by Steve Thomason | Aug 19, 2014 | Devos
What do you do when you see the person standing on the street corner with a cardboard sign that reads, “Hungry, please help?” How do you feel when you see in the News the children from Central America who are trying to get into our country? Do you feel...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | sermons2014
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30 I have a confession to make. When I found out that I was supposed to preach from the parable of the talents, I didn’t really want to do it. I have been wrestling with this passage for a few years now. I grew up thinking it meant one...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | Illustration
I have not done much illustration work during the past three years since I’ve been working on the PhD. However, there is one client that I can’t refuse. There is an excellent restaurant in Chicago called The Piggery that specializes in Barbecue. If you...
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | Bible, ministry, Youth News
What do you get when you take a cartoonist/actor/theologian/preacher (that’s me) and a room full of enthusiastic, eager-to-learn people (that’s you, hopefully) and challenge them to learn the BIG STORY of the ENTIRE BIBLE in SIX HOURS? You get the BIG...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 15, 2014 | Personal Journal
Many times people say things like, “We need to get back to the basics,” or, “I wish we could go back to the good old days.” or, “we need to get back to Jesus, or the early church.” I understand the sentiment, but, I wonder. Can you...
