Coffee Table Theology

Treats of theology and church history that pair well with your favorite cup of coffee.

Category: Christian Life

  • I do not intend these to be “gotcha” arguments. Dismantling these assumptions will only bring to light other faulty assumptions from those who do not believe, but to those who have an ear to hear why the statement, “Jesus never talked about ‘X’” is contrary to logic, the nature of the grace we have been…

  • For all of us who have come in contact with and have been changed by the Gospel, we have a duty to share our salvation with the world in joyous declaration.

  • One cold winter night the Good King Wenceslas looked out and saw a poor man in need. Though the winter storms raged on, the king’s heart was warmed with compassion, and he set out to help the poor by bringing them food and wood to last through the cold. Though his servant was tempted to…

  • How repentance relates to salvation and what that says about Biblical sexuality. I wanted my next article to be Christmas-themed, but today I read an article and was spurred to write a response to the claims and ideology behind it. The article in question is entitled “Why sex outside marriage is not a salvation issue”…

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  • By contributor Robbie Crane, Lead Chaplin and Operations Director at Dakar Academy Schools in Dakar Senegal, Africa. Two great privileges as a follower of Christ are raising godly children to follow Him with you (Malachi 2:15) and teaching other godly men and women to do the same, replicating the process (2 Timothy 2:2). This process…

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  • We are gluttons for controversy. Drama and controversy are everywhere in our culture. We eat it up like it is our last meal and once we are done, we throw it away and look for the next big headline to consume and rage about. I would love to say that as Christians we are immune…

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  • What is God’s will for my life? This is a question that I have heard many people ask over the years. It is a source of anxiety even for the least anxious people. Honestly, I am not a very anxious person, but a common anxiety I share with everyone is fear and uneasiness about the…

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  • Our culture doesn’t like to wait on anything. Whenever we need to know something or ask someone a question, we have the internet and our phones readily available. We get annoyed when we get stopped by a red light on our way to work… God forbid we get stopped by multiple ones. We also get…

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  • Fallen humanity is wired to think that we are the good guys. Though I might do wrong, my actions are justifiable “because they…”, or “she doesn’t…” or “that’s just how I’m made”. That’s fallen nature. But something strangely wonderful happens for the Christian once we come to saving faith in Christ. We realize that we…

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