![Smashing Plates, Yowies, and Peace]()
by stevethomason | Dec 6, 2018 | Devos
Do you find it difficult to think of peace in our world today? Last week we lit the candle of hope. This week we light the candle of peace. Really? It doesn’t seem like there is a lot of peace in our world. I had the privilege of hanging out with our YOWIES last...
by stevethomason | Dec 4, 2018 | Devos
This morning I was preparing for the upcoming week of Advent 2: The Candle of Peace. Our two main texts are Luke 1:68-79 and Luke 3:1-6. I was reminded of some work that I did in these texts the last time I preached through Luke. They are appropriate to repost here...
![A Visual Meditation on Thanksgiving]()
by SteveT2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | Devos
Our theme for this weekend is “Grateful” and the texts are Deuteronomy 26:1-11 and Luke 17:11-19. I offer the illustration above as a visual meditation on the Greek word that we translate giving thanks. It is the word used when the one Samaritan leper returns to thank...
![Shabbat Shalom | Standing in Solidarity with our Jewish Siblings]()
by SteveT2018 | Nov 3, 2018 | Devos
Shabbat Shalom. That is the greeting you receive when you enter a Sabbath Service at a synagogue. It means Sabbath Peace. Those words had deep meaning for me last night. My two adult sons accompanied me as I met some of our ninth grade Confirmation students and...
![All Hallow’s Eve | A Visual Meditation on All Saints Day Worship]()
by SteveT2018 | Oct 31, 2018 | Devos
Millions of children will flood the streets of our neighborhoods across the country today. It is this strange moment when we have collectively agreed that it is OK for perfect strangers to knock on our doors in masks, yell at us, demand candy, and walk away. That is...
![How to Hear God’s Voice | A Visual Meditation on 1 Kings 19:12]()
by SteveT2018 | 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:...
