by Steve Thomason | Apr 21, 2014 | Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies
The weather cooperated nicely with Easter yesterday. We couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day. The sun was bright, and warm, and unhindered by clouds. The air was dry and warm. Sounds of life buzzed through the still naked, but hopeful trees. Shoots of...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 17, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies, The Trinity
Part of my research focuses on exploring the sense-making process of walking with the Spirit in community (specifically, how this works in the suburbs). Let me walk through the events and conversations of the last week in an effort to make some provisional sense from...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 4, 2014 | Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation
I drew this crude sketch in 2006. Be warned, it is gross, but very true. To quote my teen-age daughter when I do or say things like this, “What, are you 13?” The painful truth is that it is only when things are difficult that the greatest growth and...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 27, 2014 | Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation
The Research Team came up with these definitions of Spiritual Formation during our second session. Spiritual formation is to form my life, my daily thoughts and actions, always at least trying to be aware of the Holy Spirit and ever-present Father. Not just when I’m...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 10, 2014 | How Do We Think?, Personal Journal, The Trinity
The four videos in this playlist introduce the Social Trinity and were created for the Deep in the Burbs Research Team. Here is a Prezi that includes these 4 videos, but goes deeper into the history of the discussion and the theological texts. Here are links to some...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 5, 2014 | Personal Journal, The Trinity
You might want to watch Part 1 and Part 2 before you watch this video.
