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by Steve Thomason | Nov 7, 2015 | Bible
Does the Bible seem like an intimidating book that is either irrelevant to our society or a tool for self-righteous people to beat others over the head? As a pastor and Christian teacher, the Bible is very important to me. Yet, I realize that many people that I teach...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 2, 2014 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
This essay is a personal reflection on the decision made by the Vision Board on May 13 to permit same-sex marriages to be held at Grace and the new reality that we live in as a congregation in the wake of that decision. I must confess, up front, that I am still in...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 23, 2014 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, How Do We Think?
Grondin, Jean. Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics. New Haven: Yale University Press. 1994. Author – Jean Grondin The following illustration represents the history that Grondin sets forth in this book. It provides a nice frame for understanding how...
by Steve Thomason | Mar 10, 2014 | How Do We Think?, Personal Journal, The Trinity
The four videos in this playlist introduce the Social Trinity and were created for the Deep in the Burbs Research Team. Here is a Prezi that includes these 4 videos, but goes deeper into the history of the discussion and the theological texts. Here are links to some...
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...
