by Steve Thomason | Jan 24, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
Personhood and the notion of self is an important topic in my research, both in regard to the Trinity and to spiritual formation. During my search for resources on the self and personhood I discovered this article from Pannenberg, but also discovered that it has never...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Theology, Youth Ministry
Tonight I teach the catechism students about the last part of Jesus’ story. Of course, the most amazing and important part of the story is that Jesus rose from the dead. The power of resurrection is the power of life itself. The apostle Paul states that...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 16, 2014 | Illustration, ministry, Youth Ministry
This is an illustration I did for Catechism last night. It was Part Two of a three-week series on the life of Jesus. I love the fact that I can be in the office at church, take out my iPad, open up ProCreate, do the illustration, upload it to Dropbox, then insert it...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 11, 2014 | Bible, Spiritual Formation
The text this weekend is the story of Jesus’ first miracle in John 2:1-11. Mary prompts Jesus to fix the embarrassing situation at the wedding and he transforms water into wine. This is the first sign of God’s kingdom. I think this story is a sign of...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 17, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
I came across the work of James B. Ashbrook yesterday in my continued investigation of how the soul, mind, and body are interrelated. Ashbrook dedicated much of his career to studying the neuroscience of the brain and how the bimodal (right-brain/left-brain)...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 7, 2013 | Sketches, Youth Ministry
Thanks to @PlanetWisdom for a great weekend!
