by Steve Thomason | Apr 30, 2018 | Personal Updates
I have been at Easter for one year. I officially started on May 1, 2017, so today is the last day of my first year. Moments like these offer a good opportunity for reflection and introspection. Here is a mind map that attempts to mark the significant events in my...
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by Steve Thomason | Dec 28, 2017 | Bible
We start preaching through the Gospel of John this weekend, following the Narrative Lectionary. I’m very excited about this because it is my favorite Gospel (don’t tell Matthew, Mark, or Luke). Here is a list of resources to help you dig deeper into John. Resources...
by Steve Thomason | Apr 24, 2017 | ministry
Jan Edmiston’s post is called “Preaching While White” and is worth the read. It is timely for me as I am currently reading through the Religious Education Journal issue dedicated to Race and Religious Education. One thing that I am gleaning from...
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by Steve Thomason | Mar 7, 2016 | Sermons
This post will provide a step-by-step process for how to create a visual sermon/presentation. I’m letting my art-geek self, tech-geek self, and preacher-geek self have a play date. I’m going to use the sermon I just preached this last weekend. This is how...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 24, 2015 | Books - Preaching
It has been a long time since a book felt like a cool drink of water on a hot day, or sitting down on a comfortable chair after a long and weary walk, or sharing a good meal with safe people after days of hostile deliberations. Frederick Buechner’s book Telling...
