by Steve Thomason | May 12, 2016 | Devos
I want to make a bold claim. You can’t be spiritual without being religious. I make this claim based upon two things. First, the term religion comes from the Latin term ligare which means connected. It is the root of the term ligament (the connective tissue in...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 25, 2016 | Devos
1 Corinthians is a letter written by the apostle Paul to a contentious people. He spends much of the letter correcting their negative and destructive behavior. Yet, here in 1 Corinthians 13, nestled in the middle of the constant correctives to chaotic Corinthians...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 11, 2016 | Devos
The Journey reading for today led me to read Acts 13-14. It was a big chunk to read, but by reading this whole text it reminded me of a very important part of the Gospel. Context is everything. Chapters 13 and 14 record Paul’s first missionary journey. It is...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 5, 2016 | Devos
This week I am faced with a difficult challenge. I must preach on Acts 3:1-10. It is the story where Peter and John heal a man who was born crippled. It is an amazing and wonderful story that shows the power of resurrection and the in-breaking of the Kingdom of God....
by Steve Thomason | Apr 2, 2016 | Devos
We begin preaching through Acts this weekend as we continue to follow the Narrative Lectionary. I’ve posted my overview video of Acts from Bible Mania below. Also, you can dig a little deeper on my Bible Bookshelf Acts page. I hope this...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 27, 2016 | Devos
This meditation was published in the Mosaic Bible in 2009. I wrote it in the Fall of 2007, when I was living in my parents basement, after our house church died in Las Vegas. I read it at the Easter Vigil last night. So much has changed since then. The Journey...
