by Steve Thomason | Apr 29, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, April 29. Acts 13:26-35. Why do you follow Jesus? What is it that makes Jesus so special that you would call him Lord and claim to be his disciple? Is it because he offered good, moral teaching? Is it because he did amazing miracles? Is it because he had...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 28, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, April 28. Acts 13:13-25. Here is an important lesson for Christians to remember. Jesus did not come to start a new religion. He was Jewish and never asked anyone to stop being Jewish. The Good News of Jesus is first, and foremost, a Jewish story. It is also...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 25, 2015 | Personal Journal
My thesis advisor returned the third revision of my dissertation to me last Saturday. She said I had two options. (1) If I am really tired of working on this paper, then I should turn it in. In her opinion it is defensible and should pass. (That’s good news)...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 24, 2015 | Devos
Friday, April 24. Acts 12:1-19. This is a repost from the Acts study. Sometimes good people die. One of the greatest unanswered questions in the scripture has to do with the death of James. Why did he die when Peter was spared? Why was his death glossed over when...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 23, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, April 23. Acts 11:19-30. This is a repost from the Acts study. Society longs to have a center. It needs to have a place from which and to which all ideas flow. For the Roman Empire it was the city of Rome that lay at the center of its people. For centuries...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 22, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, April 22. Acts 11:1-18. This is a repost from the Acts study: Today we are reminded of a very important Bible Study principle. Whenever something is repeated in Scripture it is a strong indication that this is a very important thing that needs to be given...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 21, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, April 21. Acts 10:44-48. This is a repost from the Acts study and reflects on the whole story found in Acts 10. Peter’s vision on the tanner’s roof must have been one of the most confusing moments of his life. Try to place yourself in his shoes (or sandals)....
by Steve Thomason | Apr 18, 2015 | Lecture Notes
I attended the UMW-AAR (Upper Mid-West American Academy of Religion) Regional Conference this weekend. This was my first time to attend. It was a good experience with an excellent pre-conference workshop and plenary sessions with Willie Jennings. This is one page of...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 17, 2015 | Devos
Friday, April 17. Acts 9:1-19. You’ve probably seen this picture before. What do you see when you look at it? Do you see a young woman or an old woman? Psychologists have been using this picture since the 1930s to describe how the viewer’s perspective...
