Steven's Stories

Fred Rogers was one of those rare people who was able to maintain a child-like spirit in a world full of grown-ups who had lost all sense of...

In late 2001, the world was still reeling from 9/11. I had a temporary position in September, which ended sometime after that. As finding a ...

Imagine if you will, a youth group room. One of the youth leaders asks a teenager, "What's up?" Without missing a beat, the te...

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...

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 ...

We had our last Biggest Loser finale at my gym tonight. Since Vision Quest was recently bought out by LA Fitness, they have sadly chosen to ...

Today's Sunday school lesson from Luke 11 and Matthew 6... Jesus had an interesting way of teaching. Sometimes He didn’t teach people...

"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...

This has been a difficult week, as I lost a dear friend and brother in Christ early Tuesday morning (February 15, 2011). A heart attack h...