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September 15, 2009
“Writings” Updated
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September 1, 2009
My New Article Written to Husbands…
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Click the title: “A Wake-up Call to Husbands in Hibernation”
June 26, 2009
The Pilgrim’s Plow: Poetry Blog with Preston Atkinson
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Preston Atkinson is a pastor in Texas who has become a dear friend to me. I know him because of BJ Maxwell, another dear friend and fellow pastor. Preston and I recently decided to start a blog together that will simply feature the poetry we each write. We are doing this as a way both to encourage one another and perhaps, if God sees fit, to help others who might visit the site. Ultimately, our aim is to glorify our great God.
As you will see, Preston is a much more savvy poet than me. I’m so grateful for that, though, because he is both an inspiration and a teacher. In fact, the first poem I ever wrote (sometime within the past two years), Preston read. The poem was not good, but Preston cheered me on, offering helpful insights but not making me feel like an idiot in the process! If you are interested, click here for “The Pilgrim’s Plow: Poetry for The Glory of God While we Wait.”
June 9, 2009
I Wrote a New Article & a New Poem
Posted by Steve Burchett under CCW - General, Family, Williams Syndrome, Writings | Tags: Lilly, Pastors, Poetry, Preaching |Leave a Comment
Click the titles:
“Your Favorite Famous Preacher” (Article written for www.BulletinInserts.org)
“Laughs for Daddy” (A poem I wrote about Lilly, inspired by Luke 6:21b and Romans 8:15)
April 28, 2009
“Does Your Teaching Make People Sleepy?”
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That’s the title of a new article I wrote. Click here to read it.
See the other May articles from CCW at www.BulletinInserts.org.
March 31, 2009
“The Truth About Children With Disabilities,” and Other New Articles from the CCW Writers
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“The Truth About Children With Disabilities” (Patty and I wrote this)
“The Prince Who Became a Nobody Who Became a Prince Again” (for children, by Susan Verstraete)
“The Difference Between Moths and Cockroaches (The Anatomy and Importance of Desire)” (by Daryl Wingerd)
“When Anger Gets the Best of You” (by Jim Elliff)
“He Still Moves Stones” (by James McAlister)
March 4, 2009
Divorce and Remarriage: A Permanence View (The book I recently co-authored)
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I was one of four men to write a book titled Divorce and Remarriage: A Permanence View (158 pages). I was blessed to get to work with my fellow pastors of Christ Fellowship of Kansas City (www.ChristFellowshipKC.org) over a two year period to develop this book. The reason the 
book came about is because we as pastors were studying this issue in order to benefit our church (it was originally going to be a short position paper). Eventually we produced something that we think will help more people than just our local fellowship. We believe the position set forth in the book, if applied, will save marriages. We have already heard several stories about how the Lord has used the book to help struggling and failing marriages.
Perhaps by the title you recognize that this book could be a bit controversial. If you know me, I hope you understand that my desire when studying Scripture is to submit to it, whatever I find. I think we have done that with what we believe the Bible teaches on these issues. Every pastor has to take a position because every pastor, if he is doing what God has called him to do, will have to offer biblical counsel in regards to marrige, divorce, and remarriage. Even the wedding ceremonies a pastor will or will not officiate is affected by what he concludes about the Bible’s teaching on divorce and remarriage. It was vital that we come to some conclusions about these issues. It just so happens that the view we have taken is not the “popular” view, although we have dear brothers and sisters in Christ who take that view and we still love each other! 
My hope is that whatever you currently believe, you will take the time to read the book. Each of the authors changed his view as a result of this study. You may, or you may not. Perhaps you already take this view. Whatever the case, Scripture must be our authority and it is worth the time to know what God says about these matters. The first half of the book presents the biblical case for our position, and in the second half we deal with case after case of potential scenarios that you or someone else may have already faced, or will face, and also church-related issues. We seek to apply what Scripture teaches to those different situations and contexts.
Click the following to read the back cover, preface, and table of contents.
Click here to order.
March 2, 2009
New Article on NCAA Basketball Tournament
Posted by Steve Burchett under CCW - General, Writings | Tags: Articles, Basketball, March Madness |[3] Comments
It’s one of the best times of the year for basketball enthusiasts. Soon, the big dance will be upon us. Click the following title of an article I wrote for how we can make this year’s tournament even better:
January 6, 2009
“Deathbed Conversion: Should You Risk It?”
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Click here for a new article I wrote.
October 2, 2008
“Beware of Study Bibles”
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Click here for my latest article/bulletin insert. It was somewhat, but not totally, inspired by the release of the ESV Study Bible this month.
September 10, 2008
Radio Interview on “When Your Preacher is NOT John Piper”
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I had the privilege of being interviewed today by Chris Arnzen on his radio show “Iron Sharpens Iron.” The show was an hour, and we discussed the truths from the article I wrote titled, “When Your Preach is Not John Piper.” I had a really enjoyable time, and sensed that the Lord blessed the broadcast. By the way, if you listen, the interview doesn’t start until about 5 or 6 minutes into the show.
Click here to listen to the interview.
September 4, 2008
“The Value of Arriving Early to Church Meetings”
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Here’s how a new short article I wrote starts:
“If we had left just five minutes earlier, we wouldn’t be in this predicament,” you mutter to yourself, confident that you are going to arrive after the church meeting has started. You feel your heart racing. You dread the attention you are about to bring upon yourself. You think about how you might sneak in the back, but then you remember that the church building’s squeaky door will announce your arrival. Finally, you are in your pew, your heart rate is back to normal, nobody is staring at you anymore, and all is well. Or is it?
Read this article online – Download (USA) – A4 Download
August 18, 2008
A blog of pertinent articles from the past from the staff of CCW. The plan is to post two writings a week (Monday and Wednesday).
Here it is: www.CCWblog.org
June 11, 2008
“How to Encourage Your Pastor This Summer”
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I wrote this article remembering those lazy summers in First Baptist Church of Athens, Ohio.
May 27, 2008
“When Your Church is NOT the Biggest in Town”
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Are bigger churches always better churches? I wrote this little article recently with that question in mind.
May 16, 2008
Vacation Bible School: It’s Coming!!!
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For many churches, as Summer approaches, so does Vacation Bible School. Here are three little articles I wrote on VBS that are meant to help churches have a God-honoring VBS:
April 1, 2008
“When Your Preacher is NOT John Piper”
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Click here for the bulletin insert I wrote for April. Check out www.bulletininserts.org for the inserts Jim, Daryl, and Susan wrote. We offer enough each month to have a bulletin insert for each Sunday, and we provide these for free online. We only expect that churches will not change the wording and also will include the copyright information at the bottom. Enjoy!
March 4, 2008
Latest Writing
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Striving to Prevent the Everlasting Misery of Our Children - This is a significantly condensed version of a chapter in the book we are writing.
December 3, 2007
Here’s a bulletin insert I wrote for December: http://www.bulletininserts.org/txtfiles/ocome.pdf. I would also encourage you to read Daryl Wingerd’s titled “A Tale of two Cindys”: http://www.bulletininserts.org/txtfiles/2cindys.pdf.
March 23, 2008
Mean Comments on Blogs and the Death and Resurrection of Christ
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Our church meeting this morning was quite enjoyable–A delicious breakfast, and then a Christ-exalting service in which we rejoiced that “He is risen!” Since we normally meet in the evening, it seems strange to be home and just relaxing, not preparing for an evening gathering. With the “free time,” I decided to go check out a few blogs and see what some friends and others I know are writing about, but then I made the mistake of going into the comments sections of a few of these blogs! In particular, I’m talking about blogs where supposedly Christians are not only writing, but leaving comments. I found myself saying a couple of times, “Wow, that was a very mean thing to say!” or “I can’t believe the author, who wrote such a good article, just responded to that person’s comment with such un-Christlike words.” It’s one thing to speak hard truths, but it crosses the line when you attempt to punch the person in the face in cyber-space!
But consider this: Even if we’ve never responded on a blog with arrogance or a mean spirit, we all have responded to somebody’s face with arrogance and/or a mean spirit.
So, first of all, let us rejoice together today that because Christ is risen, “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1), and let us consider Peter’s words, “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness” (1 Peter 2:24).
Second, I hope some of you will read and spread around the following article by Jim Elliff, titled, “Check Your Guns at the Door: Responding Like Christians to Blogs and Web Forums.” This is a simple little article that will help us all consider how we, as Christians, should speak to one another on the internet.