Dr. Steve McSwain's Writings
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Oct.04.2012
The Huffington Post
In the first debate, sir, you blew it. I regret being so direct but where was the fire? The passion? The vision for the future?
Four years ago, I voted for you, as did millions of other hopeful Americans, not because we're devoted to the Democratic party. But I voted for you because I believe in you, your values, as well as your vision for this country.
But...
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Jul.12.2012
Veritas Magazine
On the day of my spiritual awakening, everything changed for me. Instantly, I felt engulfed by a sacred presence, the likes of which I had never known before. The sacred sense of the Divine presence has never abated since then, either.
Today, I live in a state of perpetual peace almost continuously. Sure, the intensity varies from moment to moment,...
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Dec.29.2011
Huffington Post
I'm always a little amused, but saddened too, by the the church growth and decline reports. Here's one of the most recent reports: "Growing churches continue to grow and declining churches continue to decline," according to the National Council of Churches' 2011 Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. What many of these reports do not say is that...
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Jan.25.2011
Huffington Post (Religion)
It just occurred to me that what this is becoming is a kind of virtual congregation. I never planned on this happening, but I cannot say that I am displeased either.
I left the pastorate nearly two decades ago, broken and disillusioned. Some of the pain I experienced was the consequence of my own life choices. The rest was the consequence of my...
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Jan.18.2011
Huffington Post (Religion)
What follows is a collection of some of the stuff I was taught to believe. If you were raised in a similar fundamentalist Christian environment, you will readily recognize the worldview. If you were not, well, perhaps this will help inform you or confirm what you knew already. Not by any means is it an exhaustive list. Instead, it's more like a sampling of a few...
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Nov.08.2010
Washington Post
Fact: I am a Christian.
Fact: I am straight.
Fact: For too long, many in the Christian church have stood on the wrong side of the gay/lesbian issue.
Instead of standing with homosexuals, many in my tradition, and I was one of these once, have mistakenly thought we were upholding the Bible and protecting what we presumed was normal--being straight--from abnormal--...
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Aug.13.2010
Huffington Post
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Aug.13.2010
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Aug.13.2010
Huffington Post
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Aug.13.2010
Huffington Post
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You were born to walk with God, so why would you walk alone?”
—The Enoch Factor: The Sacred Art of Knowing God
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