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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.

“That’s it?!” (notes on the trip home)

Posted on 2011/10/02 by Shawn Thomas

We are on our way home from our Oklahoma weekend jaunt. The “main event” of the trip was last evening: the OU football game in Norman against Ball State. I hadn’t realized until recent years that I enjoy some of … Continue reading →

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Road Notes 9-29-11

Posted on 2011/09/29 by Shawn Thomas

(FYI I am going to begin this blog, post what I have of it, and then update and add to it for the next couple of hours — so if you are interested in following our progress you might check … Continue reading →

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“Our Great God”

Posted on 2011/09/28 by Shawn Thomas

Last Sunday the Lord used a special song – and a special minister — to pick me up at just the right moment, give me assurance, and prepare me to share His word.  When I arrived at church that day … Continue reading →

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“Trouble With The Tulip”

Posted on 2011/09/27 by Shawn Thomas

Calvinism, with the TULIP acronym which inevitably accompanies it, is certainly a hot topic in the religious conversation in America today.  Frank Page, a former President of the Southern Baptist Convention, and currently the President (basically the “CEO”) of the Executive Committee of the SBC, weighed … Continue reading →

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“The Real Thing: A Different Kind of Love”

Posted on 2011/09/25 by Shawn Thomas

     There is an obscure people group in Northern Europe, in northern Finland, Norway, and Russia, called the Sami People.  They live not far from the arctic circle and, of course, have much more exposure to ice and snow than … Continue reading →

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“The Priority of Love” (I Cor. 13:1-3)

Posted on 2011/09/19 by Shawn Thomas

I Corinthians 13:1-3   “The Real Thing: The Priority of Love”    9-18-11  You may remember the Olympic marksman in 2004 who had just one shot to go win the gold medal, and who lined up his shot and hit the bull’s eye – but the … Continue reading →

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Eros Gets A Bad Name?

Posted on 2011/09/17 by Shawn Thomas

I would wager that most people who have heard of the different Greek words for “love” have understood them something like this: “Agape” is God’s kind of selfless, giving love “Phileo” is brotherly love “Eros” is sexual love I have … Continue reading →

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Not This Time!

Posted on 2011/09/16 by Shawn Thomas

I’m writing as I am just back in from the Sam Houston High School football game at Westlake.  I have been sick all week, and did not feel much like going tonight.  I really only did so for one reason: I … Continue reading →

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Michael Goes To College

Posted on 2011/09/15 by Shawn Thomas

Our son Michael went to college this week.  Yeah, I know, he’s only in the 7th grade!  He didn’t enroll or anything; he just went  to Louisiana College for a visit.  But it was a very memorable and I believe formative visit for … Continue reading →

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“The Real Thing”

Posted on 2011/09/12 by Shawn Thomas

Introduction  to I Corinthians 13        “The Real Thing”            9-11-11 a.m.  Last year investigators tested the federal “Energy Star” program by submitting 20 fake products as energy-efficient – and only TWO of them were rejected!  The other fake products, including a gasoline-powered alarm clock, … Continue reading →

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