by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2013 | Personal Updates
The week of intensity is over. My senior pastor has returned, and I am taking a day off today. I didn’t realize how much I needed to rest until I was sitting in the chair this morning and didn’t want to move, at all. I’m so grateful for a fantastic...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2013 | ministry, Personal Updates
This week I get to feel the full impact of being the Associate Pastor. Our senior pastor is gone for the week on a much-deserved 25th wedding anniversary trip with his wife. That means I preached last weekend and will preach again this weekend. When he left I said,...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2013 | Personal Updates
I came across this book today and have added it to my reading list. I ordered it through inter library loan. It looks interesting. Here is the description from Amazon: The American Suburb: The Basics is a compact, readable introduction to the origins and contemporary...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 29, 2012 | Personal Updates
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! We got the letter done on the Fifth Day of Christmas, so I guess it can still be considered a Christmas Letter. 🙂 download the .pdf
by Steve Thomason | Oct 25, 2012 | ministry, Personal Updates
The following is an article I wrote for our November Grace Notes: A couple weeks ago I posted a Facebook status that read, “The Bishop is Installing Me.” A fellow computer-loving friend commented, “remember, before installation, close all programs.” I appreciate this...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 12, 2012 | Personal Updates
Bishop Ann Svennungsen will be doing my installation service at Grace Lutheran Church on November 11 at the 9:00am service. This is a privilege to have the bishop do the installation personally. I began this journey of candidacy in November of 2010. Two years later,...