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- February 22, 2023
INSTITUTIONAL BETRAYAL We are in a period where many churches are declining in both numbers and influence. In the 50's…
- February 17, 2023
HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY In its simplest form, spirituality is how we stay in connection and communication with God. By speaking of healthy…
- February 3, 2023
IT HELPS TO LAUGH On my website, www.smccutchan.com, you will find God Laughs–Why Don’t You? : Making Use of Humor in…
- February 1, 2023
It's Time to Play Around Posted on May 24, 2017 | 1 Comment | Edit Mashables One of the fun strategies in comedy is called…
- January 27, 2023
TWO EXPERIENCES THAT CAN LIFT YOUR SPIRITS I'm leaving this Sunday for a Montreat Conference on Racism. I thought I'd…
- January 27, 2023
AN INVITATION TO TRUST A REDEMPTIVE GOD Using the cross and the resurrection as our template for how God works…
, - January 20, 2023
RECOGNIZE THE CHURCH’S SCANDAL For Christians to respond to the reality of racism in our lives and in our congregations,…
- January 18, 2023
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
- January 13, 2023
AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHURCH As Christians, we believe that this is God’s world and we have been placed in the world…
- January 11, 2023
IMAGINATION ENRICHES FAITH CONSIDER WHAT IT WOULD MEAN WHAT IF I took a trip that included about 2,000 miles driving…
, , , - January 6, 2023
AN EXPERIMENT OF A CORPORATE CONFESSION OF SINS AS A WORSHIPING COMMUNITY Our faith suggests that Jesus bore the sins…
- January 4, 2023
MAKING A LIST OF CORE BELIEFS What makes a church different from any group of friends and neighbors that occasionally…
, , - December 30, 2022
A Litany for 2023 (Feel free to make use of all or part of this litany with attribution.) By steve@smccutchan.com…
, - December 16, 2022
ASHAMED OF CHURCH AND STICKING WITH IT Recently I was in a rather intense but respectful conversation with a small…
, , - December 14, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
, , - December 14, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
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THE BEATITUDES AND THE OUR CHURCH
October 25, 2023
THE BEATITUDES AND RACISM Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV) When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new…
SCAPEGOAT SUNDAY
October 20, 2023
A TIME TO CONFESS SINS OF SELF AND OTHERS You stepped outside the daily routines of life and joined in…
WORSHIP AS AN ANTI-RACIST STRATEGY
October 18, 2023
THE WORSHIP ADVANTAGE For the next several blogs, I want to focus on the practice of worship as an anti-racist…
MAKE MY DAY
October 9, 2023
The day I’ve been waiting for is here. It may not be real flying saucers in the sky but my…
IT’S ALMOST HERE
October 6, 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-mccutchan-83383232_steve-secondmp4-activity-7115360852056137728-A3e8?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_dt_web&utm_campaign=copy NOW IS THE TIME TO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY MY LATEST NOVEL. THIS TIME THE THEME OF THE…
THE FEAR OF DEATH AND THE HOPE OF FAITH
October 4, 2023
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free from…
REPARATION
September 29, 2023
REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…
FAITH BEYOND THIS PLANET
September 27, 2023
DOES FAITH REACH BEYOND THIS PLANET When you think about it, the question of whether beings from other planets have…
SAVED TO COMMUNITY THROUGH GRACE
September 22, 2023
Living Our Faith For Christians to respond to the reality of racism in our lives and in our congregations, we…