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About Shawn Thomas

My blog, shawnethomas.com, features the text of my sermons, book reviews, family life experiences -- as well as a brief overview of the Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson for Southern Baptist Sunday School teachers.

Are You A Friend?

Posted on 2012/09/04 by Shawn Thomas

Proverbs 17:17 says: “A friend loves at all times.” It is probably typical for us to think of this verse from our own perspective: that those who are our friends should always love us, and stick with us through thick … Continue reading →

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This Week in “Paradise” Sept. 3rd

Posted on 2012/09/03 by Shawn Thomas

This Week in “Paradise” Sept. 3rd This week in the “Paradise” of the pastor’s home, we dealt with an impending hurricane, aging bodies, and of course our kitten, Eponine. Get Behind Me! My wife Cheryl loves French fries, but had … Continue reading →

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Is He Finding Fruit?

Posted on 2012/09/03 by Shawn Thomas

Jesus’ visit to the Temple in Mark 11 was followed by His cursing of a fig tree outside of town in :12-14.  But the two episodes are not unrelated.  He looked at the fig tree to see if He could discover any … Continue reading →

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Wisdom in Trials (James 1:5)

Posted on 2012/09/02 by Shawn Thomas

Sometimes when a pastor preaches verse-by-verse through a book of the Bible, he comes to a passage which he is not sure will apply to anyone in the congregation that day.  I can assure you that the verse we are studying this … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Looking All Around!

Posted on 2012/09/02 by Shawn Thomas

A little phrase in Mark 11:11 is a curious one, and one which I had I never really pondered before. After Jesus came to Jerusalem in the Triumphal Entry, it says He came to the temple, “and after looking all … Continue reading →

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An Ounce of Prevention

Posted on 2012/09/01 by Shawn Thomas

It is easy to miss the timing involved in Proverbs 17:14, where it says “abandon the quarrel BEFORE it breaks out”. “BEFORE” — THAT is the time to stop a quarrel. Not “shortly after”, and certainly not “after it has … Continue reading →

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Love in a Besieged City

Posted on 2012/08/31 by Shawn Thomas

In Psalm 31, David was in the midst of some pretty bad days, but surrounded by trouble, he could write in :21, “Blessed be the Lord, for He has wondrously shown His steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged … Continue reading →

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A POTS Analogy: My Life in Miniature

Posted on 2012/08/30 by Shawn Thomas

Some moments in time can serve as a picture of your life in miniature, as a kind of analogy. Today (Thursday, August 30th 2012) was one of those days. Like most other residents of Louisiana, we spent yesterday at home, … Continue reading →

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The God Who Sees

Posted on 2012/08/30 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 33:13 says: “He sees ALL the sons of men.”   That is a pretty inclusive statement!  There is no one who flies “under His radar”.  God sees us all.  This is true for better and for worse:

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Our Limited Plans

Posted on 2012/08/29 by Shawn Thomas

Psalm 33:7-8 speaks of how it is God who gathers the waters in a heap, before whom all the peoples should stand in awe. That same Psalm then immediately goes on to point out the limited nature of the plans … Continue reading →

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