by Steve Thomason | Nov 3, 2018 | Devos
Shabbat Shalom. That is the greeting you receive when you enter a Sabbath Service at a synagogue. It means Sabbath Peace. Those words had deep meaning for me last night. My two adult sons accompanied me as I met some of our ninth grade Confirmation students and...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 31, 2018 | Devos
Millions of children will flood the streets of our neighborhoods across the country today. It is this strange moment when we have collectively agreed that it is OK for perfect strangers to knock on our doors in masks, yell at us, demand candy, and walk away. That is...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 2, 2018 | Devos
The world is full of so many voices. The advent of social media has amplified and multiplied these voices so that now they are constantly screaming at us at deafening levels. The question we raise this week, during our second week on prayer in A Deep Life, is this:...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 18, 2018 | Devos
I experienced another happy convergence this morning. Our texts for the weekend are John 17:20-24, Acts 2:42, and Colossians 3:14-17. Our theme in this third week of A Deep Life is Growing Together. The Spiritual Journey is not a solo adventure. We are not lone...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 7, 2018 | Devos
The nation watches in horror as wildfires rage across California. “Why would God let this happen?” many ask. Here is something we must keep in mind. Forest fires are a natural process that cleans out the dead wood and unlocks the next generation of trees....
by Steve Thomason | Jul 27, 2018 | Devos
Our text this week is Hebrews 13:1-8. I’m not preaching, but I have been captured by the first line of the text. The love for the brother is important, but it can become insular and even dangerous if we forget that the love for the stranger is equally important. I...