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...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 16, 2015 | sermons2015
listen to sermon audio CLICK HERE. Narrative Lectionary Text. Easter 2. Matthew 28:16-20. Here’s my big question for today. Are you a missionary? What do you think of when you hear the word “missionary?” When I was growing up, whenever I imagined a missionary in my...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 16, 2015 | Dissertation
Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation. View the digital version of it here. This is a participatory action research project that asks: How might an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impact the ideation and praxis of spiritual formation in...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 16, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, April 16. Acts 8:26-40. (This is a repost from the Acts study) Throughout history the term “Christianity” came to be identified as a European institution. In the Middle Ages this was so true that the Geographical region of Western Europe was called...
