by Steve Thomason | Aug 19, 2014 | Devos
What do you do when you see the person standing on the street corner with a cardboard sign that reads, “Hungry, please help?” How do you feel when you see in the News the children from Central America who are trying to get into our country? Do you feel...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | sermons2014
Sermon Text: Matthew 25:14-30 I have a confession to make. When I found out that I was supposed to preach from the parable of the talents, I didn’t really want to do it. I have been wrestling with this passage for a few years now. I grew up thinking it meant one...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | Illustration
I have not done much illustration work during the past three years since I’ve been working on the PhD. However, there is one client that I can’t refuse. There is an excellent restaurant in Chicago called The Piggery that specializes in Barbecue. If you...
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | Bible, ministry, Youth News
What do you get when you take a cartoonist/actor/theologian/preacher (that’s me) and a room full of enthusiastic, eager-to-learn people (that’s you, hopefully) and challenge them to learn the BIG STORY of the ENTIRE BIBLE in SIX HOURS? You get the BIG...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 15, 2014 | Personal Journal
Many times people say things like, “We need to get back to the basics,” or, “I wish we could go back to the good old days.” or, “we need to get back to Jesus, or the early church.” I understand the sentiment, but, I wonder. Can you...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 15, 2014 | Devos
What are you committed to? Sports? Music? Your boyfriend or girlfriend? Success? These are all good things. What does your commitment look like? What would you give to fulfill that commitment? Ruth 1:16-17 are words of commitment spoken by Ruth. But, here’s the...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 14, 2014 | Devos
Read Ruth 1:1-6 Let’s play a little game. I’ll mention a place and you notice your immediate reaction to it. What if I say, “Beverly Hills” or “Edina.” What image pops into your mind? What about “Andover?” Think about...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 13, 2014 | Devos
The world mourns the loss of a truly gifted artist. Robin Williams was a brilliant actor. I loved almost everything role I saw him perform. One of my favorite characters that he played was a boy named Jack. He had a rare disease that accelerated his aging process by...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2014 | Devos
A Reflection on Ruth 1:20-21 Have you ever felt like your life has gotten completely out of control, and all seems lost? No matter where you turn you seem to find tragedy and loss. You turn on the News and see bombs flying and children dying. You look in your own home...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 11, 2014 | Adult Learning, Building Community, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, postfoundational, Religious Education, Spiritual Formation, Spirituality in Adult Learning, The Trinity, Theories of Adult Learning
Deep in the Burbs is a story of people in formation. The task of this project—to ask how an increased awareness and understanding of the social Trinity might impact the ideation and praxis of spiritual formation in suburban ELCA congregations—implies that something...
