THE PERILS OF PROPHETIC PREACHING…4/5/08

by Steve

I said in a recent sermon that one of the most valuable characteristics that a pastor could have is thick skin, particularly if the pastor has a predeliction for preaching sermons on controversial topics.  That would be me, but the problem is my skin is not nearly thick enough.  However, I think that the pain I [...]

GRACE SO AMAZING…4/4/08

by Steve

It’s amazing to me how often I hear from folks who are upset about God’s grace!  Some folks seem to think that I make it “too available,” or too easy to obtain.  I wonder if they ever read Jesus’ parable of the workers who were hired at different times of the day, but were all [...]