by Steve Thomason | Apr 4, 2011 | sermons2011, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
I had the extreme privilege of speaking at the Andover/Blaine FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) 30-Hour Famine last Friday. One of their student leaders, Laura Hellmann, asked if I would talk to them about the purpose and spiritual benefit of fasting. The request...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 31, 2011 | ministry
During this season of Lent, this is yet another way to connect to a world in...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 21, 2011 | Youth Ministry
I came across this article today regarding the state of spirituality among young adults. This passage at the end was especially telling for me and a great challenge for our children, youth, and family ministry at Grace. You can read the whole article here. Emerging...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 17, 2011 | Spiritual Formation
I’ve been studying the discipline of fasting this week. Of course, I had to consult one of the masters of Spiritual Formation, Dallas Willard. Here is a quote from his book The Spirit of the Disciplines. In fasting, we abstain in some significant way from food...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 15, 2011 | Bible, Spiritual Formation
As we have all watched the devastating earthquake in Japan with shock and horror this week, we are reminded of an important truth. Nothing is as firm and stable as we would like it to be. In our modern world we tend to think of the earth’s rocks as being a solid...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 10, 2011 | Spiritual Formation
Since this Sunday deals with Temptation, this is an appropriate video… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMkn4J_l9uU&tracker=False
