Author: Steve Endress

I am having an epiphany that is causing me to rethink something. I can testify that raising a child is a lot of work. There are also hopes and dreams we have, even if we objectively tell ourselves that there are no guarantees on how my child will affect the world–for good or bad. I…

I’ve been reading Revelation and share some thoughts on lukewarmness in this previous post. When people view my original peak performance model, if they don’t carefully follow the instructions, they end up assuming that middle of the road between the two extremes is the desire state. However, that can lead you very far astray if…

If you haven’t heard this phrase, just trust me that it used to be a polarizing statement. I’d like to take this discussion in a certain direction…it came up in a teaching session recently. I actually think I speak more clearly about it than I’ll be able to share here, so I’m going to post…

A couple discussions bred the title of this post. First, I was listening to my news program of the week on a Monday (The World and Everything In it) in which the economist was explaining a Christian’s worldview around economy, as being one of abundance–we believe that wealth is not fixed but is a direct…

I’ve been enjoying my new friend Marcus. He makes me think. We love the Lord, we are growing in our love for Shop Fix Academy and we do love discussing our religious backgrounds. Let’s just say we share a lot in common in our backgrounds but also retain a very localized perspective on church–we have…

Betsy and I took Willa and Isla on a train trip to Chicago earlier this year. We had a really special time. We were playing games and keeping Truett occupied when I noticed an elderly, stately-looking gentleman sneaking peaks at us. I struck up a conversation (he looked familiar to me, too) and learned he…

I read recently that ‘video shorts’ is already a billion-dollar industry. It shows my age….because I haven’t found any reason to engage in such a thing. When I do see a ‘short’, I’m reminded how polarizing out-of-context content is. I’m also reminded that attention spans are shrinking, and ‘shorts’ is encouraging that to shrink further.…

I overheard two Christian young men talking about spectator sports yesterday, and one of my first thoughts was, is this the type of son-in-law I’ll have someday? By ‘spectator sports,’ I mean the self-serving kind of activities of college and pro sports and all the junk surrounding it. I also mean the end of the…

At the end of my Bible study time at Royal Oaks, a resident popped a big question. I know I should be gentle with these folks, but I admit to having some hot button issues that I can hardly resist. His question was, ‘are we headed for World War III?’ “NO”, I said. And…then there…