by Steve Thomason | Aug 18, 2014 | Bible, ministry, Youth News
What do you get when you take a cartoonist/actor/theologian/preacher (that’s me) and a room full of enthusiastic, eager-to-learn people (that’s you, hopefully) and challenge them to learn the BIG STORY of the ENTIRE BIBLE in SIX HOURS? You get the BIG...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 3, 2014 | ministry, Personal Updates, Youth Ministry
OK, that title is a little weird, I know. I am excited to get back to preaching and teaching at Grace. I will spend one more week on the dissertation and then it’s time to preach, and get prepared to teach catechism, teach adult classes, and create some new...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 29, 2014 | Youth Ministry
OK, one more distraction before I get back to my dissertation writing. My son, Ethan, edited all the footage from VBS this year into one continuous movie (he also played one of the leads). #hifivesforJesus. Yes, the awkward Bible School Leader Dan is yours truly. This...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 14, 2014 | Bible, Non-Fiction, Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
I’ve been trying to write a short Devotional (Devo) on our youth website at least once a week. This Lent I would like to do it almost every day, as a personal Lenten discipline. I’m not sure if anyone reads them, but it is a nice way for me to interact...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Youth Ministry
The questions seemed confusing and cumbersome at first, to be honest. But then, something happened. We wrestled with understanding the words at first, and as the conversation continued, the questions unfurled. They were like hard cubes of sugar that splashed awkwardly...
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...