Steve's Letter: "New Year's Resolutions...Never Again!"
It's a New Year and I've been here before. In fact, I've been here so many times. It's a new beginning. It's the time I look back over the past year and then I once again assess, repent and promise. It is, as it were, a clean slate, a new chance and a great opportunity to become what my heart always thought I could be.
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Steve's Letter: "Helpless people are unimportant, right?"
God could have scared the spit out of us. He is big enough to do that and, in fact, does sometimes. But at Christmas there was no manipulation, no shouting, no harshness. A baby? What is important may not even be known by those who shout. In order to know, you have to be still and listen to the whisper.
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Steve's Letter: "Run to him..."
As you read this, we're approaching Thanksgiving. This is the time when we will be thankful. I don't know about you, but I've always been a little bothered by days devoted to good things. You are a dolt and can't pull this off all the time, but try hard for just one day.
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Steve's Letter: "It's Not Your Sin..."
One of the comments I get often is that I must be careful in my teaching on grace or people will take advantage of it. "If you're not careful," they say, "you will provide people with an excuse for their sin."
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Steve's Letter: "That dog won't hunt!"
As you perhaps know, I'm an early riser. I generally get up about four in the morning. Despite what some of you think, being able to get up early in the morning is a gift from God.
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