by Steve Thomason | Feb 4, 2013 | Youth Ministry
“OK, everybody,” I said, “There is an iPod hidden in this room and if you find it, you can keep it. Go!” That is how I started the lesson yesterday. It was the first Sunday of February, which means we launched the next topic in our How Do I...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 22, 2013 | ministry, Personal Updates
This week I get to feel the full impact of being the Associate Pastor. Our senior pastor is gone for the week on a much-deserved 25th wedding anniversary trip with his wife. That means I preached last weekend and will preach again this weekend. When he left I said,...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 20, 2013 | Art, Sermons, Spiritual Formation
This is a graphic I made for this week’s sermon. Do we run in the rat race which is restricted to pursuing your individual freedom, or do we run the God race, g-race, in which God runs toward all people and invites us to join in. Have we been set free from...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 8, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
The piece that I will contribute to our http://graceandover.org/Sunday-Evenings-Grace.htmlthis spring is called Animate. Here’s an intro:
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2013 | Spiritual Formation, Theology
This weekend I’m preaching a sermon about the Unexpected Kingdom that Jesus brings where he turns our upward tendency toward “perfection” upside down and shows us the path of outward growth in love. I preached it once last night. This morning I saw...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2013 | How Do I Fit Project, Youth Ministry
Today we move into part two of the How Do I Fit Project in High School Ministry at Grace. Last fall we focused on the Me God is Creating and tried to help students discover their unique style, gifts, and stories. Now we shift our focus and look at the God who is...
