Phil Steiger
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 →
Within hours, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” became the top song on iTunes, and according to one chart-watcher on X (Twitter), it was the most listened-to song in the world at one point over last weekend. Oliver Anthony is a musician and former factory worker who recorded and posted a song that immediately resonated with... 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 →
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 →
Douglas R. Groothuis, Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics, (Washington DC, Salem Books), 232 pages. The summer of 2020 was a watershed moment for our culture. If we are honest with ourselves, a lot has changed since then, and very little of it feels as though it has... Continue Reading →
Alexander Solzhenitsyn has been a critical figure for the West for over half a century. We should be aware of at least the outline of his life – his time as a soldier, his political disagreements with the Soviet Union, his artistry, his imprisonment by the Soviet Union in the Siberian gulags, and his exile... 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 