by Steve Thomason | Nov 5, 2015 | Devos
The Journey scripture reading for today is John 5:16-30. It is no wonder the Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus. If he actually said publicly what this passage records, then they must have thought he was a crazy man. He makes bold claims to be equal with God the...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 4, 2015 | sermons2015
This sermon begins our focus on Service for this month. We continue in the Narrative Lectionary with the story of Rehoboam and how his pride and greed destroyed the nation. He denied the invitation to become a servant leader of the people. Sermon Slides [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 1, 2015 | Devos
The reading schedule for November 1-8, 2015 is now available here. I haven’t been able to keep up the pace of writing a daily devo this semester, but I am committed to creating the daily reading schedule at least. I hope you will invest the time to sit and...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 23, 2015 | sermons2015
This sermon is the third in a series on vocation. We see, in the story of Ruth, how God calls us to befriend those who are in a hopeless situation. Narrative Lectionary Text: Ruth 1:1-17 Sermon Manuscript Fun fact. The name Ruth means friend. To be ruthless means to...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 21, 2015 | Devos
The Journey reading for today is John 3:9-21. It comes at the same time that I am teaching the Torah, and specifically Genesis 2-3 this week in the Beginnings class. What happened to Adam and Eve after they ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil? When...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 20, 2015 | Devos
The scripture reading for The Journey today is John 3:1-8. I saw something in this passage that I’ve never seen before (after 40+ years of reading this familiar text). Nicodemus says to Jesus, “we know that you are from God.” Then Jesus does not deny...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 19, 2015 | Bible
Last night I taught Week 2 of the Beginnings: Books of Moses class. We were supposed to spend one week on the book of Genesis. The whole class has seven weeks. It was all supposed to be part of my perfect little plan. Take one week to give an introduction. Spend one...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 16, 2015 | Personal Updates
Download These Instructions as a PDF Register for the Site (you must do this before you can sign up for a course) Go to stevethomason.net At the bottom left corner of the page you will see a Log In If you have never registered for this site before, then follow the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 15, 2015 | Law and Gospel
Rolf Jacobson asked me to present during our last session of the Law and Gospel class. I am the teacher’s assistant (TA) and Pat Keifert was out of town, so it made sense that I would do so. The only problem is that, after last week’s session, I felt like I have...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 12, 2015 | Caricatures
RIP Robin. This was painted in Corel Painter X using the Wacom Intuos 4 digital tablet.
