by Steve Thomason | May 20, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, May 20. Romans 10:1-21. There is one particular night in our Catechism journey that is a highlight for me. It happens during the year in which I teach a survey of the whole Bible to our students. On this night we reenact the scene that happens in...
by Steve Thomason | May 19, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, May 19. Romans 9:30-33. Today’s reading happens right in the middle of a new, sub-argument that Paul is building. He’s been telling the people, in chapters 1-8, that God loves everybody, and that Gentiles are equal with Jews when it comes to...
by Steve Thomason | May 15, 2015 | Devos
Friday, May 15. Romans 8:1-17. What would motivate you more: a slave master yelling at you, beating you into submission; or a loving mother or father encouraging you to do your best? That seems like a no brainer, doesn’t it? Paul uses these two metaphors in...
by Steve Thomason | May 13, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, May 13. Romans 7:1-6. Have you ever seen a dead body? I’m not talking about a grotesque accident or murder scene like you see in the movies. If you have seen that in real life, then that is an entirely different type of trauma and I’m sorry for...
by Steve Thomason | May 12, 2015 | Devos
Tuesday, May 12. Romans 6:15-23. The popular song “Turn Down for What” is one of those songs that gets into your head and you find yourself singing that one phrase over and over. And then, if you’re an old guy like me, you have no idea what...
by Steve Thomason | May 8, 2015 | Devos
Friday, May 8. Romans 4:1-12. Each morning I get up, open my iPad, read the text for the day, and try to write something that makes sense in response to the day’s reading. Many mornings my youngest daughter (turning 16 this month) is in the room with me while...