by Steve Thomason | May 2, 2016 | The Journey
The Journey Pilot Group officially ended yesterday. 30 people gathered back in September to launch on an 8-month experience of spiritual formation. We traveled in five separate cohorts, comprised of 15 pairs of traveling companions. We watched twenty-four videos, read...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 30, 2016 | Spiritual Formation
I’m not sure why I wept as I watched this video. Perhaps it is because I preached the funeral of a 19-year old young man yesterday and my heart is torn open and I’m raw. Perhaps it is because I just said goodbye to my 21-year old daughter who visited for...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 31, 2015 | The Journey, The Trinity
It is a good feeling to know that all those years of work in the PhD program actually have practical value. I was able to make this video today as part of the The Journey. We are discussing the first article of the Creed, so this lesson introduces the importance of...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 12, 2015 | ministry
We ran a little experiment in Adult Faith Formation at Grace this fall and I would like to reflect on its effectiveness. This was the experiment. I offered a seven-week course on the Books of Moses titled: Beginnings. We offered it on Sunday night and on Wednesday...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2015 | sermons2015, Spiritual Formation
This sermon is for the first week of Advent. It is the story of Josiah found in 2 Kings 22:1-10, 23:1-5 from the Narrative Lectionary. Josiah is confronted with the Word of God and it leads to a national reformation project. How, then, can we make scripture the center...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 25, 2015 | How Do We Think?, Spiritual Formation, Spirituality in Adult Learning, Writing
Is there an intelligence of emotions, or do they just lead us blindly into brick walls or over cliffs? Shouldn’t we be strong and smart and able to make our own paths? Are emotional people, especially emotional men, who like to tell stories and create art...
