by Steve Thomason | Jul 25, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon comes from the summer worship series: The Good Life. It uses Gary Smalley’s LUV Talk as a practical tool for carrying out the ministry of reconciliation to which the church is called. I did not write a manuscript, so please follow along in the...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 24, 2017 | Building Community
We preached about conflict in our Good Life Series yesterday. I decided to get really practical and walk the congregation through the steps of LUV Talk as I learned them from the Smalley Institute. Here is the illustrated guide. Please note that I did not get...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 22, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
This week we are talking about how to deal with Conflict. This is the mind map I sketched to think through the sermon. I will not use this actual image in the sermon, but I have illustrated Gary Smalley’s LUV Talk. I decided to get really practical and offer the...
by Steve Thomason | May 27, 2015 | Spiritual Formation
On May 13, 2014 the church in which I serve as the associate pastor decided to perform same-sex marriages. That was the day my wife walked out of the church and hasn’t come back. This has been an awkward, confusing, and painful year, and I’m ready to openly reflect...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 16, 2013 | sermons2013
Text: Acts 6:1-7:60 listen to the sermon audio. I want to take a quick poll. How many of you were raised Lutheran? It’s OK if you weren’t. I wasn’t. Of those who were raised Lutheran, I’m curious to know how many of you thought of yourself as...
