by Steve Thomason | Oct 2, 2018 | Devos
The world is full of so many voices. The advent of social media has amplified and multiplied these voices so that now they are constantly screaming at us at deafening levels. The question we raise this week, during our second week on prayer in A Deep Life, is this:...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2018 | Personal Updates
I’m writing this post specifically for my subscribers. Something happened to my site yesterday and everything is broken. I’m not even sure you will receive this post in your daily email subscription. If you read this, please pray that I can find the help I...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 21, 2018 | Art, Spiritual Formation
Part of A Deep Life is finding ways to meditate. I find painting a very helpful way to slow down, focus my mind, and release my spirit to listen to God. I really love painting in Procreate on the iPad Pro. The cool thing about this app is that you can export the video...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 20, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
What are the three questions we must ask when we take a trip? Where Am I? Where Am I Going? How Will I Get there? This sermon explores A Deep Life with the metaphor of a journey, and applies these questions to the process of growing in faith. How can we continue...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 18, 2018 | Devos
I experienced another happy convergence this morning. Our texts for the weekend are John 17:20-24, Acts 2:42, and Colossians 3:14-17. Our theme in this third week of A Deep Life is Growing Together. The Spiritual Journey is not a solo adventure. We are not lone...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 17, 2018 | Books - Adult Learning, Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics
I read The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt. I had seen it in the bookstore, and heard it mentioned a few places, most notably by Tripp Fuller on the Homebrewed Christianity podcast. So, I thought I should read it. I’m so glad I did. This is one of those books...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 14, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
I am very pleased to announce that we will offer The Journey at Easter Lutheran Church this year. I will lead a large group/small group meeting at Easter by the Lake on the third Tuesday of each month for anyone who would like to experience the journey with me....
by Steve Thomason | Sep 13, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
This week we focus on the fact that the Deep Life is like a Journey. Everyone is somewhere on their spiritual journey. Our key text for this week is Colossians 2:6-7. (see more on Colossians here). We looked at this text during the summer. Here it is annotated: Do you...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 12, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
This is the introductory sermon to the series A Deep Life and looks at Psalm 1:1-3 and John 15:1-5. We live in a busy world that pulls us in many directions. A Deep Life is one that takes a breath and sinks roots deeply into the Love of God, through Jesus Christ, in...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 10, 2018 | podcast, sermons2018
Why is there so much violence done in Jesus’ name? Much of it comes from a misunderstanding of the metaphors found in the biblical book called the Revelation. This sermon revisits Revelation and demonstrates how the first and second coming of Jesus don’t...
