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!”
by Steve Thomason | Oct 1, 2014 | Devos
The reading for today is from Exodus 16:1-21. The people of Israel have been rescued from slavery in Egypt and Moses has led them into the wilderness. There is one problem. There’s no food. They are hungry, so they start to grumble. “Why did you lead us...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 30, 2014 | sermons2014
This weekend I will be preaching Exodus 19:3-7; 20:1-17 from the Narrative Lectionary. This is the first giving of the Ten Commandments, but I don’t really want to focus as much on the Ten Commandments (20:1-17) as I do on the framing of the commandments in...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2014 | Devos
I can’t resist commenting on today’s reading from the Narrative Lectionary found in Exodus 13:17–22. Pharoah had finally let the people go and they headed out to the Promised land. The logical path was to the north. It was a straight shot from Egypt to...
