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by Steve Thomason | Jan 3, 2018 | Devos
The following is a frame-by-frame illustration of John 1:35-51 from the NRSV. This is our text for the Narrative Lectionary this weekend. “The next day John again was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by, he exclaimed, “Look,...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 2, 2018 | Devos
Our text in the Narrative Lectionary this week is John 1:35-51.
by Steve Thomason | Dec 30, 2017 | Devos
A visual meditation on John 1:1-4, 14 in the NRSV. I also love The Message version, The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. If you’re wondering why the word flesh is inside a tent and surrounded by tents, here’s why. The Greek is literally...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 28, 2017 | Bible
We start preaching through the Gospel of John this weekend, following the Narrative Lectionary. I’m very excited about this because it is my favorite Gospel (don’t tell Matthew, Mark, or Luke). Here is a list of resources to help you dig deeper into John. Resources...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 26, 2017 | Bible
We are about to launch a worship series that walks through the Gospel of John, following the Narrative Lectionary (January – April, 2018). This post is designed to provide you with a general introduction and framework for how to approach the story of Jesus that...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 24, 2017 | Devos
This morning I woke up and thought, “I have nothing to say or blog about today.” It is Christmas Eve. I posted my Christmas letter yesterday. Pastor Kris and I have already led and co-preached two Christmas Eve services and today we prepare ourselves to...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 23, 2017 | Personal Updates
My daughters talked me into doing our Christmas Letter this year. I’ve made one every year since 1986, and I didn’t feel inspired to do it this year. Then I realized that this was a big year for Leah since she turned 18 and graduated from High School. If I didn’t do...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 21, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This is the fourth and final sermon in the Advent Conspiracy Series. The last way that we can push back against consumerism this season is to Love All. The main text is 1 John 3:16-18 [slideshare id=84627052&doc=loveallsermonslides-171221133603] ...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 21, 2017 | Devos
The waiting is almost over. This is the final week of Advent. Our final theme in Advent Conspiracy, our final way to overcome the consumerism and superficiality that overshadows this season, is to Love All. I encourage you to read Richard Rohr’s meditation, The Home...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 15, 2017 | Devos
How can we actually love our neighbor? Our theme this week is Love All. It is the fourth and final installment of our Advent Conspiracy series. I’ve been blogging about it all week. So far I’ve created two visual meditations (here and here) and have been...
