From the Start Your Week with Steve Newsletter of Steve Henderson Fine Art: Steve Says: “Recently, Carolyn and I spent some time in the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon, frequently described as the Swiss Alps of the Northwest. “It was a busman’s holiday, whatever a busman is, but I was there to judge the regional art festival, and [...]
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Christians: Please Stop Talking Like Weird People
June 12th, 2013
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So tell me, does this sentence sound normal to you? “In our efforts to live intentionally as an authentic community of believers, we seek out the small-group dynamics of passionate discipleship.” If you answered no, Thank God. If you answered yes, it’s highly likely that you are a regular church attender, and your life, your [...]
You Can Be Successful without Owning Goats
June 7th, 2013
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When I was a kid, all successful people went to college, because if you didn’t, you weren’t a success. Whatever a success is. I think it means that you bring home a chunky paycheck, replace your car every three years, make payments on a home with more bathrooms than bedrooms, and eat out three times [...]
What Unconditional Love Looks Like
June 5th, 2013
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We were at a Mexican restaurant the other day, and lest you think we’re being profligate here, we pretty much eat out when we are invited to do so. The rest of the time, being amazing cooks (with the notable exception of the Norwegian Artist, who is an amazing Norwegian Artist, so nobody’s complaining), we [...]
Labeling People and Not Labeling Food
May 31st, 2013
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We don’t give them much credit for it, but most of the time, the average pre-schooler knows what he or she is talking about. The other day I shared lunch with a random four-year-old and we decided upon deli chicken. My dinner companion informed me, quite definitively, that he wanted the kind of chicken “with [...]
In the Body of Christ, Are You a Toe, Mouth, or Elbow?
May 29th, 2013
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This may be hard to believe, but sometimes I go weeks without thinking about the big toe on my left foot. And then one day, a wrenching pain will originate at the toe and shoot its way up nerve pathways to my brain, and everything with the exception of my internal organs, stops. Years ago, [...]
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