by Steve Thomason | Nov 22, 2017 | Devos
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and the Christmas songs are already filling the airwaves. You can feel the frenetic energy building in our society as the collective anxiety builds in anticipation of the holiday season. Is this how we are supposed to feel as we enter...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 31, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
What is the purpose and process of spiritual formation? That is a question that fuels my life’s work. I am currently reading (listening to) Richard Rohr’s Book Hidden Things: Scripture as Spirituality and it has reaffirmed and contributed to my understanding of the...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 24, 2017 | Spiritual Formation
Yesterday was not great. I felt off, weak, and really weepy. I hate it when that happens. Then God showed up. I never cease to be amazed at the way God speaks in clusters of events and experiences. This happened to me yesterday and this morning again. Yesterday, I had...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 26, 2017 | Devos
I invite you to meditate on this image. I drew it during my studies in Missional Theology a few years ago. It came to mind today as another convergence of ideas came upon me. Yesterday I listened to The Homebrewed Christianity podcast with Greg Boyd. Tripp Fuller...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 20, 2017 | Devos
Study this simple drawing for a moment. I drew it quickly this morning in response to three things that converged on me during my quiet time. We are talking about Differences in the sermon this weekend, so that has been on my mind all week and formed the lens for the...