by Steve Thomason | Oct 25, 2014 | sermons2014
Narrative Lectionary Text: 2 Samuel 12:1-9; Psalm 51:1-9 [slideshare id=40710540&doc=mirrormirrorsermonslides-141025063817-conversion-gate02&w=800h=350] “Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” When the Queen spoke those...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 24, 2014 | Personal Journal
I give thanks to God for two encouraging events this week. I needed it. The first event was a conversation with a friend. We met for lunch and talked for almost two hours. The mutual therapy was very helpful and generative for me. Here is a reconstruction of one part...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 18, 2014 | Personal Journal
This post is an experiment in using the raw data from our Deep in the Burbs Research Team. This is a verbatim transcript of a conversation the team had at the end of our seventh team meeting. We spent at least 45 minutes in each session in a group spiritual practice...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 14, 2014 | Devos
“Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” When the Queen spoke those words in the tale of Snow White, I don’t think she was really asking a question. Did she really want to know the truth, or did she want the mirror to tell...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 10, 2014 | Bible, Bible Doodle, Personal Journal, Visual Preaching
There is one day left before Bible Mania. I was reviewing my slides this morning and came across the picture of my NRSV Bible. I snapped a photo of the first page of Philippians, and on it is highlighted my life verse. That reminded me of how, when so many things...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 9, 2014 | sermons2014
Narrative Lectionary Text: Exodus 19:4-7; 20:1-17 Let’s start off with a fun little experiment. If you have a pencil and a piece of paper, maybe the back of your bulletin, you can write this down. If not, just try to remember. I want you to think of the first...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 8, 2014 | Personal Journal, The Trinity
You can’t really have pictures of God. These drawings are more about three frames, or worldviews, that people have about how God relates to the universe. I drew them this week in preparation for Bible Mania where I will use them to speak to how these frames...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 7, 2014 | Personal Journal
It’s crunch week for Bible Mania. This Saturday I will present a six-hour workshop/experience called Bible Mania where I will lead a group of people through the big story of the Bible from beginning to end. It is like a post-Evangelical, missional, neo-Lutheran...
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by Steve Thomason | Oct 7, 2014 | Devos
This image goes out to all my Catechism students who remember shouting back and forth across the Fellowship Hall, “Life!” “Death!” “Life!” “Death!”
