by Steve Thomason | Dec 21, 2012 | sermons2012
Narrative Lectionary Text: Joel 2:12-13, 28-29 What do you long for? I have a hunch that if we were honest, that every one of us in this room has a deep longing for something right now. Granted, for some of you, it might be a longing that the Vikings would win the...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 19, 2012 | Personal Journal
The semester ended today! I spent five and a half hours talking about our final papers with three of my colleagues and our professors, Dr. Mary Hess and Dr. Gary Simpson. It was a wonderful recap of the course–Gospel and Cultures–and I was truly encouraged...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 17, 2012 | Books - Discipleship, Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Boa, Kenneth. Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2001. Author: Kenneth Boa Boa outlines twelve distinct types of Christian spiritualities. He describes them each as facets to the diamond that...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 17, 2012 | Bible, Spiritual Formation
My rereading of Dallas Willard’s Renovation of the Heart sparked many questions for me. One of them has to do with the role of our individual will as it relates to the work of the Holy Spirit. In search of conversation partners, I first turned to Stanley...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 17, 2012 | Books - Discipleship, Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ by Dallas Willard I must confess my bias and internal struggle before I begin a review of this book. God used this book to move me from the mega-church experience to the house church experience in 2002. I...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 16, 2012 | Suburban Studies
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 14, 2012 | Suburban Studies
The Gospel and Suburban Youth Cultures .pdf copy The Gospel and Suburban Youth Cultures by Steve Thomason A Term Paper Presented to Professors Mary Hess and Gary Simpson Luther Seminary | As a Requirement in Course CL8530 Gospel and...
