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- December 6, 2023
WHERE ARE DENOMINATIONS HEADED Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it,…
- December 1, 2023
A WITNESS WHEN TRUTH HAS DISAPPEARED In an age when any objective bar of truth seems to have disappeared in…
, - November 29, 2023
DID JESUS MAKE A MISTAKE? Throughout history, churches have played a significant role in shaping societal values and beliefs. Tragically,…
- November 17, 2023
Picture a liturgical process by which we confessed our sins and received forgiveness that sets us free to be God’s…
, - November 15, 2023
RESPONSE TO SHAME I think one of the paralyzing features of modernChristianity in addressing racism is their inability todeal with…
, - November 10, 2023
THE TRUTH OF THE CHURCH The words of scripture were shaped by the language, culture, and time period in which…
, , - November 8, 2023
WHERE TO LOOK FOR HOPE Consider what is happening in our society. It is not news that we are…
, - October 27, 2023
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…
- 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…
- October 20, 2023
A TIME TO CONFESS SINS OF SELF AND OTHERS You stepped outside the daily routines of life and joined in…
- October 18, 2023
THE WORSHIP ADVANTAGE For the next several blogs, I want to focus on the practice of worship as an anti-racist…
, , - October 9, 2023
The day I've been waiting for is here. It may not be real flying saucers in the sky but my…
- 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…
, , , - October 4, 2023
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free from…
, - September 29, 2023
REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…
, - September 27, 2023
DOES FAITH REACH BEYOND THIS PLANET When you think about it, the question of whether beings from other planets have…
A Church Needs to Learn How to Listen
July 29, 2024
How A Church Listens The Intention of God At the root of our faith is an assumption that God has…
A New Church in a new era
July 6, 2024
I’ve missed a couple of weeks while I try to learn how to use my new web-page and blog. In…
GET ORGANIZED, GET CREATIVE
June 7, 2024
Steps for churches FIRST STEPS FOR EACH CONGREGATION To expand the percentage of participants in the conversation, THE church leaders…
A MORAL INVENTORY
May 31, 2024
Guide for a personal Moral Inventory In our struggle to address racism, there are some parallels with the first steps…
WHAT IF GOD WERE SERIOUS?
May 29, 2024
GOD’S HISTORY OF SURPRISES Approaching the problem of racism from the perspective of a redemptive God means acknowledging our sins…
WHERE ARE DENOMINATIONS HEADED
May 17, 2024
Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in…
PASTORAL STRESS & ITS COST
May 15, 2024
Never Off the Clock (Noah was the first to plant a vineyard.) It is the end of another long exhausting…
GRIEF OBSERVED (CONCLUSION)
May 10, 2024
EFFECTS OF GRIEF DENIAL “I didn’t lose a child,” I say, feeling irritation rising in me. “My focus was the…
GRIEF RESEARCH (PART 3)
May 8, 2024
RESEARCH Ariel pops up and heads to the kitchen for the bottle of wine and three glasses. “I’ll also get…
A GRIEF OBSERVED (PART 2)
May 3, 2024
MY BODY BEGINGS TO SHAKE I’m silent as she holds me. Then the strangest thing begins to happen. I feel…