by Steve Thomason | Aug 1, 2014 | Spiritual Formation
I wrote the following passage today while working on the Spiritual Formation Frame of my dissertation. It kind of wrote itself as I was working. What I mean is that I had no intention of including Willard in this section. Then, when I looked more closely at...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 1, 2014 | Books - Suburban Studies
Read Filling the Governance Gap by Allan Wallis, my annotated copy of this article. Wallis, Allan D. “Filling the Governance Gap.” National Civic Review 87, no. 1 (1998). Notes The dominant vision for regional growth Ownership of a detached single-family...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 1, 2014 | Books - Suburban Studies
Orfield, Myron. Metropolitics: A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability. Cambridge, MA: Brookings Institution Press; Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 1997. Author – Myron Orfield Myron Orfield identifies six distinct types of suburban communities: at-risk...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 29, 2014 | Youth Ministry
OK, one more distraction before I get back to my dissertation writing. My son, Ethan, edited all the footage from VBS this year into one continuous movie (he also played one of the leads). #hifivesforJesus. Yes, the awkward Bible School Leader Dan is yours truly. This...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 29, 2014 | Sketches
Last night I decided to capture some pen and ink sketches (with a Uniball Signo Medium–my favorite!) from my most recent Moleskine sketchbook. Some of these were done back in June. The Moose and tree were from my trip to Denver couple weeks ago....
