by Steve Thomason | Sep 7, 2015 | sermons2015, The Missional Church
This is the fourth and final sermon in our series on Tough Questions. What is the Big Deal about Church? In an age when more and more people choose to disengage from organized religion and would rather be considered spiritual, but not religious, how should we think...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 6, 2015 | Caricatures, Illustration
Here’s another piggification for one of my favorite clients The Piggery.
by Steve Thomason | Aug 29, 2015 | sermons2015
One of the tough questions that the congregation asked was: Does prayer really make a difference. This sermon will explore that important question. What is prayer, and why should we pray? Advance the PowerPoint as you listen [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 29, 2015 | Sermons
I have recently developed a workflow for sermon preparation that places visuals as the dominant force in the communication process. This has been very helpful to me, so I would like to briefly share it with you. does-prayer-make-a-differencefrom Steve Thomason this is...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 28, 2015 | The Journey
The September 2015 edition of The Journal of the American Academy of Religion arrived yesterday. I was drawn to the article by C.W. Huntington, Jr. “The Triumph of Narcissism: Theravada Buddhist Meditation in the Marketplace.” (624-648) Huntington offers a...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 26, 2015 | Sermons
The tough question we will deal with in this week’s sermon is: Does prayer really make a difference? If we are honest, then we know that sometimes we pray for people to get well, and they die. Other times they are healed. Sometimes we get the thing we pray for,...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 25, 2015 | Caricatures
We started watching Downton Abbey this week. I couldn’t resist drawing Carson. He has one of the best voices on TV. The first time I heard him speak I knew I recognized his voice, but I couldn’t place it. Then it hit me. He played the Ogre Nish in Elle...
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2015 | Theology
Be honest. What is the first thought or feeling that comes to you when you hear the word theology? Does it conjure up images of crusty old German men using big words? Does it evoke fear of condemnation from holier-than-thou Bible thumpers? If so, that is unfortunate....
by Steve Thomason | Aug 19, 2015 | sermons2015
This sermon is the first in a series called “Tough Questions.” We polled the congregation back in June and asked for questions upon which we could build a sermon series. The first question is the biggest question humans tend to ask. How can a good God...
