by Steve Thomason | Dec 20, 2016 | Devos
The scheduled reading for today is Luke 1:39-45. At first glance it may seem like this is a transition passage between the big announcement to Mary that she would conceive, even though she is a virgin (Luke 1:26-38) and Mary’s famous song (the...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 19, 2016 | Bible
This year of the Narrative Lectionary affords us a unique opportunity. It is year 3 that focuses on the Gospel of Luke, so we get to end Advent and preach Christmas as the natural beginning point of our journey through this Gospel. I have been on vacation for the past...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 15, 2016 | Bible
The book of Revelation really freaked me out when I was a kid. This was especially true because our church thought it would be a good idea to show the movie A Thief in the Night to us as sixth graders. I had nightmares of getting my head chopped off for weeks! The...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 29, 2016 | Devos
This weekend is the second week of Advent. We will light the candle of LOVE. The Narrative Lectionary calls for Joel 2:12-13, 28-29. I preached on this text, on Advent 2, four years ago and created this image back then. You can hear the sermon here. Now, I come to the...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 24, 2016 | Bible Doodle, Law and Gospel, Visual Preaching
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Advent begins this weekend and I will preach on Daniel 6:6-27. This morning I was meditating on this text, and on the major themes of Daniel and how they tie into the grand story of God’s Promise. Here are some sketches to work through...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 21, 2016 | Bible Doodle, Devos, Visual Preaching
Do you ever feel like you are stuck in a hopeless situation? Many millennials feel trapped by the fact that a college education is so expensive that, even if they get one, they will be so buried under debt that they will never get out. What’s the point? Many...