Phil Steiger
UPDATE! The bill here in Colorado that we have discussed is being heard on the CO Senate floor IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS. The bill has been amended, and if it does not pass the process in both the Senate and the House, it will die by Wednesday, May 7, 2025. I have contacted several... Continue Reading →
Leadership and Emotional Sabotage: Resisting the Anxiety that will Wreck you Family, Destroy your Church, and Ruin the World. Joe Rigney, Canon Press (2024). In the last four years I have been drawn to the works of mid-20th Century dissidents. That eclectic and incredible group of people who suffered under one any of the several... Continue Reading →
Part of my sermon this past Sunday (August 13, 2023) included a conversation about what it means to be made a “kingdom of priests” by God (Exodus 19:6). Biblically, the priesthood is responsible for basically two things: teaching the Law of God to the people and facilitating and protecting worship. Within the nation of Israel,... Continue Reading →
Now, that is a big question and I admit it might be a little bit of click-bait. But I believe, in the end, it is not an exaggerated question. Theologically the Christian knows the world is fundamentally at odds with God and that God called his people to be ambassadors for the good news, so... Continue Reading →
Possibly the earliest and most significant story about the remnant is Noah and the Ark (Genesis 6-9). The image of God commissioning an Ark to save a small group of faithful, though imperfect, people, has become a symbol of the church and salvation. Christians have said for a long time that the church is the... Continue Reading →
I believe we are in a Remnant moment in the church. When I say that to people, I get one of two responses. First, many not only nod their heads, but enthusiastically agree. They have either had the same thought, or the phrase resonates with what they have been thinking and feeling. The other reaction... Continue Reading →
Some Sundays after the service, I feel grateful and energized. Some days I feel like I need to retreat to my office and take a nap. Some days I feel like I need a punching bag. Recently I have taken up the habit of reading either a prayer (currently out of Piercing Heaven) or soaking... Continue Reading →
A friend recently reminded me of this letter I wrote to our congregation in the wake of the protests and death at Charlottesville, VA, 2017. It struck me as something still relevant and important. Letter to LHC After Charlottesville, VA Heather and I have been on vacation trying to “unplug” a bit, but, unfortunately, it... Continue Reading →
For a while now, I have been telling anyone who cares to hear that several fundamental shifts are taking place in our culture. The differences that exist between Christians and non-Christians, and even sometimes between professing Christians, are no longer non-political or matters of amicable disagreement. We no longer have the shared values that have... Continue Reading →
It’s complicated. It really is. Trying to navigate our culture and the LGBTQ+ issue is not always as easy or as simple as we want it to be. There are people we know and love who see things differently than we do. Many of us are trying to be faithful to the biblical witness on... Continue Reading →
Every Thought Captive 