by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2014 | sermons2011
Here are links to sermons that I preached from the Revised Common Lectionary: Year A, back in 2011. We have since switched to the Narrative Lectionary at Grace, but I offer these sermons up to anyone who is preaching the RCL this fall. Enjoy! Confront in Love: A...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2014 | Devos
Read Ruth 2:4-13 There are basically two kinds of people in the world. There are those who have and there are those who don’t have. It’s not necessarily fair, but it is true. There are those who have money, power, success, popularity, etc. The haves can...
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...
