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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘jesus’
Theophilus Cafe #94
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on May 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Meditation
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Compassion is born when we discover in the center of our own existence, not only that God is God and humans are humans, but also that our neighbor really is our fellow human being. (Henri Nouwen, The Wounded Healer)
In the News – Why Rules Create Toxic Religion
Posted in in the news, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Christianity was not intended to be a religion but rather a relationship with God. Yet from the time Jesus walked on earth, people have tried to add rules to the relationship. In fact, the Apostle Paul battled a group known as the Judiazers who said a male must not just believe in Jesus, but he [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #118 – Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing
Posted in coffee talk redux, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, sermons, spirituality, theology on May 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Apart From Me You Can Do Nothing, a sermon given by Ron Fournier at St. Mark on May 6, 2012,on John 15:1-8 One of the things that I enjoy about the Super Bowl is watching the commercials. Perhaps my favorite commercial of all time was the one that was first shown in the 2011 Super [...]
A Book Recommendation – The Circle Maker
Posted in book recommendations, tagged Bible, books, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, prayer, religion, spirituality, theology on May 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Batterson “will teach you how to pray in a new way by drawing prayer circles around your dreams…God Honors Bold Prayers; Bold Prayers Honor God…pray like it depends on God and work like it depends on you.”
A Meditation – The Talk That Rain Makes
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion on April 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Just reading some stuff by Thomas Merton today which reminded me of this part from Merton’s meditation the “Rain and the Rhinoceros.” I think it is supposed to rain tomorrow. So here is a portion of that poem written by Thomas Merton that was quoted in the book “Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict“ written by Esther de [...]
A Meditation
Posted in meditations, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For the teaching of Christ joins, as it were, earth with heaven, in that it embraces the whole man, namely, his soul and body, intellect and will, and bids him to lift up his mind from the changing conditions of human existence to that heavenly country where he will one day enjoy unending happiness and [...]
Coffee Talk Redux #117 – He is Risen, Indeed
Posted in coffee talk redux, sermons, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, sermons, spirituality, theology on April 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
He is Risen Indeed, a sermon given by Ron Fournier at St. Mark on April 22, 2012, on Luke 24:36b-48 In these first two Sunday’s after Easter it is traditional for our Gospel readings to be about Jesus’ appearances to His followers after His resurrection. Last week’s gospel lesson was about Thomas and his need [...]
Theophilus Cafe #93
Posted in theophilus cafe, tagged Bible, christ, christian, christianity, church, faith, god, jesus, jesus christ, meditations, religion, spirituality, theology on April 14, 2012 | 1 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 [...]
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