Pastor’s Blog

In 2006, Steve Sheely was approached by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and asked to write a column as part of their FaithMatters series.  80 columns later, Steve is still writing these columns.

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I married my Son

Careful language is important __________ I married my son last week. Actually I officiated the wedding of my son and a most lovely woman. Officiating their wedding was...

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20 Years of Great Memories

One thousand sermons...and much more ________________ There were guest speakers. Tearful stories. Special songs and music. Even flowers. No, we were not remembering a...

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God chooses who he inspires…

__________ How churches treat women is indicative of their commitment to or aversion to hierarchy and power My mom never second-guessed the expectation that she would...

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Finding Christmas.

Apparently, I've never shied away from drawing attention to myself. _________________ I became famous in 1969. The Ponca City News published a picture of me in my...

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