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.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 9, 2023 | Bible
Jesus begins his public ministry in the readings for this week. The Revised Common Lectionary takes us to John 1:29-42 where we see John the Baptist introduce his disciples to Jesus. The Narrative Lectionary continues in Matthew 4:1-17 and takes us into the wilderness where Jesus is tempted and then to Capernaum where Jesus takes up the mantle of John’s preaching.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 4, 2023 | Bible
https://youtu.be/E0h36wnGJZM Matthew 3:1-17 tells the story of how John the Baptist preached to the people of Israel and participated in the baptism of Jesus. In this video I visually walk through the text and offer some commentary along the way. A Quick Index 00:00...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 2, 2023 | Bible
Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist in Matthew 3:1-17. This week both lectionaries take us to this text. The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) focuses on verses 13-17 and the Narrative Lectionary (NL) looks at verses 1-17.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 31, 2022 | Art Year in Review, Bible, Personal Updates
A reflection on the events and learnings of the past year. Join me and enjoy.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 26, 2022 | Bible
Happy New Year! This week both lectionaries go back to fill in some gaps from Jesus’ origin story in Matthew. The Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) takes us to Matthew 2:13-23 and the Narrative Lectionary (NL) takes us all the way back to the genealogy in Matthew 1:1-17. These are visual resources to help you study, preach, and teach these texts.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 22, 2022 | Art, Bible
The story of Jesus’ birth in the Gospel of Luke confronts the oppressive power structures of Jesus’ day and offers an alternative vision of God’s commonwealth.
