The Long View on Conversion (part 1)
As a pastor, I am a big proponent of studying and understanding the history of the Christian Church. If we …
Author Archives: Steven
Turn the Other Cheek?
Walter Wink’s “Third Way” theology is a compelling alternative to many of the traditional understandings of “turning the other cheek.”
The Relational Gospel
Over the summer, the mission council at my church read a book called, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty …
The Name on the Front
One of my favorite sports movies is “Miracle,” the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. There should have …
Blindness, Philosophy, and the Question of Human Agency
To many of us, the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52 is a familiar one. It appears in some …
