by Steve Thomason | May 15, 2017 | Devos
I currently follow the daily reading schedule laid out by Clergy Stuff and I really like it. However, I find it interesting that they skipped the second half of Acts 15 this morning. The Narrative Lectionary text for preaching yesterday was Acts 15:1-18 (read this...
by Steve Thomason | May 14, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary text for today is Acts 15:1-18. The Jewish Christians of the first church were very concerned that Gentiles were becoming followers of the Way (the original term used to describe people who followed Jesus as Lord) without conforming to the Law...
by Steve Thomason | May 4, 2017 | Devos
The daily reading for today is Acts 10:1-33. Every time I read this text I am amazed both at the message itself and in the way Peter responds. Here’s a guy that has been raised his entire life to believe that certain types of food, and certain types of people,...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 25, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is Acts 4:23-31. I decided to go back and look to see what I wrote about this passage in the Hart Haus Acts study. Here it is. You’ll notice a slight change in my language since then. Namely, I still referred to God as...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 23, 2017 | Devos
Two texts converged on me this morning and compelled me to reflect on their intersection. The first is the Narrative Lectionary text for this weekend found in Luke 24:13-35. This is the story of how Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 13, 2017 | Devos
It is Maundy Thursday. Jesus shares his last supper with his disciples before he is betrayed by one of them, arrested, and executed. Luke’s version of the story is found in Luke 22:1-27. I find it fascinating how clueless the disciples are, even at this moment....