Steven's Stories

Jerusalem, c. 742 BC In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe fill...

CRASH! The thunder was deafening as lightning lit up the sky! The wind was whipping powerfully over the meadows, and the travelers rushed fo...

In January I blogged about my childhood diagnosis of pigmentary degeneration of the retina , also known as retinitis pigmentosa, which doesn...

I wrote this poem May 23, 2000 for my Spanish class in college. It's the only poem I've written in Spanish. The assignment was inspi...

I wrote this poem May 27, 2010 for a friend with low self-esteem. It's something we all struggle with from time to time, myself included...

I wrote this poem February 10, 2007 in response to a sermon by our pastor on God's holiness, from 1 Peter 1. NASA/Hubble Awesome Amazing...

I wrote this poem March 15, 2003. I have always been fascinated and amazed by the sheer massiveness of the stars and galaxies. I was even mo...

The day Hannah had dreamed about all her life, and prayed for and wept for, finally arrived! For a long time, she had come to the tabernacle...

I gave this lesson in the church service for all the children who were in the service. ~~~ We are His workmanship, created in Christ Je...

Close Calls It was September or October of 2002. Thanks to the sun, that is one of the worst times of the year to drive, and I had a class i...

The Garbage Truck The year was 1986. My mom, my brother Tim and I were on our way to the airport to pick up my dad. I was sitting in the fro...

The Scenic Route It was my first day driving on my own, with nobody else in the car. I had been to work many times, of course, but I had alw...

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." - Proverbs 9:10a This is the first of a short series of blog posts (inspired by...