by Steve Thomason | Jan 26, 2015 | Spiritual Formation
Here is an updated illustration of John 15:1-5. I’m trying to connect Jesus’ metaphor of the Vine to a contemporary metaphor of electricity. In John 15, the Creator is the Vinegrower, Jesus is the Vine, the Spirit is the power of life flowing from every...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 26, 2015 | Devos
Monday January 26. Psalm 1:1-3 Have you ever noticed that when you spend a lot of time in a certain place, or with a certain person, you find yourself talking and acting like the people from that place? This happens to my family all the time. We love the Chronicles of...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 23, 2015 | Devos
Friday, January 22. Matthew 4:18-22 Think about what you do for a living. If you are a student, and are still thinking about your coming career, then think about how you spend most of your time as a student. Why do you do it? Are you motivated by money? Are you trying...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, January 22. Deuteronomy 8:1-10 Have you ever been really hungry, or really thirsty, and then got to eat or drink? When I played football in high school we would have three practices a day for two weeks in August, before school started. August can be brutal...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 21, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, January 21. Genesis 3:1-7 The serpent must have been in advertising. Think about most of the commercials you watch on TV or hear on the radio. What is their tactic? They try to convince you that you are somehow incomplete until you buy their product....