by Steve Thomason | Jun 29, 2019 | Bible
We are preaching through some of Jesus’ parables this summer in a series called Climbing Trees. The title comes from the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19. Zach climbed a tree to get a new perspective on Jesus. We are using Amy-Jill Levine’s book Short Stories...
by Steve Thomason | May 29, 2019 | Bible
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to Romans 6:1-14 this week. Paul has been teaching some radical heresy that might lead some hard core law-followers to accuse him of being a libertarian. He counters this accusation by appealing to a deeper reality of life in God. We...
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...
