by Steve Thomason | Aug 31, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
What is the purpose and process of spiritual formation? That is a question that fuels my life’s work. I am currently reading (listening to) Richard Rohr’s Book Hidden Things: Scripture as Spirituality and it has reaffirmed and contributed to my understanding of the...
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 24, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
Yesterday was not great. I felt off, weak, and really weepy. I hate it when that happens. Then God showed up. I never cease to be amazed at the way God speaks in clusters of events and experiences. This happened to me yesterday and this morning again. Yesterday, I had...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 16, 2017 | Youth Ministry
What do you get when you combine a over sixty middle school students, fifteen high school students, a bunch of energetic college students, a beautiful campground, an amazing staff of leaders and teachers, and Luther’s small Catechism? You get my week. I get to...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
The Good Life Worship Series brings us to the topic of Spirituality this week. I am not preaching since I’m at Family Camp this weekend. However, I have a lot to say about Spirituality. In fact, my dissertation was about spirituality in the suburban context....
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by Steve Thomason | Aug 7, 2017 | Youth Ministry
Is it possible to experience The Good Life while sleeping on a tile floor on a deflated air mattress in the basement of a church, leading a group of middle school students 24/7 for a whole week? I stand to confess that yes, it is possible–not easy–but...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 24, 2017 | ministry
Jan Edmiston’s post is called “Preaching While White” and is worth the read. It is timely for me as I am currently reading through the Religious Education Journal issue dedicated to Race and Religious Education. One thing that I am gleaning from...
