Yearly Archives: 2015

This article appeared in the October 8 edition of the Chanute Tribune. Theologians seek answers to questions about God. What is God like? What is God’s purpose for humankind? What are God’s purposes for the world? How do we know about God? These are the kinds of questions to which […]

Everybody’s a Theologian

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 21, 2015 by Pastor Steve

This article appeared in the September 30 edition of the Chanute Tribune. Are American Christians typically humble or arrogant towards those with whom they disagree? Regrettably, there have been times when the latter has been true. This is something I have observed in a number of Christians’ lives, particularly my own! […]

Spiritual Pride in the Face of the Gospel

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2015 by Pastor Steve

This article appeared in the September 23rd edition of the Chanute Tribune. Therefore he said he would destroy them—had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them (Psalm 106:23). Several years ago I heard a short devotion based on this […]

Who’s Standing in the Gap?

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on October 13, 2015 by Pastor Steve

This article appeared in the September 16th edition of the Chanute Tribune. One of the things about the Christian faith that has been particularly liberating for me is that God’s love and forgiveness has freed me to begin to be honest about my failures (which are legion). Unfortunately, our natural […]

No More Nike Christianity

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 29, 2015 by Pastor Steve

The following article appeared in the September 9th edition of the Chanute Tribune. Within conservative evangelical Christianity in America, there has been a tendency to think about the gospel—the good news of what Jesus has done for sinners—almost exclusively in terms of how we become Christians. We see it […]

The Power of the Good News

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2015 by Pastor Steve

This article appeared in the September 3rd edition of the Chanute Tribune. Part of the reason there are so many different interpretations of the Bible is because there are so many different ways of reading the Bible. The questions we bring to the biblical text often determine what we take […]

The Bible with God at the Center

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2015 by Pastor Steve

The following article appeard in the August 25th edition of The Chanute Tribune. Although it has been nearly thirty years since I was a student at Royster Middle School, I clearly remember the Sallman print of Jesus that hung on wall at the end of the hallway on the second […]

The Jesus Picture

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2015 by Pastor Steve

A few people in the Chanute area have asked about a particular statement that appeared on our website and in our first newsletter. We have said that one of the reasons there is a need for another church in Chanute is because there is a lack of strong churches in […]

Is My Church a Strong Church?

This entry was posted in Church Church Planting on April 29, 2015 by Pastor Steve

A lot of really great things have been said about the importance of planting new churches. We are incredibly excited about church planting in Chanute and hope you’re encouraged by our vision. But for those who are interested in learning more about the church planting, there are some great resources out there. Here is […]

Why Church Planting?

This entry was posted in Church Planting on March 27, 2015 by Pastor Steve