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The Coffee House · 4M ago

What to Do On Dr. King’s Birthday

It’s Martin Luther King’s birthday. In the past, that never meant much to me at all, but a few years ago I was introduced to King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. If you’ve never read it, today is a great … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 4M ago

Running to Win

What would the New Year be without resolutions? Great! While I’m not a big resolution maker, I have, beginning a few years ago, begun the practice of reading through the resolutions that Jonathan Edwards’ made as a young man. (Click … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 4M ago

The End of the Matter at the Start of the Year

Ecclesiastes is a very modern book in the sense of speaking to the dilemmas and frustrations that strike us as so contemporary to our own experience while providing very practical and pastoral answers to those dilemmas. The thesis of the … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 4M ago

Questions to Ask at the Start of the New Year

Once, when the people of God had become careless in their relationship with Him, the Lord rebuked them through the prophet Haggai. “Consider your ways!” (Haggai 1:5) he declared, urging them to reflect on some of the things happening to … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 5M ago

HoosierMania!

It’s been a loooong time comin’. I hope IU b-ball never again falls to the level it’s been at for the past few years. Ever. 1st collector for HoosierMania! Follow my videos on vodpod  
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The Coffee House · 7M ago

What Do I Know about Preaching?

Not a whole lot! I do know this; the scripture says, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.” I also know that this preaching is not just a formal … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 7M ago

Sunday Mornings with Spurgeon

Grace from Above “Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools.” Psalm 84:6 This teaches us that the comfort obtained by one may often prove helpful to another, just as the … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 7M ago

Well Look at the Time…Spent on Social Media!

The recently deceased Steve Jobs said about the iPhone when he introduced the then revolutionary device, “It will be the first thing you pick up in the morning, and the last thing you put down at night.” Time has proven … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 7M ago

Go to the Cross First

One of my favorite books is the classic Pilgrim’s Progress written by the Puritan John Bunyan. I’ve read the book more than once. I have read it to my children, and had them read it for themselves. References from the … Continue reading →
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The Coffee House · 7M ago

Sunday Mornings with Spurgeon

A Clear Conscience “All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.” Numbers 6:4 Nazarites had taken, among other vows, one which debarred them from … Continue reading →
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