by Steve Thomason | Dec 24, 2015 | Devos
What is glory? Tonight, on Christmas Eve, we will sing that word over and over in a long and lyrical line, to a classical rendition of what the Angels said on high. Glo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ria! The word is usually associated with bright lights, lots of fanfare, and one person...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 18, 2015 | Devos
Fear and doubt. They are conjoined twins that follow us around like a shadow. Whenever the bright light of God’s reality shines in our faces, we turn away and there they are. These faithful friends reach out to us and beckon us to retreat into the shadows where...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 13, 2015 | Law and Gospel
These are the notes I took while I was a TA in Law and Gospel at Luther Seminary. It was team taught by Rolf Jacobson and Pat Keifert.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2015 | ministry
We ran a little experiment in Adult Faith Formation at Grace this fall and I would like to reflect on its effectiveness. This was the experiment. I offered a seven-week course on the Books of Moses titled: Beginnings. We offered it on Sunday night and on Wednesday...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 10, 2015 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is Nehemiah 8:1-18. The people of Israel had been in exile in Babylon for 70 years. The Persian Empire took over and King Cyrus let the people return to Jerusalem to rebuild it. This is what the stories of Ezra and Nehemiah...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 9, 2015 | News
I love learning and there are three ways that I would love to share it with you this Christmas and in the new year: #1 A FREE Gift for You and Your Friends! Make 2016 the year to get into the Bible. You can take the Bible Mania Course absolutely free! This is a...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2015 | Devos
The Journey reading for today comes from John 10:1-10. This passage is one part of the section generally known as “The Good Shepherd” text. Immediately, pastoral images of Jesus carrying a little lamb around his neck come to mind. Here are two interesting...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 6, 2015 | Devos
We continue our travels through God’s big story of promise this week by watching as the people return from exile and rebuild the city of Jerusalem. Go to the Reading...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2015 | sermons2015, Spiritual Formation
This sermon is for the first week of Advent. It is the story of Josiah found in 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-5 from the Narrative Lectionary. Josiah is confronted with the Word of God and it leads to a national reformation project. How, then, can we make scripture the center...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 3, 2015 | Devos, Theology
Today’s reading from The Journey is from John 9:26-41. It concludes this week’s reading of chapter 9, in which we find the story of Jesus healing the man who was born blind (see this post). This story is placed in stark contrast to the scene in chapter 8...
