A few weeks ago i posted that a pastor in California printed my sketches of the stations of the Cross for a prayer chapel. She took pictures and sent them to me. This is so cool. From iPad, to WordPress, to Printer, to wall in another state, by a total stranger: this...
Lent has begun! Here are four ways you can engage in the Lenten Journey. The first three are listed at http://www.graceandover.org/lent You can join The Overflow Class online at https://www.stevethomason.net/spiritual-formation/grace If you want to receive the daily...
The theme of this year’s convocation was “Religious, but Not Spiritual?” It was a good self-reflection for a room full of Lutheran pastors. The three plenary speakers–Lois Malcolm, Nancy Ammerman, and Nadia Bolz-Weber–each gave their own...
Please pray for me tomorrow and Thursday. I will present a workshop at the Mid-Winter Convocation at Luther Seminary both days. This workshop is based on the Deep in the Burbs Project I did last year for the dissertation. This will be my first workshop in this new...
Here is an updated illustration of John 15:1-5. I’m trying to connect Jesus’ metaphor of the Vine to a contemporary metaphor of electricity. In John 15, the Creator is the Vinegrower, Jesus is the Vine, the Spirit is the power of life flowing from every...
I’m beginning to think about my sermon for next week. It will be Advent 3 and the Narrative Lectionary brings us to Isaiah 42:1-9. This is the famous “Suffering Servant” passage that foreshadows Jesus’ ministry of passion. Juliana...
