by Steve Thomason | Oct 4, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
Cultivating a Romance The key to developing a strong relationship with God is to simply commit to the relationship, not the ritual. We are called to love God, not perform for God and hope God loves us. God does love us and invites us to cultivate this divine romance....
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2013 | Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Wuthnow, Robert. After Heaven: Spirituality in America since the 1950s. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. The Author Robert Wuthnow Professor of Sociology at Princeton University Selected Quote “It is thus practice, rather than a spirituality of...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 24, 2013 | Books - Adult Learning, Books - Religious Education, Religious Education, Spiritual Formation
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981. The Author James Fowler Charles Howard Candler Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University. Stages of Faith...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 21, 2013 | Adult Learning, Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
This paragraph from the conclusion of Philip Sheldrake’s book Spirituality and Theology summarizes exactly why I am pursuing my particular research question. Trinity matters because it is the basis of spiritual formation, engagement with the environment, and...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 15, 2013 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
This video, by Shimi Cohen, does an excellent job of visualizing what Sherry Turkle says in Alone Together. It explores how social media has substituted the false sense of connection for the true art of conversation. Well done, and thought...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 11, 2013 | Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
This week I am preparing for our upcoming Own Your Faith retreat for our high school freshmen. A key topic we will discuss is our identity in Christ. Identity and a sense of self-worth is, for all of us, an important topic, but is especially crucial for high school...
