First she went Vogue, now she has gone Rogue, Palin’s book “Going Rogue brims with testimony about Palin’s Christian faith… Though most of the talk surrounding the release of Going Rogue revolves around how it affects Palin’s standing as a political figure, including her chances of winning the White House, should she choose to run, the [...]
Archive for December, 2009
In the News – More Palinology, The New Leader of the Christian Right?
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, palin, religion, theology on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux #67 – The -isms of Today
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Apostle John recounts in John 18:37 that when Jesus was brought before Pilate He says to him, “for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” In the next verse, a puzzled Pilate then asks Jesus a simple but yet [...]
Theophilus Cafe #63
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 26, 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 [...]
Readings for Christmas
Posted in religion, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are the readings for Christmas Day from the Catholic Church, http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/122509b.shtml , and from ELCA Lutheran Church, Nativity of Our Lord December 25, 2009 Set III – Christmas Day Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98 (3) Hebrews 1:1-4 [5-12] John 1:1-14
A Meditation – The Virgin Mary
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on December 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
by Caryll Houselander, from the “Reed of God” That virginal quality which for want of a better word, I call emptiness is the beginning of this contemplation. It is not a formless emptiness, a void without meaning, on the contrary, it has a shape, a form given to it by the purpose for which it [...]
In the News – The Way, The Truth, and The Life
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Follow the link below to this wonderful essay from the online Christianity Today about the challenges Christians face in a world where truth is seen to be relative, The belief that Jesus Christ is none other than God come in the flesh shapes our understanding of every point of distinctive Christian teaching. I’ve argued in [...]
Theophilus Cafe #62
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on December 2, 2009 | 1 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 [...]