by Steve Sheely | Nov 3, 2009 | Pastors Blog
Back in November 2009 this was simply an effort to turn what had become a political issue into a compassion issue. So you’re on the Titanic resting in your first-class cabin. The alarm bells ring. The ‘unsinkable’ luxury liner is taking on water. There are not enough...
by Steve Sheely | Oct 3, 2009 | Pastors Blog
I wrote this in October 2009. In hindsight, I should have put more emphasis on the significance of worshiping within God’s creation – especially in light of what the Western church has morphed into. But then I worry that there are already too few voices standing up...
by Steve Sheely | Aug 12, 2009 | Pastors Blog
August 2009: This is one of my favorite columns (perhaps because I felt like a real journalist). The feedback I received was interesting – apparently quite a few men want a Christian context for smashing someone’s face. I watched a lot of television as a child....
by Steve Sheely | Jul 30, 2009 | Pastors Blog
This was published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the week of Independence Day in 2009. In my neck of the woods, asking questions about patriotism in church is like asking “Why is the sky blue?” “Because it is!” But I understand the confusion – especially in light...
by Steve Sheely | May 21, 2009 | Pastors Blog
I wrote this column for Pentecost in 2009. Pentecost is the day each year we remember when believers in Jesus were given God’s Spirit. With more computing power in our smartphones than was used during the Apollo missions, we probably don’t miss the...
by Steve Sheely | Apr 21, 2009 | Pastors Blog
I wrote this for Easter 2009. It got the most responses of all the columns I’ve written. And the response I remember most was the woman who said “Now you go and let Poppa pray for you.” Which I did. (Pictured is Poppa’s easy chair). My step-father is...
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