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by Steve Thomason | Jan 18, 2017 | Devos
The text for this week is Luke 5:1-11. I am not preaching, so I probably won’t dive too deeply into it this week. I thought I would offer up two resources for you. First, here is the commentary on the calling of the disciples that I wrote in The Life of Jesus,...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2017 | Bible
How do we reconcile the seemingly loving and peaceful Jesus with a seemingly vengeful and angry God of the Hebrew Bible? This is a sticking point for many people, especially in a society so saturated with hate crimes. I bring this up today because it is early Saturday...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 13, 2017 | Bible
Here is the visual version of the commentary on Luke 4:16-30 found in this post. Good News bad News | A Sermon from Luke 4:16-30 from Steve Thomason Download PowerPoint and Image Pack Here’s how it works: Look at the picture. Read the short description. Move to...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2017 | Devos
I hate waiting. I have lived enough of my life with technology that offers instant gratification that it makes waiting for anything seemingly unbearable. Perhaps that is why I am captured by the invisible text from today. The Narrative Lectionary Daily Reading for...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 4, 2017 | Bible
Here is a visual comparison between Matthew 3:1-7 and Luke 3:1-22. It is obvious that Matthew and Luke are using a common source. It is also obvious that they have very different agendas when telling this story. The green underline is when they quote verbatim (exactly...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 28, 2016 | Devos
Several collections of words and images converged on me this morning. I try to pay attention when this happens and see what God is trying to say through the connections. I will spell out the sequence, highlight some key points, and then invite you to see what...
