Steven's Stories

The state-of-the-art ship was massive and was supposed to be unsinkable. It was one of the greatest achievements of the age, but an iceberg ...

Kyrie Eleison  is Latin for "Lord, have mercy!" It is often used in church liturgy going back centuries, and as I see more and mor...

The inscription on Jesus' cross read, "JESUS OF NAZARETH, KING OF THE JEWS" in Greek, Latin and Hebrew. It was one of the dark...

I wrote this on March 9, 1995 as part of an assignment in high school. It's based on a miracle recorded in 2 Kings 13:20-21: Elisha died...

My college friend Jenny Paulson had the most radiant smile. She brightened everyone around her, and I count it an honor to have known her. S...

"Passing bells and sculpted angels, cold and monumental, seem for you the wrong companions. You were warm and gentle." ...

Following is the eulogy I wrote for my uncle Tom, who passed away of a heart attack last month. His sisters and my aunt helped me with some ...

Following is the eulogy I read at my grandpa's memorial service on Saturday, May 23, 2015 at United Evangelical Free Church in Seattle. ...

My grandpa passed away on Saturday, May 9. I wrote the following a week later on May 16. Grief is a funny thing. I sat with my family at my...

It was 1991. We had just gotten back to the US from the Philippines, with plans to return in a year. In previous furloughs, we had lived on ...

Yesterday I participated in the Puget Sound Heart Walk. It is an annual event to raise money for research on heart disease and stroke. I wal...

Tomorrow I plan to participate in the Puget Sound Heart Walk. It is an annual event to raise money for research on heart disease and stroke....

We ended the class with a ghost story from the Bible, which was right at the place we were in the story anyway, and so near Halloween. Sinc...

I wrote this poem back in January of 2005 in memory of our former pastor Brad Smith, who died rather suddenly from a stroke, but I thought i...

“Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.” - ...

Last night, I checked my e-mail "one last time" before going to bed and found some significant news. President Obama announced tha...