Author: Steve

I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges. Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Current Issues

Five Myths about Emerging Adult Faith

Leadership Magazine brief review of Christian Smith and Patricia Snell  Souls in Transition: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of Emerging Adults Five Myths about Emerging Adult FaithNew research on 20-somethings gets past the hype and offers a reason to hope. Myth 1 Emerging adults serve out of concern for the common good. Myth 2 Emerging …

Current Issues, Theology

Of Science and the Bible

The issue of the biblical account of creation and how much contradiction or compatibility there can be with the science of origins continues to challenge theologians, Christian scientist, pastors and layman alike. A recent video interview with Old Testament scholar Bruce Waltke, which has since be removed has cause another set of volleys in the debate. To read a bit of …

Bible Study, Spiritual Formation

Constant Active Yielding

The end of James 4 challenges not only our world view but the integrity of our world view. There are basically two world views–at least two major categories.A world view that excludes God–the universe/world is a closed system.A world view that includes God–the universe is a system created by and controlled by God. But many of …