by Steve Thomason | Dec 18, 2014 | Bible
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 16, 2014 | Bible
The Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17) creates a model for how the missional church is called to dwell in God, each other, and the world. Mapping the Text Dwelling in the Tension of Love and Betrayal John 13:1-20 Jesus Washes Feet It is not an accident that the Upper...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 16, 2014 | Personal Journal
I sent off the rough draft of chapter three of my dissertation to my reading team this morning. This chapter offers a thick description of the project. The next goal is to get a rough draft of the fourth and final chapter finished before the end of the year....
by Steve Thomason | Dec 11, 2014 | Bible
The church is invited to listen, discern, and follow, not decide, plan, and act It is with these two models in mind that I would like to propose what a missional engagement with the Word of God might be. We encounter the Word of God in three ways: in scripture, in...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 10, 2014 | Bible
The Deep in the Burbs Research Project is, first and foremost, God’s story. That sounds presumptuous, I know. What gives me the right to assume that (a) God has a story, and (b) that I, a finite creature, could know God’s story? I argued earlier that life is story, as...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 10, 2014 | Devos
A common trap for pastors is to substitute sermon preparation for devotional reading. I fall into this trap often. The current sermon I’m working on is from Isaiah 42:1-9. This passage speaks of the one upon whom God will pour the Spirit and through whom God...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 3, 2014 | Bible, ministry, Sermons
I’m beginning to think about my sermon for next week. It will be Advent 3 and the Narrative Lectionary brings us to Isaiah 42:1-9. This is the famous “Suffering Servant” passage that foreshadows Jesus’ ministry of passion. Juliana...
