by Steve Thomason | Oct 12, 2013 | Youth Ministry
Our high high school students will be leading the 5:00 worship service tonight. We’re calling it SWAT (Students Worshipping All Together). The text and theme is Discerning the Voice of God from the call of Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:1-21. We will highlight the student...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 10, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
Thank you, Richard Rohr. You always know how to say these important things. Thanks to The Work of the People for producing this video.
by Steve Thomason | Oct 7, 2013 | Caricatures, Illustration
The Piggery called and wanted some more piggifications of famous Chicagoans. These are so fun to do.
by Steve Thomason | Oct 4, 2013 | Art, Sketches
I found this old sketch today. So, I thought I would bring it into Procreate on my iPad and paint it up. Enjoy!
by Steve Thomason | Oct 4, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
Cultivating a Romance The key to developing a strong relationship with God is to simply commit to the relationship, not the ritual. We are called to love God, not perform for God and hope God loves us. God does love us and invites us to cultivate this divine romance....
by Steve Thomason | Sep 30, 2013 | Sermons
Have you ever asked the question, “Why?” Perhaps, you’ve asked it this way, “What’s the point?” I run into this question a lot as I interact with people, and as I reflect on my own life. Somewhere along the way we picked up the idea...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2013 | Personal Journal
The journey began in June of 2011. That was the month I began studying for Entrance Exams for the PhD in Congregational Mission and Leadership at Luther Seminary. I had no idea what to expect. Since that day I have read hundreds of books, written countless papers,...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2013 | Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Wuthnow, Robert. After Heaven: Spirituality in America since the 1950s. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. The Author Robert Wuthnow Professor of Sociology at Princeton University Selected Quote “It is thus practice, rather than a spirituality of...