by Steve Thomason | Dec 3, 2012 | sermons2012
Narrative Lectionary Text: Daniel 6:6-27 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is all about waiting. The problem is that we hate to wait! Waiting is hard to do. We’re suburbanites. We don’t wait for things. If the person in front of us at the light waits more...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 26, 2012 | Sermons
This Sunday I have an interesting task in preaching. I must address the first Sunday of Advent while preaching the story of Daniel in the Lion’s Den from Daniel 6:6-27. Advent is all about waiting. The problem is that we, in the suburban, middle-class, USA, HATE...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 9, 2011 | Sermons, Spiritual Formation
We asked people to share stories about their prayer life during this Advent Season. All year long we are focusing on each of our seven habits of Spiritual Formation. We’ve been looking at prayer during Advent. CLICK HERE to read their responses. These are raw...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 29, 2011 | sermons2011
texts for this week: Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37 Advent is blue. Isn’t this beautiful? I love what our Liturgical Arts team does. I love the fact that the church calendar is color coded. Seriously, as we move through the seasons...