by Steve Thomason | Jul 11, 2017 | Devos
Our Good Life Series brings us to the topic of Emotions this week. Emotions in church? Maybe the Pentecostals are into that, but this is a Lutheran church full of people descended from Scandanavians. It’s more like the first church of Vulcan than a place where...
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by Steve Thomason | Jul 9, 2017 | Caricatures
I started this sketch on my iPad in Procreate while waiting for my daughter’s graduation ceremony to start. I noodled it for a while in Procreate and then brought it into Corel Painter 2016 on my Mac to finish. It’s nice to be able to transfer between...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 6, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon continues our summer series on The Good Life. It also happened to fall on the Weekend of Independence Day in the USA. So, we explore the difference between the American Dream of the Good Life and the God Dream of the Good Life that Jesus promised to bring....
by Steve Thomason | Jun 8, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
Our summer worship series is called “The Good Life.” Here is the blurb from the sermons page (visit this page to catch all the sermon audio): This summer we focus on the reality of life. As humans, we are born with an impulse to make sense of life. What,...
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by Steve Thomason | Jun 7, 2017 | Devos
I was rebuked via Facebook Messenger for my post yesterday in which I commented on the relative affluence we enjoy in our suburban context. The author of this rebuke gave me permission to post it. Hi Pastor Steve. I noticed your blog post today. I have been debating...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 6, 2017 | Devos
This was a big weekend for my family. My fourth and youngest child graduated from high school. That is a huge milestone in the life of a family system. I’m sure I’ll reflect on the dynamics of having four adult children at some point. Today, I want to...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 2, 2017 | Devos
Today’s reading is Galatians 6:1-10. Paul seems to contradict himself. First, he says that we should bear each other’s burdens. When someone struggles with “a transgression,” we are called to restore that person, not condemn or rebuke that...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 1, 2017 | Devos
The readings for yesterday and today take us to Galatians 5:16-26. Here Paul gets to the point of the freedom for which Jesus sets us free. Is it to live for the flesh (self-indulgence) or to live for the good of the whole (the fruit of the Spirit)? I want to explore...
by Steve Thomason | May 30, 2017 | Devos
The daily readings for this week take us into the final chapter of Galatians. Paul continues to plead with his Gentile brothers and sisters to not become shackled by the Law of Moses. Today’s reading, Galatians 5:2-15, poses an interesting paradox. He tells his...
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by Steve Thomason | May 28, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This is the second sermon in a three-week mini series from the Narrative Lectionary on Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29. Paul supports his argument that we are justified by faith and not by the works of the Law by looking at God’s Promise to Abraham in Genesis 12. Through...
