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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“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...
Tap, Snap or Nap?
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...
Who’s Side is He On?
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...
People like Us
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...
Poppa’s Prayers
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...