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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W.W.J.R. — What would Jesus Rent?
In some states, including Arkansas, tenant law highly favors the property owners. There is plenty of room for advocacy for those who rent substandard and unsafe...
The TV Can’t Hold Your Hand
From March 2010. It is human nature to look for shortcuts. We are an ingenious species. And it is no surprise that as Westerners we are prone to throw money at...
The Box from Nashville
As I post my columns from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette we have reached February 2010. I hear a lot of funny stories about pastors. Like those hilarious baptism...
Ramah’s Voice
The older I get the more I move from frenetic, yet sleepy-faced kids in footsie pajamas tearing into packages to lonely people waiting desperately for December 26th. ...
“So you’re onboard the Titanic…”
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...
Losing Control
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...