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.
by Steve Thomason | Oct 12, 2015 | Law and Gospel, sermons2015
This is the second sermon in a series on Vocation. It is also the next installment of the Narrative Lectionary text that takes us to Deuteronomy 5 and 6. This sermon explores how the Law and Promise provide the Key in which to play out God’s vocation in our...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 12, 2015 | Devos
View the Devo Page Last week we saw how the Law of Moses provides the Key in which we can live out God’s vocation in our everyday lives. This week, we will read about how the people of Israel failed to live in God’s Key and they got themselves caught in...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 10, 2015 | Bible
The live course starts this Sunday Night at Grace Lutheran Church at 6:30. There is another opportunity to take it live on Wednesday nights starting October 21. If you can’t make it to either time, you can join us online. We will video record each session on...