by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
The Deep in the Burbs research question was: How might an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impact the ideation and praxis of spiritual formation in suburban ELCA congregations? Therefore, we must first address the obvious question. Did the...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Participatory Action Research, Personal Journal
This post is a thick description of the Deep in the Burbs Research project. It is my attempt to describe what we did during the nine months of the project so that the reader may have an informed lens to evaluate the findings. Of course, this thick description is...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, January 8: Exodus 12:29-32 Pharoah’s stubbornness and unwillingness to listen to the Word of God led to the most tragic event a parent can imagine. His firstborn son was dead. There is nothing pretty or happy about this story. Life is messy. Our sin...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 7, 2015 | Personal Journal
Yep, it’s hard to believe, but I finished writing the entire dissertation (240 pages). This cold day when all activities were cancelled was a real blessing for me. I’ve been working since 6am (it is now 8:20pm) and I just sent the first draft of the...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 7, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, January 7: Exodus 2:1-11 It’s funny how you can read a passage of scripture a hundred times over the course of your life and each time you read it something new pops out at you. The thing that captured my attention this morning from this passage is...
