by Steve Thomason | Nov 6, 2012 | Adult Learning, Spiritual Formation
Bold face indicates that I have read it. This is a reading project in progress… Anderson, Herbert, and Edward Foley. Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divine. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. Ashley, J. Matthew....
by Steve Thomason | Oct 29, 2012 | Animation, Thketches
This Thketch explores Democratizing Biblical Studies by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza. It focuses on the four paradigms which she uses to frame her argument. She critiques the first three paradigms as propogated a Kyriarchal power structure which exerts malestream...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 25, 2012 | ministry, Personal Updates
The following is an article I wrote for our November Grace Notes: A couple weeks ago I posted a Facebook status that read, “The Bishop is Installing Me.” A fellow computer-loving friend commented, “remember, before installation, close all programs.” I appreciate this...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 24, 2012 | Animation, Art
My birthday was last week, and we had “reading days” at school, so I took a little time for myself. What did I do, you ask? I geeked out on my iPad, of course! I’d like to compare two animation apps that I’ve been playing with, for those of you...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 23, 2012 | Theology
This week we had to submit our case study to our peer review group in the class Gospel and Cultures. My three peer group partners are from Ethiopia, Tansania, and Burma. It was sobering to read the contrast between their case studies and mine. My study focuses on the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 19, 2012 | Youth Ministry
Last night we took several of our students to the Cardboard Box City at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds. It was a great night of music, dancing, learning about homelessness from World Vision, prayer, and sleeping in cardboard boxes all night. The rain held off until...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 17, 2012 | Theology
Check out the Thketch on VibbleSpace. This Thketch was done to help me process Robert Kegan’s book In Over Our Heads. It discusses the five orders of consciousness that we move through as we grow. It is important that we progress to the fourth and fifth order if...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 17, 2012 | Animation, Thketches
This Thketch attempts to visualize the five orders of consciousness that Robert Kegan proposes in his book In Over Our Heads. The Five Orders of Consciousness According to Robert Kegan on Prezi
by Steve Thomason | Oct 16, 2012 | Animation, Thketches
This Thketch features a presentation I did for class using Prezi.com. It is an overview of Kathryn Tanner’s book Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology.