Dr. Steve Greene

The 5 Things I Heard Last Week Newsletter will often be from something Dr. Greene has read, and other times the story will come from a recent podcast that he hasn’t already covered. It’s filled with resources and clickable content.   1. I heard intimacy explained in a unique way: “Into me, you see.”  

God’s grace is greater than all of our sin. Ideally, His grace and kindness should lead us to repentance. “Do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (Rom. 2:4, NASB). But it is clear that grace does not

On Aug. 18, women in America should pause to note the 100-year anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Women campaigned for the right to vote for many years prior to the Civil War. Not until 1920 did Harry Burns cast the deciding vote in the Tennessee legislature to

We practiced social distancing long before we needed a tape measure to create distance. The enemies of presence are many. The seemingly magnetic draw of an idle iPhone compels separation from social presence. It’s so difficult to remain present. Our minds rehearse material for meetings later in the day. We check and respond to text

This season of pandemic pandemonium has ushered in waves of fear, isolation and loss. Thankfully, we have a powerful beatitude with a promise to remind us of our covering. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matt. 5:4). Derwin Gray, the pastor of Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina, spoke with

Singing has been banned in California churches. It’s still legal to attend church; you just can’t sing. I’ve been thinking a lot about singing this week. I noticed I haven’t been singing at all. I’m not walking down the hall singing, “This is how I fight my battles,” or belting out the chorus to “The

It was a seemingly normal day in the life of pastor and prolific author R.T. Kendall when he cried out to the Lord. A young pastor burdened with the needs of his church, he was also challenged by the demands of his college classes. He met the new day downtrodden and weary. Kendall shared the

It’s difficult to read the beginning of the fifth chapter of Mark without feeling heartbreak for the man who lived in the tombs. He lived his life in a continuous battle with demons. He could not be bound by chains or shackles. He made his home in tombs because he couldn’t be around people. Someone

Are you craving a Snickers candy bar or a bacon-walnut-icing-covered extra-long doughnut or a triple-cheese Big Mac with super-sized fries? Just wait for your cheat day. After all, you’ve earned it. Go ahead, eat it all. We’ve been deceived by diets that not only permit but encourage us to take a day off of our

Angela Donadio has walked through the valley of the shadow of death to her own personal summit on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Her journey was a physical one, but the lessons she shared in a recent interview on the Greenelines podcast were deeply spiritual and edifying to the body of Christ. Empowered by the Holy

As my children grew up, I was always blessed by their desire to be right in the middle of whatever I was doing. Whether I was reading, caught up in a hobby or in the kitchen pestering my wife, my kids were in the middle of whatever was going on. They weren’t satisfied just being

I’m not sure I can adequately define wisdom, but I can certainly point to it when I see it. Solomon Mekonnen shared this with me from his teaching on wisdom in our podcast interview yesterday. It’s clear that wisdom is observable. “Consider James chapter 3, verses 13 through 18. James speaks to us about two

I’m a Heartie. I’ve watched every episode of the No. 1 hit show on the Hallmark Channel for seven seasons. There are “Trekkies” and then there are “Hearties.” Trekkies are fans of all things Star Trek. Hearties are loyal fans of the Hallmark family drama, When Calls the Heart. Not only is the show Hallmark’s

My idea of fun does not include a high-speed ride around sharp curves, accented by deep plunges and stomach-dislodging twists and flips. I don’t wake up in the morning with even the tiniest desire to fly upside down on a speeding bullet. I pay amusement parks to not let me ride a roller coaster. I’m