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by Steve Thomason | Jan 14, 2015 | Devos
Wednesday, January 14, Isaiah 11:1-9 This passage from Isaiah is a prophecy of what the world will be like when the Messiah comes and the fruit of his reign grows in the world. It is a picture of peace. Imagine a world where natural enemies live in peace and...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 13, 2013 | Sermons
What does peace really look like? How do you take two groups of people that are radically different from each other and get them to see eye-to-eye? Think about it. If one group of people believes that a certain act–lets say eating a certain type of...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 22, 2013 | Spiritual Formation
First space is my reality, perception, belief, and vision. Second space is difference perceived in interaction with a second party, a perception that is often associated with ethnocentrism, orthodoxy, and righteousness, and accompanied by feelings of anxiety, fear,...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 6, 2013 | Spiritual Formation, Theology
This weekend I’m preaching a sermon about the Unexpected Kingdom that Jesus brings where he turns our upward tendency toward “perfection” upside down and shows us the path of outward growth in love. I preached it once last night. This morning I saw...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 26, 2012 | sermons2012
You don’t have to go too far to discover walls of hostility that divide people. Unfortunately, conflict is one of the most ordinary spaces in which we live as human beings. It is true at the global level. Nations are constantly clashing against nation. Israelites and...
