by Steve Thomason | Mar 10, 2017 | Devos
Today’s reading is from Luke 12:35-48. It is the little collection of parables clustered around the theme of a master who has gone away and how the servants must be watchful stewards. I read Justo Gonzalez’s commentary and found it fascinating. He speaks...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 3, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-42 into conversation with the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10:43-45. We typically preach these stories separately, with very different messages. The Gospel of Luke, however, tells them...
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by Steve Thomason | Feb 28, 2017 | Devos
“humans become the God we worship.” I read those words this morning in Richard Rohr’s meditation. Rohr has picked up the theme of the Trinity again in his daily meditations. This gets me very excited because the Trinity was at the heart of my...
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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...
