by Steve Thomason | Oct 20, 2015 | Devos
The scripture reading for The Journey today is John 3:1-8. I saw something in this passage that I’ve never seen before (after 40+ years of reading this familiar text). Nicodemus says to Jesus, “we know that you are from God.” Then Jesus does not deny...
by Steve Thomason | May 21, 2015 | Bible
This is the first chance I have had to work on the Bible Mania editing project since January. I hope to get the rest of them done in the next couple weeks. This session moves us into the...
by Steve Thomason | May 16, 2015 | Bible Doodle, Lecture Notes, Visual Preaching
Brian McLaren gave the plenary presentation last night at the Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly. Our theme this year is from The Message version of John 1, “and God became flesh…and moved into the neighborhood.” McLaren did a nice theological...
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by Steve Thomason | Jan 26, 2015 | Spiritual Formation
Here is an updated illustration of John 15:1-5. I’m trying to connect Jesus’ metaphor of the Vine to a contemporary metaphor of electricity. In John 15, the Creator is the Vinegrower, Jesus is the Vine, the Spirit is the power of life flowing from every...
by Steve Thomason | Dec 16, 2014 | Bible
The Upper Room Discourse (John 13-17) creates a model for how the missional church is called to dwell in God, each other, and the world. Mapping the Text Dwelling in the Tension of Love and Betrayal John 13:1-20 Jesus Washes Feet It is not an accident that the Upper...
