Author: Steve Endress

Let me pose a hypothetical, though it is hardly that…this happens everyday somewhere. Suppose you are travelling and happen upon a conversation with someone which turns into them admitting that they used to go to church as a child, and no longer do…but after meeting you and seeing the love of Christ flowing through you,…

I’ve been thinking about values, creeds, confessions, statements. Our world is flooded with these types of things. Verbose, many of them. Generalities, most of them. Or, ridiculously specific which might be worse. Let’s try something different. How about we only make distinctions when it is different from mainstream or different from the standard. For example,…

Laying down your life is probably not going to happen in one dramatic moment like Dirk Willems is remembered for. How about in a thousand little moments? Serving others is dying a little bit each time. In that way, it seems to me, we lay down our lives over a thousand little moments. Check out…

What would be more impactful than what I’m doing right now? This is an interesting question, similar to the “you can’t hear the dogs that don’t bark.” If we are about the Father’s business all the time, this thought may not occur to us often. When we say “Yes” to the adventure of our lives,…

I was recently confided in by a friend that he wonders if he can ‘feel’ the Holy Spirit. He asked if I had ever experienced Him. I shared that I had, indeed, experienced the Holy Spirit and gave some examples of ebenezers, life experiences, and divine interventions. My friend is on a faith journey, and…

Three months is a long time. I’ve not had the energy to write even though my list of topics has continued to snowball. I want to get back in the saddle and write. What caused my energy draw? Mostly, a difficult legal dispute with someone I thought was my friend. I dealt with feelings of…

Can you be preserving if you aren’t sharing? Can you be sharing if you aren’t preserving? I’ve heard it said that preserving sound doctrine and sharing the gospel are two roles of the Church. It is implied that some people are ‘good at’ one of these, some are ‘good at’ the other, and that’s why…

Admittedly, I always thought He cared much more about my consumption, and, being a rich American was almost a curse–so many temptations to consume while other parts of the world struggled. Shame ensues, then inaction, then a demotivation to produce. That doesn’t sound like a useful spiral to me!! Hmm, obviously I’m writing this to…

I’ve been troubled recently by this topic, and have been giving it some thought. I’ve been troubled before, but then other topics seem more pressing. Also, I do not like to share my opinions if I haven’t thought it through. The Church is to be the beacon of hope, to show the world the values…

As we start 2026, goals abound. Sales goals, weight goals, character goals, and more. I’ve been studying accountability and goal-reaching in a number of contexts and I’m going to provide some ideas I’ve been developing. I’ve seen the power of goal+accountability=major motivation. The challenge is often that all parties don’t stay motivated. How to motivate…