Profile avatar
stevebill.bsky.social
Pastor in NWO (Thunder Bay) | PT Comms Prof | Pirates of Caribbean II extra | Faith & Culture Discourse | Squash | (Views are mine.... but are 100p right. 😉)
107 posts 84 followers 134 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter

My kid made this for me today for Fathers Day. Two of my fave things: fishing and Jesus.

Just received this latest book by Greg Boyd (and Scott Boren) and it's good. Real good. "God Looks like Jesus" is short and concise that argues that God looks... like... Jesus. Entirely. Completely. If you're all, "Yah but whutbout...?" then read this and you'll see.

Accurate.* *according to my Bluesky newsfeed

"There are many differed Jesuses being proclaimed out there. Make sure your Jesus is the Jesus of the Gospels, the one who taught that the greatest commandment is to love God by loving one's neighbour as if their needs are our own—& who then lived what he taught." @mwpahl.bsky.social

To my fellow Pipsqueaks, may we continue to be change agents as we tap into that deep magic that permeates all of this…. reformedjournal.com/2025/04/25/p...

Canadian election tomorrow. How should Christians vote?! Today’s sermon starts a new series called the Kingdom & the Powers… have a listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0ZM5...

Poilievre will likely do what he says he will do- if he wins. Which means we could be days away from the end of the CBC. My contribution to the debate. The substack is free. No need to subscribe though welcome if you do. What does the CBC even mean? open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

I read that @theatlantic.com article on the #Antisocial Century by @dkthomp.bsky.social (linked in first comment). Holy smokes. As a pastor I felt I had something to offer in response so sent this to my community. It’s almost 10 mins but hopefully worth a watch: youtu.be/kWxngzO_YtQ?...

Same! I just blasted this full volume to wake my kids up this morning. Nothing beats ol’ Keith!

We voted today. Was good. Small line up but apparently yesterday was super busy. Encouraging. #ThunderBay #CanPoli #FederalElection

Oh snap.

#CraigCardiff's song "Safe Here" is apt for this moment for both Canadians and Americans: "This is my country, this is your country too There are so many things we need to change It'd be too easy to let it overwhelm us It'd be too easy to let things stay the same" Listen: youtu.be/qYVdC4LKSsM

Hi friends. If you’re feeling bummed about the world today then watch my 10 yr old perform Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” with her mom. It made my day…. It might make yours, too. youtu.be/RWmHvfKkiVQ

[youth pastor voice] you know who else fell and rose dramatically in the span of three business days?

Our church took part in #ThunderBay’s Polar Plunge this past weekend for local charities! Check out this highlight reel: youtu.be/uqh8bnNujg4?...

"God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God." Jesus in Matthew 5:9

[email protected] - your devo this AM on Solomon's Temple not being a God-blessed/ordained project was fantastic. And it made so much sense in light of how we understand power/notoriety through the lens of Jesus in the NT. He was quite content to reside in a tent... of course he was. 1/2

This convo with @scotmcknight.bsky.social & @tommypphillips.bsky.social on @ppwbpodcast.bsky.social is the BEST & most HOPEFUL convo on #Deconstruction I’ve ever heard. …and I’ve read and listened to lots! Worth your time, I promise: open.spotify.com/episode/6u8z... Props to podcast hosts, too!

Every single day I am convinced @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social is the most prescient prophet of our day…

A close exegesis of Bishop Mariann Budde’s infamous message.

We’re strongest when we’re united. So we must protect the things that bring us together — like CBC/Radio-Canada.

Moses to God:

Today’s @nytimes.com Mini-Crossword had me stressed and anxious and defensive and annoyed…. All at once. #iykyk

2001-Steve-Bill could NOT have stomached this blog post. But 2012-onward-Steve-Bill is SO appreciative of this perspective and clarity of thought and engagement w the text. It changes EVERYTHING about how one understands God’s nature. God ain’t wrathful. He looks like Jesus on a cross. Period.

Hey BlueSky community! If you’d like to support some fantastic causes in #ThunderBay such as Roots, Special Olympics, CNIB and PRO Kids, I’ll be jumping into Superior to raise $ with our church on Apr 6 and your support would mean a TONNE (to me and these causes) www.classy.org/team/644519 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Again. So dang re-postable. Every one of ‘em.