by Steve Thomason | Feb 26, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, February 26. Matthew 14:1-12. Our theme this Lent season is “Living Upside Down.” Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of Heaven is one in which the last are first, the weak are strong, God’s love is the currency, and the king has the...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 25, 2015 | Personal Journal
The current state of my dissertation reminds me of something that happened when we were building an addition to our house in Las Vegas. We hired a friend to be the general contractor and he had sub-contracted the framing to a carpenter that he trusted. The plan was to...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 25, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, February 25. Matthew 13:44-58. Imagine that there was a field that was up for sale and it cost $500,000.00. That sounds like a lot of money, doesn’t it? You would probably never consider buying it, would you? Now, imagine that you had discovered that...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 24, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, February 24. Matthew 13:24-43. I once heard a wise pastor say, “If you are looking for the perfect church, and you find one, don’t join it. Because if you join it, then it won’t be perfect anymore.” Ouch. The fact is that there are no...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 23, 2015 | Devos
Monday, February 23, 2015. Psalm 32:1-2. Imagine that all your sin–all the envy, bitterness, hatred, fear, gossip, selfishness–is like a heavy, stinky, nasty coat that you’ve been wearing that makes you want to throw up it is so bad. Yet, it has been...