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January 2017

January 31, 2017

The Most Rebellious Thing a Christian Can Do

Jesus taught us how to #resist. Jesus was a revolutionary who stood against the status...

January 24, 2017

No, Jesus is Not Headed to the White House. Here’s Why.

Is there any mature Christian with a balanced worldview out there who honestly believes Jesus...

January 12, 2017

Why I Need Jesus to Look More Like Superman

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's...Jesus?

January 03, 2017

What if Jesus was the Pastor of Your Church?

I don’t know what church would look like if Jesus was the pastor, but I...

November 2016

November 16, 2016

When Jesus Doesn’t Heal You the First Time…

Your past is not a problem, merely a perspective.

October 2016

October 26, 2016

Jesus, Healing, and the Miracle of the Semicolon

Life can become too busy. The crowds and pressure to go with the flow will...

October 17, 2016

What I Think About Sin

I grew up with the belief that sin was kryptonite for the Christian. Sin would...

October 07, 2016

ASK STEVE #1: What is Grace?

The first question in my brand-new ASK STEVE series comes from a Twitter follower, who...

September 2016

September 25, 2016

Why I Want Faith Like Water

My faith matters to me. I read the Bible. I attend church. I pray when...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

5 Awkward Types of Jesus in Christian Music

If you've ever danced through Amy Grant's paved paradise... If you ever owned a WOW...

August 26, 2016

How I Found God in All the Wrong Places

I didn’t plan for Jesus to meet me a few years back, in a little...

August 18, 2016

Fear and Faithfulness: The Parable of the Talents

Mark Twain said, "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things...

August 17, 2016

How To Sever Relationships: From a First-Year Ministry Student

At the age of twenty, I had all the answers. I remember judging a family...

August 07, 2016

Jesus Taught Us How To Really Live a Blessed Life

The Bible says Jesus gave the Sermon on the Mount once he saw his ministry...

August 02, 2016

Do You Know Everything Jesus Said About Homosexuality?

I've been reading the Gospels the past two weeks. I haven't read straight through in...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

How Jesus Taught Me That Compassion Can Look Like Outrage

We often read things about the blessed peacemakers. But when it came to broken people...

July 26, 2016

24 Ways I Know I’m Not Jesus

I'm not Jesus. And for good reason. What would your #25 be?

April 2016

April 05, 2016

Was Judas Mentally Ill?

I used to wonder what caused Judas to sell-out; but in the days immediately following...

March 2016

March 27, 2016

Easter Baskets or Butter Bowls?

The people brought children to Jesus, hoping he might touch them. The disciples shooed them...

March 25, 2016

Where the Hell was Joseph?

I don't know where Joseph was, but where do I find myself? Hiding outside the...

March 24, 2016

What if….

Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free For God the just...

February 2016

February 04, 2016

Living Through the Aftermath of My Mom's Suicide

I was twelve when my mom killed herself. My parents were divorced. My dad was...

January 2016

January 12, 2016

The One Thing that Saved Me after My Suicide Attempt

Often, I get asked what the one thing is that saved my life, following my...

November 2015

November 06, 2015

You ARE Making a Difference

Sometimes as a parent, we feel like we’re doing it all wrong. Too much t.v.,...

November 04, 2015

I Don't Need that Jesus

Hi, it's Lindsey! I'm over at Songbird and a Nerd today talking about the kind...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

The Message is in the Manure

I tell you, No; but unless you repent (change your mind for the better and...

January 2014

January 06, 2014

Only Jesus

"Only Jesus", I read these two words quite often in the types of books and...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

Pain in the Pew

"I don't know why I'm about to tell you this, but ever since you shared...

April 2013

April 17, 2013

Safe and Sound in the Father's Love

This morning, BT and I woke up, watched "Veggie Tales" and "Curious George" for a...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

Adam Lanza Was Not a Freak

I am sitting in the lobby of the Hampton Inn this morning and listening to...