by Steve Thomason | Apr 3, 2015 | Devos
Friday, April 3. Matthew 27:27-61. When you look back, can you point to certain events that changed the course of your life? Often times those events don’t seem like much when they are happening, but, in retrospect, you realize that they were earth-shaking for...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 2, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, April 2. Matthew 26:17-30. Tonight we will gather at our church to sit around tables to share a meal. It is called Dinner Church and the liturgy takes place as a meal. We did this for the first time last year, for Maundy Thursday, and I really loved it....
by Steve Thomason | Apr 1, 2015 | Personal Journal
Apparently dissertation writing is not horse shoes or hand grenades. You know the saying. “Close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.” I heard back from my advisor yesterday, regarding the second draft of my dissertation. “SO close,”...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 1, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday April 1. Matthew 27:15-26. Have you ever had to make a tough choice? On the one hand there is the option that you know is right. On the other hand is the option that the “crowd” is pressuring you to choose. If you do the right thing then everyone...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 31, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, March 31. Matthew 27:1-14. We begin our reading of the Passion Week with a tragic story. Judas regrets betraying Jesus. He returns the money that he was given for the betrayal and then commits suicide. There is nothing more tragic, in my mind, than a person...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 30, 2015 | Devos
Monday, March 30. Psalm 118:26-29. We watched Star Wars: Episode Four again this week. Remember, that’s actually the first one that was made back in the 70’s (and the good one, in my opinion). Do you remember the final scene when everyone was cheering and...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 29, 2015 | Personal Journal
Two things happened yesterday that I choose to interpret as a hopeful sign. The first is that I completed the second draft of my dissertation. My advisor put the brakes on my first draft on February 17 and told me to go back to my data, reshuffle the content, and add...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 27, 2015 | sermons2015
listen to sermon audio CLICK HERE. Narrative Lectionary text: Matthew 25:31-46. I’d like you to imagine something with me. Imagine that you work in customer service. You have the kind of job where your pay is reflected in the type of feedback you get from the people...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 27, 2015 | Devos
Friday, March 27. Matthew 26:6-13. How would you feel if you came to someone’s house and they brought out the special China, just for you? What would they be trying to tell you? They must think you are special. That is kind of what the woman did for Jesus in...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 26, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, March 26. Matthew 26:1-5. Today’s reading marks a sharp turn in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus’ teaching is done. At least, his teaching in words is done. He spent his life telling people about the Kingdom of Heaven. Now, he is going to show us...
