by Steve Thomason | Mar 8, 2018 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to John 18:28-32 this week. This is the first half of Jesus’ trial before Pilate, the Roman governor of Judea. The entire story can be broken into seven scenes. This week we look at the first three scenes. The scenes alternate...
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by Steve Thomason | Mar 2, 2018 | Family Faith
There are certain moments in a family’s regular routine that are often intimate and have certain rituals associated with them. I’m thinking especially about meal time, bath time, and bed time. Each of these moments bring parents and children into close,...
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by Steve Thomason | Feb 28, 2018 | Bible
The Narrative Lectionary skips from John 13 to John 18 this week. That makes me sad, because John 13-17 is my favorite part of the Bible. So, in honor of this text, I created an entire page in the Bible Bookshelf just for it. I will keep updating this page as more...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 27, 2018 | Devos
The Narrative Lectionary brings us to the story of Peter’s Denial in John 18:12-27. I have chosen to start in John 18:1 with the scene of Jesus’ arrest. I think it is an important framing for the story. Below are my illustrations. Feel free to use them in...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 23, 2018 | Family Faith
How does your family deal with loss? 2006 was a difficult year for my family. We call it the year of death. I had a good friend who took his own life. Both of my wife’s grandmothers died, the church we had started fours years earlier died. To top it all off,...
