by Steve Thomason | Dec 21, 2017 | Devos
The waiting is almost over. This is the final week of Advent. Our final theme in Advent Conspiracy, our final way to overcome the consumerism and superficiality that overshadows this season, is to Love All. I encourage you to read Richard Rohr’s meditation, The Home...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 14, 2017 | Devos
Soaking in 1 John 3:16-18 this morning in preparation for the sermon this weekend…
by Steve Thomason | Dec 11, 2017 | Devos
We’ve come to our final week in the Advent Conspiracy. The fourth way to conspire against the consumerism of this season is to LOVE ALL. Our texts are Matthew 1:18-25, Colossians 3:12-17, and 1 John 3:16-18. In addition to meditating on the image below, I also invite...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2017 | podcast, sermons2017
The Second step to conspire against consumerism this Advent season is to simply spend less. This sermon explores why we have associated gift giving with Christmas in our society and how we might bring it into balance. [slideshare...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 4, 2017 | Devos
The Advent Conspiracy takes an ironic turn this week. The way to conspire against consumerism, we said last week, was to “spend less.” This week we’re saying “give more.” Wait a minute. How can we give more, but spend less? I invite you...