by Steve Thomason | Mar 10, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, March 10. Matthew 20:17-34. Have you ever become someone’s friend, or maybe even dated someone, so that you could become part of their world? Maybe it was because they were part of the popular crowd, or maybe it was because their family had money and...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 9, 2015 | Devos
Monday, March 9. Psalm 45:1-17. Each Monday we read a Psalm that is somehow connected to the reading from Matthew of the previous Sunday. Yesterday the text for the week was Matthew 22:1-14 and was the parable of a King who invited people to attend the wedding feast....
by Steve Thomason | Mar 8, 2015 | Art, Live Art, Spiritual Formation
A few weeks ago i posted that a pastor in California printed my sketches of the stations of the Cross for a prayer chapel. She took pictures and sent them to me. This is so cool. From iPad, to WordPress, to Printer, to wall in another state, by a total stranger: this...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 6, 2015 | Devos
Friday, March 5. Matthew 18:10-14. Have you ever picked up a deck of cards to play a game only to discover that there is a card missing from the deck? That is frustrating, because you can’t really play the game without all the cards. If you’re like me, you...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 5, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, March 5. Matthew 17:9-27. Things turn a sharp corner in Jesus’ life in today’s reading. He has just come down from the mountain of transfiguration where Peter, James, and John got to see a glimpse of his true glory. Now, he begins his death march...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 4, 2015 | sermons2015
Listen to the sermon CLICK HERE. Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 20:1-16. I have to admit something. This parable has always bugged me. I don’t like this, because I have been working hard my whole life. I had my first job as a sophomore in high school and have been...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 4, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, March 4. Matthew 16:13-23. Do you ever dream of being something great; like a professional athlete, a famous actor, or a ground-breaking scientist? It is fun to dream about the fame and glory, but we often forget how much hard work it took for people to...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 3, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, March 3. Matthew 16:1-12. One Sunday morning, when my kids were little, it was time for my oldest daughter to move up to big kids’ Sunday School with her older brother. They were both very excited. As we walked into the room, I said to my son,...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 2, 2015 | Devos
Monday, March 2. Psalm 16:1-11. The big story for this week is found in Matthew 20:1-16. It is the parable of the Landowner who hires workers throughout the day to work in his field. At the end of the day he pays them all the same wage. The point of that parable is...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 27, 2015 | Devos
Friday, February 27. Matthew 14:34-15:20. Which do you think is a real fan? Is it the person who wears the jersey to the Superbowl party, but has never watched a game, or is it the person who knows about all the players, watches every game, but doesn’t own any...
