Do you remember when Jesus was asked this same question? It was by a teacher of the Law who tried to trap Jesus with the question, “ What...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) The first time I saw Daniel, he was in our high school cafeteria, sitting at a table for eight with seven...

In 1980, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson wrote a book, now a classic, called Metaphors We Live By . They demonstrated how we talk about...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) Each weekday morning of my childhood—thousands of them—started out pretty much the same way. I awoke to...

There are around 7,000 distinct languages in the world today ( Ethnologue.com ). According to Genesis 11, Noah’s three sons, Ham, Shem,...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) If not for the musical The Man of La Mancha , I might never have read Cervantes’ classic novel Don...

We have been talking about our church grounds in new and unique ways, especially with the building process continuing behind the scenes...

A couple of years ago, I wrote about cloning the “Wooly Mammoth. I thought it was interesting and fun, but I had no idea of how serious...

(a Steve Orr Bible reflection) Stephen Covey’s “Big Rocks” story goes something like this: An expert on priorities made a presentation...

“ See that you don't despise any of these little ones .” (Matthew 18.10a) The little ones referred to are not only children. They...