by Steve Thomason | May 25, 2019 | Bible
The preaching text this weekend, from the Narrative Lectionary, is Romans 5:1-11. This PowerPoint is my visual meditation on the text. I begin by framing Paul’s worldview in the hostile divide between Jews and Gentiles. Then I summarize Paul’s argument in...
by Steve Thomason | May 24, 2019 | Bible
I haven’t talked about this much on my blog, but every week I am part of a podcast that features the pastors of Easter Lutheran Church. We discuss the text and theme of the upcoming worship on the weekend. Here is the latest episode of our podcast. The text for...
by Steve Thomason | May 8, 2019 | Bible
The church has always been a multicultural, Spirit-led, cultural-boundary-breaking activity. We see that clearly in this week’s text, Acts 13:1-3, 14:8-18. The Spirit calls Barnabus and Saul/Paul to set sail toward the Gentiles with witness to the Good News of...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 24, 2019 | Bible
This week brings us to the final scene in the Gospel of Matthew. Jesus meets his disciples on a mountain in Galilee. Some of them worshipped and some doubted. Sounds like a normal day for me. This moment also marks the completion of A Cartoonist’s Guide...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 19, 2019 | Bible
He was arrested,falsely accused, beaten, mocked, and nailed to a cross. This was how the Empire treated all insurrectionists. Fear, self-protection, hatred, and violence. This is the cycle of the human condition. You cannot defeat it with violence, otherwise you...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 18, 2019 | Bible
On the night in which he was handed over (betrayed) by his friend…he handed himself over to our fear, hatred, violence and death… Downloadable Resources If you would like a step-be-step PowerPoint of this presentation, you can have it for as little as...
