by Steve Thomason | Feb 6, 2014 | Animation, Spiritual Formation, Theology
Disney’s Frozen was fantastic. Let me state that from the beginning. I. LOVED. IT. I geeked out on this film on multiple levels. Artistically, it was stunning. Technically–both in animation and in CG imaging of details and clarity–the CG artists...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 5, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Spirituality in Adult Learning
Thanks to Dr. Mary Hess for referring me to this video. Life on the Mobius Strip — Parker J. Palmer from Center for Courage & Renewal on Vimeo.
by Steve Thomason | Feb 4, 2014 | Animation, Theology
I have to confess that yesterday was a really good day. Both of my worlds came together in a way that I’ve always dreamed about. Imagine this: I got to spend the entire day in my studio making an animation…for my PhD dissertation! Oh yeah. The Action...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 3, 2014 | Animation, Bible, Theology
Last summer Kristin Anderson contacted me and connected me with Jeannine Brown, a professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary. Jeannine has taught hermeneutics for a while and had put together a live presentation that incorporated real people in real time to...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 28, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, The Missional Church, The Trinity
Mike Breen wrote an article at The Verge Network titled Why the Missional Movement Will Fail. His answer boiled down to one word: discipleship. I couldn’t agree with him more. However, as I read his follow up article–Why the Missional Movement Will Fail...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 24, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
Personhood and the notion of self is an important topic in my research, both in regard to the Trinity and to spiritual formation. During my search for resources on the self and personhood I discovered this article from Pannenberg, but also discovered that it has never...
