us free to be God’s…