by Steve Thomason | May 31, 2010 | Spiritual Formation
I just finished reading Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell. I really resonated with this book. Here is a passage from the final pages that really sums it up. A converted church will cause the mountains to tremble. A group of people taking the bread and the...
by Steve Thomason | May 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Job 21:14-16 Today we are going to climb into Job’s perspective on reality. Although it is ultimately incorrect, it is nonetheless a perspective that is shared by many people in the world. Perhaps you have felt this way at times. Essentially Job is saying that,...
by Steve Thomason | May 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Job 12:1-6, Job 16:1-5 Here’s the scene. A person plops down in the middle of the room, obviously dejected, and the words that pour out of their mouth sound like a bad country/western tune. “My wife left me, my dog left me, my pickup truck broke down, I got...
by Steve Thomason | May 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Job 10:1-22 How honest are you with God? How often do you speak to God exactly how you are feeling? In this chapter Job really let’s loose on God. He tells it like he feels it. Here are some thoughts about this chapter: 1. Sometimes even good people can feel...
by Steve Thomason | May 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
Job 1:6-2:10 Coming across these two chapters in our daily reading offers us a good opportunity to stop and look at a question that a lot of people have, but don’t like to talk much about. “Who is Satan?” From these chapters (and drawing from the full...