by Steve Thomason | Sep 4, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
We start a new worship series at Easter this week called A Deep Life. The series came out of a crisis moment. Our lead pastor resigned in the Spring, leaving the rest of the pastoral team wondering what we do next. We decided to focus this next year on one of our...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 8, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
I spent last week with a group of high school students at a Youthworks site in Wanblee, SD, an Indian village on the Pine Ridge Reservation (the chief told me he prefers to be called Indian rather than Native American). This was a deep learning experience for all of...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 23, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
Welcome to by break-fast post! The digital fast has ended. I spent the last three weeks on a personal vacation which included a fast from social media and most digital media in general. I say most digital media because I did create some art on my iPad (but I...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 31, 2018 | Spiritual Formation
It is Holy Saturday. Jesus is dead. Two rich and powerful men took his dead body, wrapped it in burial clothes soaked in spices, and laid it in a garden tomb. The disciples hid in fear that the soldiers would come for them next. The air is strangely silent. The crowds...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 30, 2018 | Family Faith
We remember Jesus’ death on the cross today. We call it Good Friday, but I don’t think it was a good day for him or his friends and family. He died, remember. Think about that for a minute. Jesus died. In order for him to die, he had to be a real, physical human...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 23, 2018 | Family Faith
One of the traps we can fall into as suburban families is the trap called COMPARISON. Some people like to call it “Keeping up with the Joneses.” The cultural message sent to each suburban family goes like this: You are not enough how you are now, You must...
