by Steve Thomason | Jun 26, 2016 | Spiritual Formation
What is conversion? Is it a one-time experience, or is it a continual process that lasts, hopefully, a lifetime? Richard Rohr is a writer that has challenged my thinking and relationship with God for over a decade. His recent newsletter raised the issue of conversion....
by Steve Thomason | Jun 23, 2016 | Spiritual Formation
The following post is from my dissertation, Deep in the Burbs… The DITB project is an exercise both about and of spiritual formation. It is necessary, therefore, to clearly define this term. What is spiritual formation, and more precisely, how do I use this term...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 22, 2016 | Animation
My son, Ethan, and I completed our second project for Jeannine Brown, a professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. She received a small grant from Bethel to fund this project. I did all the art and animation. Ethan did all the sound. See a little behind the scenes...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 21, 2016 | sermons2016
How can we talk about reconciliation in a culture of mass shootings and hatred? This sermon tries to deal with this question as it brings 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 into conversation with the violence and divisions our country experiences every day. Read the Sermon It’s...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 20, 2016 | Art
Animation is expensive because it takes a ton of time. I recently was hired to create an educational animation that did not have a) a lot of money, and b) a lot of time. Hmmm… The big challenge was to make an educational film not be incredibly flat without...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 18, 2016 | Art
I had a special treat today. The Art of Grace (A Creative Collective from church) had a Plein Air art session at Bunker Hills Park this morning. It was great fun. I haven’t done Plein air (that means painting outside) since I moved back to Minnesota in 2007. It...
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by Steve Thomason | Jun 15, 2016 | Sermons
We launch into a six-week sermon series on the book of Job starting the weekend of July 2/3. The basic question posed by this epic poem asks, “Why do good people suffer?” This is a timely question. Here is a link to my Bible Bookshelf on Job to get...
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by Steve Thomason | Jun 13, 2016 | Devos
The nation watches in horror as families pick up the pieces in the wake of the Orlando shooting. One of the big questions buzzing around asks whether it was a hate crime against the LGBTQ community or an act of terrorism from ISIL against the USA. Either way, it is a...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 5, 2016 | sermons2016
Can God actually use broken and imperfect people? This sermon explores Paul’s defense of his right to be a preacher of the Gospel. He is not like the flashy teachers. He is just an afflicted, perplexed, persecuted, and struck down clay jar. It is in the darkness...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2016 | Bible Doodle, Visual Preaching
2 Corinthians 4:7-10
