by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
It is time to attempt a simple synthesis of what the research revealed in direct relation to the research question itself. The data seem to indicate that an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impacted the ideation and praxis of spiritual...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Personal Journal, Personal Updates
The Deep in the Burbs research question was: How might an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity impact the ideation and praxis of spiritual formation in suburban ELCA congregations? Therefore, we must first address the obvious question. Did the...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Participatory Action Research, Personal Journal
This post is a thick description of the Deep in the Burbs Research project. It is my attempt to describe what we did during the nine months of the project so that the reader may have an informed lens to evaluate the findings. Of course, this thick description is...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2015 | Devos
Thursday, January 8: Exodus 12:29-32 Pharoah’s stubbornness and unwillingness to listen to the Word of God led to the most tragic event a parent can imagine. His firstborn son was dead. There is nothing pretty or happy about this story. Life is messy. Our sin...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 7, 2015 | Personal Journal
Yep, it’s hard to believe, but I finished writing the entire dissertation (240 pages). This cold day when all activities were cancelled was a real blessing for me. I’ve been working since 6am (it is now 8:20pm) and I just sent the first draft of the...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 7, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, January 7: Exodus 2:1-11 It’s funny how you can read a passage of scripture a hundred times over the course of your life and each time you read it something new pops out at you. The thing that captured my attention this morning from this passage is...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2015 | sermons2015
Moving Forward in Uncertain Times | A Sermon from Matthew 2:13-23 from Steve Thomason Narrative Lectionary Text: Matthew 2:13-23 The Flight to Egypt [Slide 1] Happy New Year, everybody. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve been eating non-stop...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, January 6: Exodus 1:8-22 The story on Sunday, from Matthew 2:13-23, showed us what can happen when jealously gets out of control. King Herod heard from the wise men that a new king had been born in Israel. A new king! “No one will take my throne,”...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 5, 2015 | Devos
Monday, January 5: Psalm 11:1-3 I did not get to write a devotional for this passage, but that might be a good thing. Read the text and ask God to show you something that you can take with you today. Have a great...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 2, 2015 | sermons2014
Narrative Lectionary Text: Isaiah 42:1-9 and Matthew 12:15-21 Every week we say that Advent is a season of waiting. I wonder. What are you waiting for? I know my son told me that he is waiting for the day when we stop talking about waiting. What about you? I think...
