by Steve Thomason | Feb 17, 2014 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
David Lose gave an excellent workshop at Luther Seminary’s Mid-Winter Convocation a couple weeks ago. The following is a brief synopsis of it. Lose observes that the older generation often asks this question: “Why don’t my kids (and grandkids) go to...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 16, 2014 | Personal Journal
One week from tomorrow it actually happens. I’ve been thinking about and planning for this moment for almost two years. On Monday, February 24, I will meet with a group of people from Grace (my church), Faith Lutheran in Coon Rapids, and Zion Lutheran in Anoka....
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by Steve Thomason | Feb 13, 2014 | Personal Updates
I have coffee with my Dad every Thursday morning. I’ve been doing this since I moved to Minnesota at the end of 2007. Priceless. He has been cleaning out his home office for the past few weeks. This morning he placed a yellowed piece of newspaper on the table...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 6, 2014 | Animation, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Disney’s Frozen was fantastic. Let me state that from the beginning. I. LOVED. IT. I geeked out on this film on multiple levels. Artistically, it was stunning. Technically–both in animation and in CG imaging of details and clarity–the CG artists...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 5, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Spirituality in Adult Learning
Thanks to Dr. Mary Hess for referring me to this video. Life on the Mobius Strip — Parker J. Palmer from Center for Courage & Renewal on Vimeo.
by Steve Thomason | Feb 4, 2014 | Animation, Theology
I have to confess that yesterday was a really good day. Both of my worlds came together in a way that I’ve always dreamed about. Imagine this: I got to spend the entire day in my studio making an animation…for my PhD dissertation! Oh yeah. The Action...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2014 | Animation, Bible, Theology
Last summer Kristin Anderson contacted me and connected me with Jeannine Brown, a professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Jeannine has taught hermeneutics for a while and had put together a live presentation that incorporated real people in real time to...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The questions seemed confusing and cumbersome at first, to be honest. But then, something happened. We wrestled with understanding the words at first, and as the conversation continued, the questions unfurled. They were like hard cubes of sugar that splashed awkwardly...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, The Missional Church, The Trinity
Mike Breen wrote an article at The Verge Network titled Why the Missional Movement Will Fail. His answer boiled down to one word: discipleship. I couldn’t agree with him more. However, as I read his follow up article–Why the Missional Movement Will Fail...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 25, 2014 | Animation
PHD Comics does for science what I do and want to do more of for theology. Check out this video. I absolutely love it. Math and science usually bounces off of my thick skull, but I actually understand this, thanks to the amazing cartoons....
