by Steve Thomason | Apr 12, 2011 | Spiritual Formation
On Good Friday we will be experiencing the stations of the cross together at Grace. I will be doing live charcoal drawings of each station as scripture and meditations are read. In preparing for this experience I came across an online version of the stations that I...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 6, 2011 | Spiritual Formation
This question was emailed to me… HI Pastor Steve- My question I hope will not be as ambiguous as “How does the Holy Spirit work in our current lives” like I asked you last time; I realized that was a tad too broad – but I had my DATE with God...
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...
