by Steve Thomason | Mar 23, 2026 | Bible, Theology
This image was inspired by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan as they offer a hypothetical scene in their 2006 book The Last Week,
Two processions entered Jerusalem on a spring day in the year 30. . . One was a peasant procession, the other an imperial procession. From the east, Jesus rode a donkey down the Mouth of Olives, cheered by his followers. . . On the opposite side of the city, from the west, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Idumea, Judea, and Samaria, entered Jerusalem at the head of a column of imperial calvary and soldiers.
Jesus’s procession proclaimed the kingdom of God; Pilate’s proclaimed the power of empire.
by Steve Thomason | Oct 19, 2025 | Devos
A Reflection on Christ the King Christ the King Sunday can be a difficult topic to preach, especially for Citizens of the United States. It is baked into our Revolutionary DNA to distrust a king! Human kingdoms are built on the idea that one man has all the power....
by Steve Thomason | Jul 2, 2024 | Sermons, Theology
How do we preach about the Kingdom of God that Jesus proclaimed and the so-called American Dream that is celebrated on Independence Day and the Fourth of July? Do they go together?
by Steve Thomason | Mar 15, 2024 | Devos
Wars. Wildfires. Shootings. Political divides. Hatred. Is it the end of the world? Where is God in all the mess? Jesus gives us some clues in Mark 13 and the coming of the end of the Temple in Jerusalem.
by Steve Thomason | Jun 28, 2023 | Devos, Spiritual Formation
Does the American Dream of independence reflect Jesus’ dream of the Kingdom of God? In this post we reflect on dependence, independence, and interdependence.
