Posted on Feb 3, 2017 in Steve's Blog |
Many of today’s church leaders flock to church growth seminars. I believe that it would be wiser to concentrate on church health and here’s why:
Posted on Jan 19, 2017 in Steve's Blog |
This is a true story of when I was in the Army: In the summer of 1973, it was almost dusk on a deserted country road in Germany. After several failed hitch-hike attempts to return to our base before curfew, my buddies and I were becoming rather nervous about getting in trouble . . .
Posted on Dec 9, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
I heard a story about a woman who was doing her last-minute Christmas shopping at a crowded mall. She was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines. She was tired of fighting her . . .
Posted on Nov 18, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
While we certainly have much to be thankful for, I am often amazed at the general lack of gratitude in our culture. So, instead of spouting off about the widespread
Posted on Nov 4, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
A Grateful Heart:
A Steve’s Blog Classic
Originally Posted on 6/17/11
I will always remember the day my brother and I became men. Paul was about 10 years old and I was 12. We were playing in the front yard on a typically beautiful Saturday morning at the house where we lived in Santa Barbara. My dad was working in the garage with his new radial arm saw from Sears when all of a sudden there came a heart stopping, thunderous cry of “ahhhh”. . . Read more…
Posted on Oct 8, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
I love this picture of my friends Russ and Mary Doty. I took this photo on the Golden Gate Bridge and I noticed the sign in the background, so I made sure it got in the shot as well. You see . . . when this was taken, Russ and Mary had just . . .
Posted on Sep 15, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
A body reproduces a body.
A hand does not reproduce a body. Neither does an eye or a foot reproduce a body.
A healthy local church
made of healthy believers
reproduces healthy Christ followers. Read more…
Posted on Jul 14, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
Too much stress is not a good thing. What do you think about most? What might you worry about … Read more…
Posted on Jul 1, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
The faint sounds of singing resonate through the pitch black night as you stoop down low and feel your way through roughly chiseled solid rock tunnels. The air is heavy, damp, and overflowing with the stench of human misery, open sewage, and death. Read more…
Posted on Jun 17, 2016 in Steve's Blog |
