by Steve Thomason | Aug 8, 2011 | sermons2011
Have you ever been afraid of water? When I was a kid I had a terrified awe of the swimming pool. We lived in this big old house near Detroit, Michigan, and it had an in ground pool in the back yard. I was fascinated with the water, but I was terrified of it. My mom...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 14, 2011 | Fiction, Youth Ministry
One of the few negative side effects of my new journey into the PhD program is that I will have to place my fiction writing on hold. I generally don’t think about it, but every once in a while I get a little stabbing pain of longing when I receive a message like...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 6, 2011 | Theology
I finally finished reading Newbigin’s book The Gospel in a Pluralist Society. I will post my overall response to the book eventually. For now, here is one last quote that I felt needed to be shared. If the gospel is to challenge the public life of our society,...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 5, 2011 | Theology
As usual I am Johnny come lately to the party. Most of the hubub has quieted over Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. The parley is now passe. It was entertaining, however, to passively observe the blogosphere ignite after Piper’s simple tweet “farewell Rob...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 2, 2011 | Theology
Another inspiring passage from The Gospel in a Pluralist Society (pp. 86-87) To be chosen, to be elect, therefore does not mean that the elect are the saved and the rest are the lost. To be elect in Christ Jesus, and there is no other election, means to be...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 27, 2011 | Theology
We have to conclude that [Bertrund] Russell’s account [the scientific method] does not do justice to the way science actually works. If we attend only to the textbook writers and the popularizers of science we get the impression that all this is...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 24, 2011 | Personal Journal
My first week of German class at Luther Seminary is finished. The professor is great. He’s a native German speaker who teaches hermeneutics and New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Bethel and Luther team up every summer to offer this crash course in German for any...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 14, 2011 | Theology
“the church is not simply a group of individuals who gather together because of a common faith. Rather, it constitutes a proleptic and ecumenical community that anticipates the fuller reality of God’s eschatalogical and ecumenic consummation.”...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 13, 2011 | Youth Ministry
What You Need to Know About Faith in College from Fuller Youth Institute on Vimeo.
by Steve Thomason | Jun 13, 2011 | sermons2011
text Acts 2:1-21 and John 20:19-23 I like to breathe. Breathing has been a big part of my life. In fact, I think I can’t live without it. Try it with me. Take in a deep breath. Feels good, doesn’t it? When I was in choir they taught us how to really breathe. You...
