by Steve Thomason | Aug 16, 2016 | Devos
Today I find myself standing between the second and third weeks of a five-part sermon series on the book of Job. Last week we focused on the conversations that Job had with Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar. They wrongfully accused him of sin, because that was their only...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 14, 2016 | Animation, Bible Doodle, Visual Preaching
Learn more about my life verse here. For the art technical geek, here’s how I made the video. This is a very quick painting that I did in Corel Painter 2016. I use a Wacom Intuous 4 digital tablet to paint. I used Quicktime screen capture to record the painting...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 11, 2016 | Bible
I plan to teach a course on how to study the Bible at Grace this fall and I need your help. What should I call this course? It is designed for beginners who may be intimidated by the Bible. It will give them skills to interpret scripture for themselves. Here are some...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 4, 2016 | Devos
I would like to take an informal survey of my online community to help get prepared for the second sermon in the Job series coming up on August 13/14. Here’s the question I pose to you: What are some of the worst things that people have said to you when you...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 29, 2016 | Devos
Next weekend we begin a five-week sermon series through the book of Job from the collection of Wisdom literature in the Hebrew Scripture. Most people react to this news with either an eye roll or a slouch in the shoulders. “Job! Really? It’s so depressing.” True. Job...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 23, 2016 | Bible, Books - Spirituality
Chapter Six of Dallas Willard’s book Hearing God is titled “The Word of God & the Rule of God.” It is a fabulous exploration of how the word of God is the source of and intertwined with reality itself. He says, “The very phrase ‘still small voice’ [from the...