by Steve Thomason | Dec 2, 2013 | postfoundational, Suburban Studies, The Missional Church, The Trinity
In this post I will connect the term The Kingdom of Heaven with Kathryn Tanner’s ideas in Theories of Culture. ((Tanner, Kathryn. Theories of Culture: A New Agenda for Theology Guides to Theological Inquiry. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997.)) I will then...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 25, 2013 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, How Do We Think?
The Author – Charles Taylor A key concept that comes from the book is that of the buffered self. Taylor argues that modern, western civilization has disenchanted the cosmos and moved away from a porous self—in which the person can be influenced and...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 18, 2013 | Sketches, Youth Ministry
We took 75 middle-schoolers to Okoboji Lutheran Bible Camp for their Fall Recharge this past weekend. It was a fantastic time. The four hour bus ride and the morning quiet allowed me some time to sketch and think. Here are two sketches created on the iPad in the...
by Steve Thomason | Oct 21, 2013 | Sketches
Yesterday was my birthday and my lovely wife gave me a Wacom Intuous Creative Stylus. This morning I sat in my favorite chair and drew this picture. The amazing thing about this is I used One brush–the HB pencil–without making any size or opacity...
