by Peter Chrysologus, There are three things my brethern, which cause faith to stand firm, devotion to remain constant, and virtue to endure. They are prayer, fasting, and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy, and fasting: these three are one, and they give life to each other. Fasting is [...]
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A Meditation for Ash Wednesday – Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, mercy receives
Posted in christianity, church, meditations, religion, theology, tagged christianity, church, religion, theology on February 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee Talk Redux #111 – Transfigured
Posted in coffee talk redux, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, sermons, spirituality, theology on February 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Transfigured, a sermon given by Ron Fournier at St. Mark on February 19, 2012, MK 9:2-9 So, what amazes you? What fills you with wonder? What wows you? So think for a moment, perhaps there is an event in your life, an experience, or maybe it is something you have seen that took your breath [...]
A Book Recommendation – On Job
Posted in book recommendations, tagged Bible, books, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A great commentary on the Book of Job by Gustavo Gutierrez that “addresses the eternal questions of the relationship of good and evil, linking the story of Job to the lives of the poor and oppressed of our world.”
In the News -Christian author questions New Spirituality
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, spirituality, theology on February 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“In his 20 previous books and countless lectures, Ravi Zacharias has defended Christianity against atheism, Darwinism, Oscar Wilde, religious hypocrisy, and world religions. Now, in new book, Why Jesus? Rediscovering His Truth in an Age of Mass Marketed Spirituality (FaithWords, $21.99), he sets his sights on the New Spirituality/New Age movement and such prominent proponents [...]
A Meditation
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Before the way of faith in Christ was available to us, we were placed under guard by the law. We were kept in protective custody, so to speak, until the way of faith was revealed. Let me put it another way. The law was our guardian until Christ came; it protected us until we could [...]
Theophilus Cafe #91
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on January 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Theophilus Cafe is a place where you can ponder 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. So the [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #110 – Change is Good
Posted in coffee talk redux, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, religion, sermons, spirituality, theology on January 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Change Is Good, a sermon given by Ron Fournier at St. Mark on January 22, 2012, on Jonah 3:1-5,10 and MK 1:11-20 If I had to give a one word summary of what our readings for today are all about I would have to say they are about change. Now one of the things that [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #109 – H Two O
Posted in coffee talk redux, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
H Two O, a sermon given by Ron Fournier at St. Mark on January 8, 2012, on MK 1:4-11 When I was a little boy, in the dog days of summer, I liked to lay on my back in the fields of tall grass behind my house and look up in the sky [...]
A Meditation
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on January 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Do not quench the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19) Take care, brothers and sisters, that none of you may have an evil, unbelieving heart that turn away from the living God. (Hebrews 3:12)
A One Year Bible Reading Plan
Posted in Bible, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, theology on December 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a great reading plan, oneyearbiblereadingplan.pdf (from www.oneyearbibleonline.com) , to start reading the Bible every day for 2012. The plan provides an Old Testament and a New Testament reading for each day along with a reading from Psalms and Proverbs. If you have been wanting to read the entire Bible then this is the [...]
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