by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2014 | Devos
I can’t resist commenting on today’s reading from the Narrative Lectionary found in Exodus 13:17–22. Pharoah had finally let the people go and they headed out to the Promised land. The logical path was to the north. It was a straight shot from Egypt to...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2014 | Devos
Today’s reading is found in Exodus 3:1-12. Moses encounters the voice of God coming from a burning bush. God told Moses to take off his sandals because that place was now holy ground. Notice the order of that statement. It wasn’t designated as holy ground...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 30, 2014 | Bible, Personal Journal, The Trinity
The following is the manuscript from a sermon I wrote for this past weekend. I preached it at the Saturday night service and it did not go well as a spoken sermon. This is due partly to the fact that I didn’t follow my manuscript well and the projectionist got...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 25, 2014 | sermons2014
God’s words of promise from Grace Lutheran – Andover, MN Text: Exodus 20:1-11 I’d like to start today by running a little experiment. Listen to these two statements. If I said, “YOU will read the whole Bible,” How would you interpret...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 30, 2013 | Sermons
Have you ever asked the question, “Why?” Perhaps, you’ve asked it this way, “What’s the point?” I run into this question a lot as I interact with people, and as I reflect on my own life. Somewhere along the way we picked up the idea...