Week #21 — STEPHEN’S SERMON PART 3: THE RIGHTEOUS ONE For my daughter, dance began as an interest, became a passion, and ended as a craft. Ballet, contemporary, modern, and jazz added…

Week #20 — STEPHEN’S SERMON PART 2: RULER AND REDEEMER How would you respond when the chips are down, so to speak? Psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson argues that we might…

Week #19 — STEPHEN’S SERMON PART 1: PATRIARCHS AND PROMISE In law school, I participated in a moot court competition and an appellate advocacy class. Those are highbrow legal names for classes…

Week #17 — Ministry Management Founded in 1866, the town (just a borough, actually) of Centralia, Pennsylvania, was a coal mining town. With a population peaking at about 4,000 residents in the…

Week #15 — God Helps with Hard Things Each state’s Rules of Professional Responsibility govern the ethical behavior of lawyers. Yes, you’re reading the right blog, and no, I’m not interested in…

Week #14 — Many and Multitudes Perhaps one of the more misused words in our culture today is the word ’miracle.’ To hear it tossed around in any number of situations, the…