by Steve Thomason | Dec 16, 2024 | Bible
We come to the fourth and final week of Advent. This week we celebrate love and life. Two pregnant women meet and rejoice in the life that is growing in their wombs. Elizabeth’s child reminds us of the matriarch Sarah and her son Isaac, when God gave a child to a woman in her old age. Mary’s child reminds us that God can bring life out of nothing, through the Spirit, just like God did in the first verses of Genesis. Mary sings to God and reminds us that God’s love is for all people, bringing down the arrogant oppressors and uplifting the humbled and oppressed.
Light the fourth candle this week and rejoice in the love and life that comes from God.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 14, 2024 | Art, Art Pastor Live
https://www.youtube.com/live/FmzYgIz1R5E?si=BwQ-pYb8hPspaEYt On Friday, December 13, 2024 I spent an hour on my Art Pastor Live stream and drew this image. It is a contemplative art piece that explores the themes of the texts for the third Sunday of Advent. Join me...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 9, 2024 | Bible
Download visual resources to help you preach, teach, and study the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for December 15, 2024.
For the Revised Common Lectionary
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
For the Narrative Lectionary
Isaiah 61:1-11
by Steve Thomason | Dec 8, 2024 | Art
Enjoy this walk through of my latest sketchbook. It has plen air gouache, pen and ink, faces, and zentangles.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2024 | Art, Art Pastor Live
On Friday, December 6, 2024 I spent an hour on my Art Pastor Live stream and drew this image. It is a contemplative art piece that explores the themes of the texts for the second Sunday of Advent.
