Going Home, by Benjamin Mast
Visit an Alzheimer’s day center or memory-care unit and you will inevitably hear the questions and pleas:
Poker, Peace & Piety
The Bible can be a frustrating book, especially when the religious manipulators use the “law enforcement texts” to keep us in line. The mother of all those texts is Jesus’ parable of the talents; a favorite of fundraisers, Sunday school teachers and guilt-trippers everywhere. Well, no more. This message from Steve will set you free!
Sorry Not Sorry
When I was about seven or eight years old, me and a buddy peed in a neighbor kid’s bike helmet when he wasn’t looking. Just for fun. Unknowingly, he put it back on his head.
A Religious Show
You can’t always spot a Christian, but you can always spot a religious person. It’s their not-so-pretty mask of self-righteousness.
Learning Through Joy
Rules and laws don’t change our desires. Shame doesn’t motivate us. Accountability partners turn us all into liars. These things may change our behavior temporarily, but only until our desires bubble up and overrule them.
Steve’s Devotional – If God is in Charge
What is God like? The answer to that question determines how I will act, who I am and the very world in which I live. From the beginning of fallen man’s history, God’s existence has been acknowledged as a fact, but God’s nature has been in question. And so man’s questions have centered on the God he or she knew was there: Where is God? What must I do to get his attention? Is he benevolent, or is he a monster? Does he care, or has he gone away to Bermuda on vacation? Does he love? And then very hesitantly: Does he love me?
Second Forgetting - Dr. Benjamin Mast
Can the peace that passes all understanding reach into the fear and confusion of someone whose memories are fading into the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease? Join Dr. Benjamin Mast on SBE for a discussion of his encouraging book, ‘Second Forgetting: Remembering the Power of the Gospel during Alzheimer’s Disease.’
Getting Saved
“I’m not exactly sure how I was saved. I think I was hugged in the dark… and I didn’t want it, and I didn’t beg for it, it just happened.” - Steve Brown
What to Do When You Feel Like God is Silent
A friend of mine has had a couple of years of struggle in a row. There isn’t anything major going on, but that’s the problem. She feels directionless, and God is strangely silent.