Archive for October, 2008

Guest Post: Salt of the Neighborhood

Monday, October 20th, 2008

by T.J.
Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.”
My kids attend a great public school, and one thing I’ve enjoyed most is [...]

Blessed

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Matthew 5:1 – 12 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they will [...]

A Year with Frog and Toad

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Happy Weekend!
We have just returned from our community theatre’s production of A Year With Frog and Toad. My very favorite six-year-old boy in all the world gave an absolutely stellar performance as the bluebird. I am thrilled to have a true theatrical genius in my family.
So, in his honor, I’d like to offer you *this [...]

Ordinary People

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Mark 3:13 – 19 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve—designating them apostles—that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons. These are the twelve he appointed: [...]

Guest Post: On the Mountain

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Today’s post is written by my dear friend, Jackie. I am blessed beyond measure to know her, and now you will be, too!
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Luke 6:12 “One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.
As I watched the sun rise over the hills of Rome this morning, [...]

Superstar

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Mark 3:7 – 10 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. When they heard all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. Because of the crowd he told his disciples to [...]

Guest Post: Sabbath

Monday, October 13th, 2008

by Jean
Matthew 12:1-8 At that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
He answered, “Haven’t you read what [...]

According to Your Faith

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Matthew 9:27 – 30 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.
Then he touched their eyes [...]

The British Invasion and other news

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Happy Weekend, Dear Readers!
Someone is about to cause quite a stir over here at Morning Coffee. It seems that Jackie is trying to invade our java hut. She’s planning to post over here next Thursday, and I must warn you. She’ll probably bring her teapot and china teacups. Probably serve Earl Grey, or some other [...]

Breaking the Rules

Friday, October 10th, 2008

John 5:16 – 17 So, because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews persecuted him. Jesus said to them, “My Father is always at his work to this very day, and I, too, am working.”
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Rules are made to be broken”? Well, it’s true. Sort of. Rules [...]