by Steve Thomason | Nov 4, 2015 | sermons2015
This sermon begins our focus on Service for this month. We continue in the Narrative Lectionary with the story of Rehoboam and how his pride and greed destroyed the nation. He denied the invitation to become a servant leader of the people. Sermon Slides [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 1, 2015 | Devos
The reading schedule for November 1-8, 2015 is now available here. I haven’t been able to keep up the pace of writing a daily devo this semester, but I am committed to creating the daily reading schedule at least. I hope you will invest the time to sit and...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 23, 2015 | sermons2015
This sermon is the third in a series on vocation. We see, in the story of Ruth, how God calls us to befriend those who are in a hopeless situation. Narrative Lectionary Text: Ruth 1:1-17 Sermon Manuscript Fun fact. The name Ruth means friend. To be ruthless means to...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 21, 2015 | Devos
The Journey reading for today is John 3:9-21. It comes at the same time that I am teaching the Torah, and specifically Genesis 2-3 this week in the Beginnings class. What happened to Adam and Eve after they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? When...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 20, 2015 | Devos
The scripture reading for The Journey today is John 3:1-8. I saw something in this passage that I’ve never seen before (after 40+ years of reading this familiar text). Nicodemus says to Jesus, “we know that you are from God.” Then Jesus does not deny...
