by Steve Sheely | Mar 11, 2017 | Grieving Parents Support, Pastors Blog
Death has no graduates. That is why faith is required. And friends. My friends are white, 50-something year-old males who like cars, college sports and YouTube videos of people sticking firecrackers up their noses (do not try this at home). Like you and your...
by Steve Sheely | Jan 11, 2017 | Pastors Blog
My first column in January 2017. Perhaps I was in the midst of New Year’s resolutions. My wife is terrific. She is funny, gracious and patient. Most of all she puts up with my madcap schemes and hare-brained adventures. If I’m working on some crazy new...
by Steve Sheely | Nov 4, 2016 | Pastors Blog
It’s not just that every pastor and prophet must speak into the prevailing winds of current political events, we must always remember that the kingdom we serve does not bow down to any human system. I’ve heard some strange things since the recent presidential...
by Steve Sheely | Sep 4, 2016 | Pastors Blog
This column was too long and included too much previously-written material, so this is an edited version. Like the lake in Iceland analogy, the cell membrane analogy has stayed with me. By the way, the word ‘holy’ basically means ‘set-apart from the rest of the...
by Steve Sheely | Jul 4, 2016 | Pastors Blog
A medical marijuana bill is on the ballot in Arkansas for the upcoming election. Apparently marijuana can help relieve the symptoms of a significant number of diseases. Anyone who has watched someone has a seizure will find it difficult to vote against this issue. Our...
by Steve Sheely | May 4, 2016 | Pastors Blog
I received a good bit of backlash on this column—and similar sermons. But having studied J. Richard Middleton’s A New Heaven and a New Earth, I stand by this position. However, I respect the afterlife each person has placed in their theological imaginations. Hope is a...
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