by Steve Thomason | Oct 28, 2014 | Personal Journal
The final meetings of the Deep in the Burbs Research Project happen in two weeks. Here is a brief synopsis of the project and the final questions we will ponder. A Brief Summary We are a group of Upper Mid-Western Suburban ELCA Christians from three congregations. We...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 24, 2014 | Personal Journal
I give thanks to God for two encouraging events this week. I needed it. The first event was a conversation with a friend. We met for lunch and talked for almost two hours. The mutual therapy was very helpful and generative for me. Here is a reconstruction of one part...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 18, 2014 | Personal Journal
This post is an experiment in using the raw data from our Deep in the Burbs Research Team. This is a verbatim transcript of a conversation the team had at the end of our seventh team meeting. We spent at least 45 minutes in each session in a group spiritual practice...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 10, 2014 | Bible, Bible Doodle, Personal Journal, Visual Preaching
There is one day left before Bible Mania. I was reviewing my slides this morning and came across the picture of my NRSV Bible. I snapped a photo of the first page of Philippians, and on it is highlighted my life verse. That reminded me of how, when so many things...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 8, 2014 | Personal Journal, The Trinity
You can’t really have pictures of God. These drawings are more about three frames, or worldviews, that people have about how God relates to the universe. I drew them this week in preparation for Bible Mania where I will use them to speak to how these frames...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 7, 2014 | Personal Journal
It’s crunch week for Bible Mania. This Saturday I will present a six-hour workshop/experience called Bible Mania where I will lead a group of people through the big story of the Bible from beginning to end. It is like a post-Evangelical, missional, neo-Lutheran...
