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The Impossible Task, Pt 2: God’s Frustrating Command

Aug 14, 2015Steve Sanchez1 CommentHope Chapel Hill Country, Texas Tales!, What I'm learning about church planting

The doors were now closed at Hope Chapel Hill Country, as were every other door in Dripping Springs where I was called to plant a church. But God wasn’t done. He wanted me to do something I have never been good at…. (Please start at part 1 by clicking here.) Through this agonizing time when

The Impossible Task, Pt. 1: Disappointed By God

Aug 11, 2015Steve Sanchez16 CommentsHope Chapel Hill Country, Texas Tales!

On June 28, 2015, I preached for the last time at Hope Chapel Hill Country and shut the doors…. I picked up Phillip Yancey’s book, “Disappointment with God,” to get some encouragement because of my depressed state: Our church plant in Dripping Springs, Texas, just wasn’t working out. After relocating from L.A. to just outside

An Analogy for Atheists: The Drowning Woman

Jul 11, 2015Steve SanchezAtheist Tuesday, Famous Lost Words

A man was out sailing just off the coast of the Big Island when he saw what appeared to be a woman swimming next to her capsized catamaran. “Are you okay?” he shouted as he slowly sailed by. “I’m good,” she replied. “You sure?” he asked again. “I’m very good!” she assured him. Having been

Why I Will Apologize at the WeHo Pride Parade

Jul 3, 2015Steve Sanchez1 CommentAbnormal Evangelism Ideas, Gay community

I apologized to the gay community on behalf of true Christians everywhere at the 2012 Pride Parade in West Hollywood—and plan on doing so again this Sunday, in 2013, when we attend! Why will I apologize? Because some Christians have shamelessly preached a hate-filled Gospel, misrepresenting their God-given ambassadorship on behalf of Christ to those

A Man Called Lena

Jun 28, 2015Steve SanchezAbnormal Evangelism Ideas, Gay community

Every now and then I take my daughters to the campus of El Camino College where I share my faith on a weekly basis. They are no idle participants. Eight-year-old Laurel hands out Gospel tracts while her older sister D.D. takes students through entire Gospel presentations. I’m very proud of my girls. One benefit of