by Steve Thomason | Jan 20, 2012 | Personal Journal
I read this line tonight and thought two things: 1) really? People actually think with these words? and 2) Wow, that is profound. I really do love what this sentence means. I love what this book is saying–sincerely, I do. I just thought I needed to share this...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 13, 2012 | Personal Journal
That’s what my niece said as she sat at our dinner table and listened to the verbal volley that is often present around our evening meals. My poor children have grown up with me and think its normal to discuss big ideas over a pile of mashed potatoes. It is only...
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by Steve Thomason | Nov 3, 2011 | Personal Journal
This is what my world looks like right now. I’m in class for six hours per week, and then reading and writing papers for another 30+ hours each week. The stack of books on the left was for a paper I just finished on Hans-George Gadamer. The stack at the back is...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 16, 2011 | Personal Journal
An interesting thing just happened to me. I had drafted the following note and quotation in order to provide a pithy, uplifting post on my blog. The next time you feel overwhelmed by your circumstances, consider this quote from David Bosch in Transforming Mission: The...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 7, 2011 | Personal Journal
When my son was younger he had a palate expander cemented into the roof of his mouth. Every day we had to insert a metal rod into the fly wheel at the center of the contraption and crank on it. This motion pushed the butterfly wing extensions on each side of the...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 22, 2011 | Personal Journal
Today I stand at the beginning of a new adventure and a new chapter in my life. At noon I will gather with other PhD students at Luther Seminary for our orientation luncheon. Then, for the next nine days, I will be writing entrance exams. Tomorrow it all begins with a...
