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 [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Coffee Talk Redux #37 – The Jesus Prayer
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, monasticism, prayer, religion, spirituality, theology on December 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Poll du Jour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 31, 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 .
In the News – Jesus is the reason to stop concentrating on ourselves.
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In The Great Sin in Mere Christianity, Lewis writes, If we find that our religious life is making us feel that we are good—above all, that we are better than someone else—I think we may be sure that we are being acted on, not by God, but by the Devil. Christian humility is not thinking less of [...]
A Book Recommendation – Treasury of Daily Prayer
Posted in book recommendations, tagged Bible, books, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, spirituality, theology on December 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you are looking to make daily prayer and Bible readings part of your life as we begin the New Year this may be the book for you. This is a daily devotional coming out of the Lutheran tradition based on the Christian Church Year. Recently published by the Concordia Publishing House I got my [...]
In the News – Why December 25?
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, christmas, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to read an online Christianity Today story about why we celebrate the birth of Christ on December 25th, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/decemberweb-only/54.0.html .
Coffee Talk Redux #36 – This Ain’t No Dress Rehearsal
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christian, christianity, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, mary, meditations, religion, theology on December 22, 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 [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #35 – The Confessions of St. Augustine
Posted in book recommendations, coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 19, 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 [...]
In the News – There’s Something About Mary
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Beliefs about Jesus’virgin mother vary between Christians of the early church, Roman Catholics, and modern-day Protestants, but this model of total trustful devotion has lessons to teach all Christians, follow this link to read more about Mary in this online Christianity Today story, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/decemberweb-only/12-23-12.0.html?start=1
Coffee Talk Redux #34 – On the Sacraments
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, catholics, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, sacraments, theology on December 15, 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 #37
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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. [...]