Follow this link to an article in the online Christianity Today that contrasts the Christian God to that of Islam. How can we engage in conversation and still stick to our theological guns? I propose employing the Apostles’ Creed—a time-tested and easily digestible template of basic Christianity—to remind ourselves how much our beliefs differ from Muslims’, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/november/30.71.html .
Archive for November, 2008
In the News – All Monotheisms Are Not Alike
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux #33 – The Eucharist
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux is a reflection on things God is teaching me. In some cases the ideas for these topics come from the Coffee Talk group that I meet with weekly at the Vintage Coffee Bistro located in Lambertville, Michigan. At other times the Redux topic may arise from some conversation I may have [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #32 – What is Moral Theology?
Posted in book recommendations, coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux is a reflection on things God is teaching me. In some cases the ideas for these topics come from the Coffee Talk group that I meet with weekly at the Vintage Coffee Bistro located in Lambertville, Michigan. At other times the Redux topic may arise from some conversation I may have had [...]
Theophilus Cafe #35
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianitym, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Theophilus Cafe is a place where we can have a running dialogue based on a question or issue that I post. Think of the Cafe as a virtual coffee house where you can gather with your friends and discuss the posted topic or just reflect on it. Please post your thoughts or response on this topic in the comments. [...]
In the News – Election results pointing to new religious coalition
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Follow the link to read this interesting article in the Toledo Blade, The data indicate Mr. Obama’s victory was aided by the emergence of a new and diverse religious coalition that views fighting poverty, protecting the environment, and promoting world peace to be critical issues – not just abortion rights and same-sex marriage upon which the [...]
In the News – The New Monasticism
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, monasticism, religion, spirituality, theology on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to a story from the Toledo Blade about the New Monasticism, Some Christians seeking to get back to the basics of their faith are finding fulfillment in a movement known as the new monasticism.The new monasticism has been described as ‘a pro-church movement’ that focuses on five primary practices: reading Scripture as the [...]
In the News – Don’t Worry Be Happy
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to the online Christianity Today for an article on the Gospel and Happiness, One theme that keeps cropping up is the happiness paradox: ‘the more directly one aims to maximize pleasure and avoid pain, the more likely one is to produce a life bereft of depth, meaning, and community.’ One article … explained [...]
Theophilus Cafe #34
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Theophilus Cafe is a place where we can have a running dialogue based on a question or issue that I post. Think of the Cafe as a virtual coffee house where you can gather with your friends and discuss the posted topic or just reflect on it. Please post your thoughts or response on this topic in the comments. [...]
Poll du Jour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Christianity Today website has several interesting polls during the week. Follow this link to see the latest poll and the results of the previous poll http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/features/poll.html .
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