Kindness, Not Cruelty

Kindness, Not Cruelty

My wife and I had just finished a lengthy bike ride, and I hadn’t slept well the night before. So I was pretty tired when we started to rearrange some bedroom furniture. I began complaining, was critical, and found fault with her in an unkind way for which I later...
Believe and Live

Believe and Live

I recently returned from another country where I saw first hand people’s belief in numerous gods. Logically, I thought, ‘if anything and everything is a god, then nothing is truly god.’ It was Abraham Lincoln who said, “How many legs does a dog have if you call his...
Have Mercy

Have Mercy

When the car my parents had parked in an empty lot with a “for sale” sign in the window was deliberately set on fire, my primal instinct for swift and severe punishment rose within me. The natural inclination to do harm to those who’ve insulted or injured us comes...
Looking Good, Losing Big

Looking Good, Losing Big

Have you ever cut open the most delectable looking peach, melon, or apple only to find it black, soft, and spoiled inside? The outward appearance of fruit can disguise its internal rottenness. What’s physically true of fruit can be spiritually true for people who...
Pastor Steve’s Annual Report for 2023

Pastor Steve’s Annual Report for 2023

As I laid on my back as a Junior in High School after suffering a season ending injury in my first football game, I remember opening a note from my older sister in which she quoted Deuteronomy 31:8, “And the Lord is the one who goes ahead of you. He will be with you....