Author Archive: Steven Phillips
My Parent’s Ministry Story
It was in 1962 – the year that John F. Kennedy was assassinated. I remember because I was 10 years old at the time. Mom and Dad decided to make a complete shift in our family’s direction. Dad had just been offered a lucrative offer to become a Vice President of an Top Forty Insurance […]
Continue reading“A Few Figs From Thistles.”
At the turn of the century before the last one, a woman named Edna St. Vincent Malay wrote a book of poetry called “A Few Figs From Thistles.” The very title explains what the poems were about – finding some good in hard times when all you can do is trust that somehow you were […]
Continue readingImagine #8
Imagine if the Church relalized that if they simply did what they have been told to do in their own Bible, that they would not have to worry about “cancel culture” myths, about the “liberals” trying to get rid of Christmas, or about putting an end to our beliefs. If they simply did what they […]
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Imagine if being a “Believer” didn’t mean that you had to qualify by “dissing” everyone else’s beliefs. “You may say, “I’m a dreamer” But I’m not the only one..…”
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Imagine if “Going to Church” meant: – A BBQ in a backyard with some friends… – Holding someone’s hand while their relative is in surgery… – Watching a ball game together… – Crying with a friend in turmoil… – Helping to paint someone’s apartment… – Going with a group of friends to clean someone’s home […]
Continue readingAn Imposter Christianity…
I have just finished this article and found myself almost at the verge of tears. There was a time in my life when “worship” was a thing of devotion and personal time contemplating the majesty of God. Sadly, that experience has been twisted and perverted by some dark forces which have gained acceptance within the […]
Continue readingImagine #5
Imagine if when people watched a Christian TV program they always heard the presenter say,”You are welcome to enjoy our programming efforts whether you ever contribute to our ministry or not!”
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Imagine if the term “Being Christian” had more to do with “Finding ways to help the world” instead of “Finding every way possible to find fault with the world.”
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Imagine if the church had taught people that Hell is the place where people go to for telling people that “They are going to Hell!”
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Imagine if John 3:16, (“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son…”) was never quoted by Christians without also quoting John 3:17, “God did NOT send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them!”
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