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Answered Prayers May Be the Problem

May 17, 2016Steve SanchezDisciplines for discipleschristian, devotional, prayer, streams in the desert, supplication

I was grousing to God about my problems the other day and he answered me through a classic devotional I read every morning called “Streams in the Desert.” It was compiled by a missionary’s wife in the early part of the last century as her husband lay dying for seven years. Perhaps this excerpt will

The 12 Step Program for Parades

Dec 6, 2015Steve Sanchez18 CommentsParadeschristian, Christmas parades, evangelism, gospel, preaching, way of the master, witness

Here is a 12-step primer on how to evangelize at any parade. Try them all! Step 1: Find a parade. Don’t laugh. Many have tried preaching to a line of elderly people on a walking tour, or to school kids getting off a bus thinking they had found a parade; those are organic congregations, not

My Hour in the Torture Room

Dec 2, 2015Steve Sanchez3 CommentsABOUT ME & MY BLOG, Pastor's P.O.V.christian, community church of the hills

I was looking through my “Memory Box” the other day and discovered this photo from my “other life.” I thought it apropos to post it today, the 25th anniversary of my being a Christian, because I am so far removed from that life of dissipation. This is a great reminder of what the Lord has

5 Reasons People Don’t Go to Church Vs. Our Church

Jun 10, 2015Steve Sanchez4 CommentsCommunity Church of the Hillsaustin, christian, church, fellowship, hope chapel hermosa beach, Hope Chapel Hill Country, texas

I adapted this article into a flyer to hand out to visitors to our church and to those in our community. The flyer’s title is “5 Reasons for NOT Going To Church.” A new survey lists five reasons why people don’t go to church anymore; perhaps these are your reasons, too. Let me convince you

A Rebuke to My Christian/Evangelist “Friends”

Apr 24, 2015Steve Sanchez3 CommentsMy Thoughts/Your Thoughtsargument, atheist, christian, fundamentalist, hypocrites, rebuke, trolls

I have a humble suggestion for you and a brotherly rebuke if you like to comment on Facebook posts and websites: Many of you know that I have been an ardent evangelist for over ten years and am unafraid and unashamed of the Gospel. I can handle curses, bottles hurled at me, insults and the