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Coffee Talk Redux #45 – On Faith and Reason
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the News – On Maintaining a Spiritual Life
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, monasticism, religion, spirituality, theology on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to read a fascinating article on St. Gregory the Great and how he balanced the active and the contemplative life, Gregory now had to confront the defining issue of his life: the question of the relationship between the contemplative and the active life. The contemplative life was focused on the eternal; the active [...]
Theophilus Cafe #43
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on February 20, 2009 | 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. [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #45 – On Creation, the Fall, and Redemption
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on February 16, 2009 | 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 [...]
A Meditation – On Happiness
Posted in meditations, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The following is the text of a sermon I gave at St. James Lutheran Church in Toledo on Sunday, No vember 16, 2008 - Ron Fournier. The problem of finding life’s meaning and happiness is basic to our nature. Probably one of the earliest thinkers to address happiness was Aristotle, the Greek philosopher who was a [...]
In the News – Lectio Divina
Posted in Bible, in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, monasticism, religion, spirituality, theology on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link to read an interesting interview with Eugene Peterson on prayerful reading of the Bible, The Bible is not a textbook. Nor is it a manual to be studied, mastered, and mechanically applied. Instead, pastor and author Eugene Peterson believes we should listen to the Word of God and reflect upon it like poetry till it [...]
Theophilus Cafe #42
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on February 13, 2009 | 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. [...]
Book Recommendation – The ESV Study Bible
Posted in book recommendations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are looking for a new Bible then check out the new ESV Study Bible published by Crossway. Purchase of this Bible also includes access to the online version as well. You can learn more about this Bible by following this link, http://www.esvstudybible.org/ .
Coffee Talk Redux #44 – Creation and the Making of Man
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on February 10, 2009 | 1 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 #41
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on February 8, 2009 | 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. [...]
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