by Steve Thomason | Feb 5, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, February 5. Matthew 8:18-27. How would you describe our suburban lifestyle? There are many answers to that question, of course. One thing that most of us could say, especially if you are the typical high school student, is that we are BUSY people. There is...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 4, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, February 4. Matthew 8:1-17. This passage is full of amazing stories. Jesus is not only a great teacher, he also has the power to cure people from disease and cast out demons. Who is this guy? The amazing part of this story, however, is not that Jesus healed...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, February 3. Matthew 7:1-29. Today’s reading gives us an opportunity to ask an important question. Ask yourself: How much energy do I spend trying to get people to like me, approve of me, or, at least, notice me? I think, if we are honest, we spend a...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 2, 2015 | Devos
Monday, February 2, 2015. Psalm 20:7. Happy Groundhog Day. The old legend says that if Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, comes out of his home and sees his shadow, then there will be six more weeks of winter. Do you trust that? What do you trust? The Psalm today...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 30, 2015 | Spiritual Formation
The theme of this year’s convocation was “Religious, but Not Spiritual?” It was a good self-reflection for a room full of Lutheran pastors. The three plenary speakers–Lois Malcolm, Nancy Ammerman, and Nadia Bolz-Weber–each gave their own...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 30, 2015 | Devos
Friday, January 30. Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus has been turning the Law of Moses inside out in Matthew 5. He ends his list of deepened laws with a zinger. Love your enemies. Ouch. It’s easy to love people who will love you back, right? We typically love those people...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 29, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, January 29. Matthew 5:33-42 I really like how the Message version translates this passage. Let me make today’s lesson really simple: Don’t talk too much and try to sound smart or holier-than-thou. Just say what you mean, and be honest....
by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, January 28. Matthew 5:27-32 I watched the movie Guardians of the Galaxy this week. Drax the Destroyer is a character from a race that takes everything literally. For example, Rocket, the talking racoon, said that a concept would go right over Drax’s...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 27, 2015 | sermons2015
[slideshare id=43871971&doc=livinginrighteousnesssermonslides-150125072012-conversion-gate02] Listen to the audio CLICK HERE. Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 5:1-20 Who do we look up to in our society? Next weekend there will be millions of people and billions...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 27, 2015 | Spiritual Formation
Please pray for me tomorrow and Thursday. I will present a workshop at the Mid-Winter Convocation at Luther Seminary both days. This workshop is based on the Deep in the Burbs Project I did last year for the dissertation. This will be my first workshop in this new...
