Author Archives: Steve Picray

About Steve Picray

I am a conservative Baptist Pastor in the midwestern United States. Every day I commit my life to Jesus Christ. This blog is my view on life. My prayer is that, by reading what I write, you will learn more about me, more about God, and be assisted in becoming the person God means for you to be. If you have a question, just e-mail me at spicray AT gmail DOT com. God Bless!

Dole Whip

This summer my wife and I got the amazing opportunity to travel inexpensively to Hawaii. I say “inexpensively” because normally if you want to take a trip to Hawaii it will cost you thousands of dollars in airfare, car rental, … Continue reading

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Correction or Conversion: What Is Our Goal?

In England in the 1500’s, a group of Christian believers (Calvinists, actually), were being persecuted for their religious beliefs, which were different than the accepted practices in the Church of England. They were being legally forced to worship God the … Continue reading

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The Greatest Commandment

In Matthew 22:36 an expert in the Mosaic law asks Jesus, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And Jesus replies “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and … Continue reading

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Acceptance vs Assistance

“Jesus hung out with sinners, so why can’t you accept gay people?” I’ve heard this statement in various forms over the past few decades and there’s a glaring error in it that I need to point out. Let’s look at … Continue reading

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