by Steve Thomason | Feb 13, 2023 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 19, 2023. Both lectionaries converge on the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration in Matthew this week. The Revised Common Lectionary focuses on Matthew 17:1-9 and the Narrative Lectionary zooms out to Matthew 16:24-17:8.
by Steve Thomason | Feb 10, 2023 | Personal Updates
It is Friday afternoon and I’m sitting in the courtyard of the Lutheran Center in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It is currently 80 degrees and absolutely perfect in the shade of this patio table. I’m very excited to be reunited with my wife and family tomorrow, but, to...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 6, 2023 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 12, 2023.
by Steve Thomason | Feb 5, 2023 | Guatemala
It is Sunday, February 5th, 2023 and I have reached the half-way point in my trip to Guatemala. Last week I stayed with a family in Antigua Guatemala while I studied Spanish at La Union Spanish School. It was a great week. I walked 1.5 miles to school every morning...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 30, 2023 | Bible
This post offers visual resources for the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for February 5, 2023.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2023 | Guatemala
I will be in Guatemala from January 29 – February 11, 2023. Please pray for me and for the pastors I’ll be working with on the trip.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 23, 2023 | Personal Updates
This post offers visual resources for the texts in the Revised Common Lectionary and the Narrative Lectionary for Sunday, January 29, 2022. This week the RCL takes us to the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Both texts proclaim the foolishness of the Good News that Jesus offers the world. The Narrative Lectionary takes us to the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6, where we have the foolish notion that the creator of the universe actually cares about us and wants to listen.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 19, 2023 | Art, Spiritual Formation
This post includes a Slide Deck I used during lunch church at Luther Seminary where we did some spiritual exercises by reflecting on the art of Kintsugi and the work of Makoto Fujimura.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 16, 2023 | Bible
This week the Revised Common Lectionary takes us to Matthew 4 when Jesus begins his public ministry based in Capernaum. The Narrative Lectionary went there last week and this week takes us to Matthew 5:1-20 to begin a short series in the Sermon on the Mount.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 10, 2023 | Art, Bible
In this video we visually walk through Matthew 4. Jesus is tested in the wilderness, moves to Capernaum to begin his ministry, and calls his first disciples.