“Prayers of the Bible”

by | Apr 7, 2022 | Steve the Pastor

I’ve got my trusty goat journal and am eager to discuss some of the great prayers of the Bible!  These were all posted on Facebook in early 2022. Abraham’s prayer for Sodom (Genesis 18) Jacob’s prayer (Genesis 37) Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4)...
Creation and Nature

Creation and Nature

by | Mar 21, 2022 | Steve the Pastor

Richard Rohr is credited for saying “Creation is God’s first Bible.”  I couldn’t agree more.  Even after the revelation of the Old Testament law, prophecies and the gospels, creation still expresses God’s heart.  I greatly enjoyed these...

“Church Life”

by | Jan 6, 2022 | Steve the Pastor

In 1990-91 I attended Yale University Divinity School to find answers.  As a youth pastor, I remember driving vans, hosting lock-ins and setting up folding chairs — and being very lonely.  Meanwhile, I read the New Testament and discovered descriptions of rich,...

Difficult Scripture

by | Aug 19, 2021 | Steve the Pastor

This is a brief series of passages that might be confusing and subject to misinterpretation. I might do more of these as I stumble across other biblical passages that are difficult. June 29, 2021: Genesis 6 (The Nephilim) July 1, 2021: Matthew 10 (Jesus brings peace...

“Psalms”

by | Jun 24, 2021 | Steve the Pastor

You may not know that not only are there 150 psalms in our Bibles, but they have a variety of different functions.  And while browsing through the psalms and reading and praying can always be a meaningful moment with God, those moments can be enhanced when we find...
“James”

“James”

by | Mar 2, 2021 | Steve the Pastor

I propose that the letter from the apostle James was the first book of the New Testament.  There is good reason to believe that it was a letter written to the new Christians in Jerusalem who were exiled from the city by Herod as recorded in Acts 8 and Acts 11.  This...