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David Bowie and Eternity

Feb 9, 2016Steve SanchezCulture, Pastor's P.O.V.aladdin sane, david bowie, major tom, thin white duke, ziggy stardust

“Look up here; I’m in Heaven,” sang David Bowie on his farewell video before dying of cancer. As a pastor I’m always curious, when a celebrity dies, if he was a Christian. Will I someday meet The Thin White Duke in Heaven? I researched his song lyrics and interviews to get some clues: In his

The Great Divide

Jan 8, 2016Steve Sanchez2 CommentsPastor's P.O.V., Special Days

It’s 2016! Happy New Year! But why? Do you know what happened 2,016 years ago? Over the last several weeks I posed that question to various people in different locales, from Panda Express, to Costco, to Whole Foods Market. And only one person answered correctly. What happened? Simply the most significant event ever…. It’s been

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

A Real Piece of Work

Nov 24, 2015Steve Sanchez4 CommentsAtheist Tuesday, Pastor's P.O.V.

What a piece of work you are. Really. There’s only one you and God made you the way you are. Absolutely unique. You were never a product of random chance; you didn’t evolve out of primordial ooze. You never came from a fish; your distant cousin ain’t an ape and your grandfather to the tenth

Damning Proof!

Nov 13, 2015Steve Sanchez6 CommentsPastor's P.O.V.

I cannot prove the existence of God. There. I said it. But let me be clear: I can point to evidence that suggests a Creator. With that said, I’ve given up trying to convince unbelievers that God exists for one main reason: They will never believe because they’ve made up their minds that there is