Steve Hanchett

Monday of Holy Week - the danger of a leafy life

It is Monday morning, the week of the crucifixion of Jesus. He and his disciples had been lodging at Bethany near Jerusalem and were making daily forays into the city. This morning, on the way in to the...

Remembering the widsom of Martin Luther King, Jr.

In Tulsa today (1/17/2011) a parade honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King was held at 11am. Other remembrances will be held at churches and community centers. Dr. King, the civil rights leader, is most famously known...

Simplifying life - why I keep stuff - part four

Don Whitney, who has written a book titled "Simplify Your Spiritual Life," has a timely warning related to simplifying life. He says that there has arisen a "cult of simplicity." As I have tried...

The gospel according to Rooster Cogburn

The recently released True Grit is the Coen brothers’ retelling of the story from the Charles Portis’ book by the same name. It is also a remaking of the 1969 movie which won John Wayne an Academy...

Simplifying life - why I keep stuff - part three

Last week I posted two articles about possessions and the question why I hang on to stuff. Today I want to point you to a couple of authors that are helping shape my thinking on this subject. A...

Muslims stand with Christians against violence in Egypt

Over the past decade the escalating viloence within Islam has been front and center of world attention. Since 9/11 many have called for moderate Muslims to take a stand against the violent terrorists of Islam. It has...

Simplifying life - why I keep stuff - part two

A couple of days ago I wrote an article in which I asked the question, “Why do I keep stuff I don’t need?” In that missive I confessed my proclivity towards people-pleasing...

"Defiant Joy" by Kevin Belmonte is a motivational biography

I read biographies out of a sense of obligation. I have to read them. Not in the sense that it is a job requirement, but in the sense that I believe that it will do me some good...

"The Wheels of Chance; a Bicycling Idyll" by H. G. Wells, an adventourous tale

H. G. Wells, mostly known for “War of the Worlds” is much more than a science fiction novelist as is demonstrated in The Wheels of Chance; A Bicycling Idyll. This is a pleasant story of a young...

Simplifying life - why I keep stuff part one...

It’s the beginning of a New Year and the time of the year when many people step back and evaluate where they are in life and what they might do differently. I don’t know if...

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