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by Steve Thomason | Feb 19, 2017 | Devos
Sunday mornings always deliver a treat into my inbox with the delivery of my subscription to Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings. This morning I read her review of Hannah Arendt’s piece titled Eichmann in Jerusalem where she discusses Banality of...
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by Steve Thomason | Feb 17, 2017 | Devos
The text for this week’s sermon is Luke 7:36-50 from the Narrative Lectionary. Here is my visual commentary of the passage. Enjoy. (download the PowerPoint HERE) This is an awkward situation. A man who considers himself righteous because he obeys the Law of...
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by Steve Thomason | Feb 15, 2017 | Devos
The text for this week’s sermon is Luke 7:36-50 from the Narrative Lectionary. The story tells of a moment when Jesus was invited to a dinner party at a Pharisee’s house and a “sinner” barged into the party. The way Jesus handles both the...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 10, 2017 | Devos
Have you ever had your hopes deflated by unrealized expectations? You think one thing is going to happen, and then you get blindsided by something that sends you into a tail spin. How do you respond? How do you feel and think about God in that moment? How do you move...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 1, 2017 | Devos
Today’s reading is from Luke 6:17-26. The phrase that captured my imagination is in verse 17, “and he came down with them and stood on a level place.” This may seem like a trivial, geographical detail, but I think it actually speaks volumes regarding...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 20, 2017 | Devos
The inauguration of Donald Trump looms large on the landscape today. Many in our country mourn the exit of Obama and live in fear of what Trump brings to the world. They see this as a day of protest. Others in our country celebrate the exit of Obama and see this as a...
