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 [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Theophilus Cafe #67
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, theology on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the News – Easter Trivia
Posted in in the news, tagged christianity, church, faith, religion, theology on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With Easter so early this year and in the West the formula is that it falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox the question came to my mind as to when we might find Easter so early again. So after a bit of research and some mathematical computations [...]
A Meditation – Sheeps and Goats
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on March 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, escorted by all the angels of heaven, He will sit upon His royal throne, and all the nations will be assembled before Him. Then He will separate them into two groups, as a shepherd separates sheep from goats. The sheep He will place on His right [...]
A Meditation – Following in His Footsteps
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It was for this you were called, since Christ suffered for you in just this way and left you an example, to have you follow in His footsteps. He did no wrong; no deceit was found in His mouth. When He was insulted, He returned no insult. When He was made to suffer, He did [...]
In the News – The Importance of Theology
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, spirituality, theology on March 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Follow this link from the online Christianity Today to a must read on the importance of doctrine and theology in spiritual formation; But, at its best, Christian theology has never understood itself to be merely a human reflection on contingent truths. The best theology grounds itself in Scripture as the revealed Word of God, not [...]
A Meditation – Song of Thanksgiving
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on March 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On that day, you will say: I give you thanks, O Lord; though you have been angry with me, your anger has abated, and you have consoled me. God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior. With joy you [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #74 – A School of Deeper Humanity
Posted in coffee talk redux, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux is a reflection on things God is teaching me. In some cases the ideas for these topics may arise from some conversation I may have had with someone, or a thought that crossed my mind, something I have written, or perhaps something I read somewhere, or maybe a combination of all of [...]