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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Not taught in seminary…
On Monday a church member called me because her daughter has a problem: she has rescued dozens of animals and needs to cut hay for them. But the hay cutter arrived...
The Bible, Sex and Communication
The over-spiritualization of the Song of Songs is theological body-shaming. In the last twelve years, I have written these columns about marijuana, mixed martial arts...
Virtual religion?
COVID has accelerated an already existing change in our religious landscape. I have a tendency to make unrequested proposals. I’ll have some “great idea,” write it up...
Democracy disgraced.
Christian Nationalism is neither. They carried crosses. They carried flags and banners with Christian symbols. Clothing was adorned with symbols and slogans about...
Nolstalgia
Idolizing the past, in my opinion, is akin to giving up on the future...God's future. In the old book there is a story of a ribbon-cutting. Decades after the...
Virtual life?
My phrase for what life will be like after this is over: The Great Reboot Last week I finally raked my leaves. Yes, the leaves that fell in November. Forty bags lined...