Featured Spotlights: Fall Time in the Northern Hemisphere
Islands & Lifelines
We should be lifelines, not islands living for ourselves
The Value of Life
Jesus values life and we should, too
Thankful…(God Is My God)
Autobiographical review of 2020, when COVID hit hard
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Honoring Authority within God’s Big Picture (Part 1):
God Paints Our Responsibilities onto the Canvas of LifeWe need explanations. No, we demand explanations. We want equality and justice. We want life to be fair. Well, maybe not fair as much as going our way. We wish life would happen the way we think it should… because…
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Getting Off on the Wrong Two Feet
Two arms, two legs, ten fingers, ten toes. Perfect! All is good in the maternity ward. Or so it seemed… When will the crying end?Why do the ‘terrible twos’ last more than a year?Why won’t they listen to me?How did…
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Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum and a Smile in the New Year
I recently read Scripture at a friend’s wedding. It was an honor for me to proclaim God’s Word to the wedding party and guests. I could have declined or made excuses, and maybe even suggested someone else for the job, but weddings…
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Christmas is About Joy!
At Christmas time we celebrate the birth of Jesus. It’s not only a declaration of, “It’s a boy!” It’s the coming of a Savior – the one the Jews waited for some 2,000 years. Some of them maybe even forgot…
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Sunshine Blogger Award 2 (and 3)
I’m happy to announce I was nominated again for this Sunshine Blogger Award, this time by 2 different fellow bloggers whom I appreciate greatly. They are terrific writers, both dedicated to bringing the truth of God’s Word into the real…
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Constructive Construction (A Normal Christian Life)
This is the framing of the lower floors of a planned 24-story office tower that will open its doors next year. It will boast dramatic 360° views of San Francisco, the Oakland Hills, UC Berkeley, and the surrounding areas. Shorenstein…
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Serve God with the Matchless Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom was nicely packaged along with a dreamy and delectable fruit dangling from a forbidden tree. At least, that’s how it seemed for the woman… No, this isn’t the opening lines of a romance novel. It’s our history. It’s the…
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Sunshine Blogger Award
This blog post is a little different. It’s unplanned and not my regular, biblically-based writing. I’m happy to announce I’m a Sunshine Blogger Award nominee. The Sunshine Blogger Award is a peer recognition for bloggers across all genres who inspire “positivity…
Steve
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Hi there! I’m Steve. I’m an unexpected writer and a slow reader. LOL
I write practical, Christian-living articles to encourage readers toward spiritual growth and service.
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