by Steve Sheely | Jan 20, 2015 | Pastors Blog
Recently I went back to my hometown and visited that cemetery. I stood by my father’s grave. I knelt before the statue of Christ. It was raining. I got back in my truck and my boys were arguing. They saw the look on my face and grew silent. Then someone started to...
by Steve Sheely | Nov 13, 2014 | Pastors Blog
Trusting upside-down power is hard. We have been taught all our lives that power is found in strength and wealth and intimidation. But God’s power doesn’t work that way. Perhaps the greatest example is the grace He offers us. Is there a quieter, gentler, more trusting...
by Steve Sheely | Sep 13, 2014 | Pastors Blog
Sometimes the answer to “who is my neighbor?” is “the person who lives near you.” When I was in college I had a summer job as a tree surgeon. And we did not use a truck-mounted cherry-picker. We used ropes. Most of the time our task was ‘fine pruning.’ Fine pruning...
by Steve Sheely | Aug 13, 2014 | Pastors Blog
After all the rhetoric about the problems and lawsuits this ordinance would cause I have not heard a thing. I am white. I am a married male. I have graduate degrees and I own my own home (well, me and the bank). I am in good health. And compared to the global...
by Steve Sheely | Jul 13, 2014 | Pastors Blog
I was so proud of my congregation for participating in this process with such trust. It is hard to find solid numbers, but some things are certain: Older churches are in decline, newer churches are more likely to be growing. Mainline churches are struggling,...
by Steve Sheely | May 13, 2014 | Pastors Blog
This analogy is my favorite one to describe what it is like being a pastor in the 21st-century. Not to mention that scuba diving in Iceland sounds like the most awesome thing ever. There is a lake in Iceland. It is cold and clear and amazing. Amazing because deep in...
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