by Steve Thomason | Mar 7, 2013 | Adult Learning, The Trinity
I’ve done a little more digging into George H. Mead. His work definitely connects with my MeWe principle. Two websites here and here have summarized his work. I haven’t yet delved into his work directly, although I have located it. Mead, George Herbert,...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 3, 2013 | sermons2013
Listen to the audio Text: Luke 13:1-9, 31-35 Did you see this video clip of the meteor that exploded over Russia last week? Wasn’t that incredible? What would be going through someone’s mind at that moment? Ahhhh. We’re gonna die! It’s the end...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 2, 2013 | Lecture Notes, News
Here are my notes from class on February 27, 2013. Dr. Kiefert spent a good amount of time talking about how North American church leaders are “mesmerized by numbers” and are operating within the wrong narrative to interpret them. Rather than analyzing...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 1, 2013 | News
I just read To Understand God Truly: What’s Theological About A Theological School by David H. Kelsey. Here is my summary sketch of the book. Below you can find my brief summary and response in prose. My Response Author and Occasion David H. Kelsey was a...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 22, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
First space is my reality, perception, belief, and vision. Second space is difference perceived in interaction with a second party, a perception that is often associated with ethnocentrism, orthodoxy, and righteousness, and accompanied by feelings of anxiety, fear,...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 21, 2013 | sermons2013
The quality of this audio isn’t the best, because it was recorded on a device sitting out in the open space, rather than taken straight from the sound board. It is better than no recording at all and I am grateful for it. Text: Luke 9:51-62 Here’s a link...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 21, 2013 | News
Yesterday Dr. Kiefert gave us a mini-lecture on how theological education moved from the work of the catechist in the local congregation to the work of the professional teacher in the academy, and how it is seriously damaged the church. The premise/conclusion of his...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 17, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
Youth Ministry and Spintuality Project A contemplative approach to ministry with youth is founded on the premise that what all young persons ultimately desire, like Franny Glass, is not only an experience of God, but a whole way of life, a spirituality that sustains...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 16, 2013 | Theology
Here is a thought that popped into my mind yesterday regarding justice. This is an admitedly simplistic and flawed piece of logic, but thought provoking none-the-less. if the (simplistic) definition of justice is “to give what is deserved” then the action...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 14, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
Lent is traditionally a time when people take on some sort of fast. That’s a strange word when you think about it. Fast. We go fast all the time in our culture, don’t we? Do we really need to go faster? Maybe we should call it a slow so we can give up going fast. I...
