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by Steve Thomason | Jan 18, 2017 | Devos
The text for this week is Luke 5:1-11. I am not preaching, so I probably won’t dive too deeply into it this week. I thought I would offer up two resources for you. First, here is the commentary on the calling of the disciples that I wrote in The Life of Jesus,...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 17, 2017 | Art
Our Narrative Lectionary Painting Project Kickstarter Campaign has 19 days left. We are 26% funded. Please watch this video and consider helping to make this a...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 16, 2017 | Theology
It is MLK Day, and in my practice of spiritual-devotions-by-wandering-through-blog-feeds God led me to an article that made me very uncomfortable. I am grateful for it. I was led to the article because of this post by A Church For Starving Artists entitled “Meet Chad...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 15, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon looks at the story of Jesus when he preached in his hometown synagogue. It started out as good news. He is the Messiah. Then things went bad and the people tried to kill him. What changed their minds? Follow the PowerPoint [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2017 | Bible
How do we reconcile the seemingly loving and peaceful Jesus with a seemingly vengeful and angry God of the Hebrew Bible? This is a sticking point for many people, especially in a society so saturated with hate crimes. I bring this up today because it is early Saturday...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 13, 2017 | Bible
Here is the visual version of the commentary on Luke 4:16-30 found in this post. Good News bad News | A Sermon from Luke 4:16-30 from Steve Thomason Download PowerPoint and Image Pack Here’s how it works: Look at the picture. Read the short description. Move to...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 12, 2017 | podcast, Sermons
This is my initial observation of the text for this week’s sermon from Luke 4:16-30. The image is a screen capture from my notes in Logos. I’m offering this post as a kind of “behind-the-scenes, making-of” peek into how a sermon is crafted. The...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 11, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
I listened to a podcast this morning that really inspired me. First of all, if you haven’t checked out the ministry of Renovare, I invite you to do so. It is a deep well of refreshment for your soul. I was deeply connected with renovare during my days at Central...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
This sermon examines three things we need to rethink if we want to live deeper into the Kingdom Life. These things are taken from Luke 3:1-22, the story of John the Baptist. View the PowerPoint [slideshare...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2017 | Devos
I hate waiting. I have lived enough of my life with technology that offers instant gratification that it makes waiting for anything seemingly unbearable. Perhaps that is why I am captured by the invisible text from today. The Narrative Lectionary Daily Reading for...
