Steven on April 17th, 2009

The “loner” in life is actually a misnomer. There are no true loners. Oh, it is true that some of us wish to be left alone, and prefer solitude to the company of others. But my very presence on this earth is designed to be part of a larger community. How I interact with my […]

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Steven on January 24th, 2009

Last Sunday was Life Sunday, when we remember the sanctity of life. At my church we had a panel of five local ministry leaders with whom our pastor talked during the sermon time. We heard from: AAA Center For Pregnancy Counseling, working to encourage women to seek alternatives to abortion when facing an unplanned pregnanacy Embrace […]

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Steven on November 18th, 2008

Remember the story of Aladdin and his magic lamp? There are various versions of it in circulation, but the basic story is that Aladdin finds a lamp with a genie who can grant wishes. Back home with it, his mother (not recognizing its value) is tricked by a door-to-door salesman into trading the genie-enhanced lamp […]

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Steven on November 15th, 2008

Have you ever felt so excited about something that you couldn’t contain yourself? You just had to tell your friend, your neighbor, the person you met while walking down the street? This news you had was just too good to keep inside. It was like something that was bursting out of you that you couldn’t control! […]

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