by Steve Thomason | Mar 17, 2014 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Books - Spirituality, How Do We Think?, postfoundational, Spiritual Formation
Black, Gary. The Theology of Dallas Willard: Discovering Protoevangelical Faith. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2013. The Author – Dr. Gary Black, Jr. This essay is both a reflection on Gary Black’s book The Theology of Dallas Willard, and a huge note of...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 14, 2014 | Bible, Non-Fiction, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
I’ve been trying to write a short Devotional (Devo) on our youth website at least once a week. This Lent I would like to do it almost every day, as a personal Lenten discipline. I’m not sure if anyone reads them, but it is a nice way for me to interact...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 4, 2014 | Sermons, Spiritual Formation
This is going to be a big week. Last night we held our second of six Deep in the Burbs Research Team meetings. Those are going very well. I’m exicited to see where this research leads. Tomorrow night I am scheduled to preach for our Ash Wednesday service. Our...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 18, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, How Do We Think?, Spiritual Formation
The following passage is referring to Ivan Illich. I found this passage especially helpful in regarding how we might think about law and social codes. This is from Charles Taylor’s book A Secular Age.
by Steve Thomason | Feb 17, 2014 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
David Lose gave an excellent workshop at Luther Seminary’s Mid-Winter Convocation a couple weeks ago. The following is a brief synopsis of it. Lose observes that the older generation often asks this question: “Why don’t my kids (and grandkids) go to...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 6, 2014 | Animation, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Disney’s Frozen was fantastic. Let me state that from the beginning. I. LOVED. IT. I geeked out on this film on multiple levels. Artistically, it was stunning. Technically–both in animation and in CG imaging of details and clarity–the CG artists...
