by Steve Thomason | Mar 9, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
Do you ever feel like you have to pretend to be someone else in order to survive? This sermon explores the story of Peter’s Denial of Jesus and what leads us to do the things we don’t want to do. The good news is that Jesus waits for us on the other side...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 8, 2018 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to John 18:28-32 this week. This is the first half of Jesus’ trial before Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. The entire story can be broken into seven scenes. This week we look at the first three scenes. The scenes alternate...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 2, 2018 | Family Faith
There are certain moments in a family’s regular routine that are often intimate and have certain rituals associated with them. I’m thinking especially about meal time, bath time, and bed time. Each of these moments bring parents and children into close,...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 28, 2018 | Bible
The Narrative Lectionary skips from John 13 to John 18 this week. That makes me sad, because John 13-17 is my favorite part of the Bible. So, in honor of this text, I created an entire page in the Bible Bookshelf just for it. I will keep updating this page as more...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 27, 2018 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to the story of Peter’s Denial in John 18:12-27. I have chosen to start in John 18:1 with the scene of Jesus’ arrest. I think it is an important framing for the story. Below are my illustrations. Feel free to use them in...