Preacher: Debie Thomas

At Open Icon Baptist Church, we value great preaching — preaching that engages deeply, humbly and honestly with Jesus, the Bible, and the pain and joy of living in the real world. And since going permanently online, we have been able to welcome great preachers from all over the world without having to wait for them to visit our shores. Click here to meet the inspirational preachers depicted in the gallery above, none of whom have preached for us!


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Debie Thomas

The Revd Debie Thomas is a priest, author, and speaker known for her work on "spacious" Christianity, which explores the intersections of faith, doubt, and complex identities. She currently serves as a transitional deacon at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California, and is a seminarian at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Debie also serves as a columnist and contributing editor for the Christian Century, and previously served as a staff writer for Journey with Jesus from 2014 to 2022, providing weekly lectionary reflections. Debie is a sought-after speaker, frequently leading retreats and workshops on scripture, spiritual memoir, and journaling. She has authored books that reflect her journey from a conservative evangelical upbringing to a more inclusive faith: A Faith of Many Rooms: Inhabiting a More Spacious Christianity (2024). Debie was born in Kerala, South India, and raised in Boston, and often writes about the "murky in-betweenness" of being a South Asian American woman and a former "preacher's kid". She holds a master’s degree in English literature from Brown University and an MFA in creative writing from The Ohio State University.

Sermons by Debie Thomas