by Steve Thomason | Apr 25, 2017 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary reading for today is Acts 4:23-31. I decided to go back and look to see what I wrote about this passage in the Hart Haus Acts study. Here it is. You’ll notice a slight change in my language since then. Namely, I still referred to God as...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 23, 2017 | Devos
Two texts converged on me this morning and compelled me to reflect on their intersection. The first is the Narrative Lectionary text for this weekend found in Luke 24:13-35. This is the story of how Jesus appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus after his...
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by Steve Thomason | Apr 13, 2017 | Devos
It is Maundy Thursday. Jesus shares his last supper with his disciples before he is betrayed by one of them, arrested, and executed. Luke’s version of the story is found in Luke 22:1-27. I find it fascinating how clueless the disciples are, even at this moment....
by Steve Thomason | Mar 30, 2017 | Bible
I wonder if Zacchaeus was a person of peace. Jesus looked up into the tree and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today. (Luke 19:5)” I wonder why. There were lots of people in Jericho that day. So many people, in fact, that they...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 28, 2017 | Devos
Two readings converged on me this morning. The first was from Luke 18:31-19:10, because I will preach on the story of Zacchaeus this week. The second is from John 1:1-5 and Richard Rohr’s meditation in which Rohr provides an alternate translation. The first...
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by Steve Thomason | Mar 23, 2017 | Devos
The daily reading for today is Proverbs 21:1-5, The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. 2 All deeds are right in the sight of the doer, but the Lord weighs the heart. 3 To do righteousness and justice is more...
