Coffeehouse Contemplative

Coffeehouse Contemplative

By Jeff NelsonReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Coffeehouse Contemplative episodes

  • The Stories We Tell Ourselves

    Our minds have creative and amazing ways to help us make sense of the world, including how best to make decisions when faced with opportunities and problems. But as helpful as they can be, we may need more than our own cognitive devices to see what's truly happening.

    NOTE: the podcast will be taking a break in June and will return in early July.

    No Self No Problem by Chris Niebauer

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    38 min
  • The Menu vs. the Food

    We may have a certain notion or preference about how life should play out, but it doesn't often match up with what actually happens. From ordering an unfamiliar dish at a restaurant to our biggest life moments, how do we reconcile the ideal vs. reality?

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    37 min
  • It's Still Easter

    According to the liturgical calendar, we are still in the Easter season. Does it still feel like Easter, though? Reminders are much more difficult to come by than they were in March and early April. So what kinds of reminders do we need, and where can we find them now?

    John 14:15-21

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    35 min
  • What Did You Do Yesterday?

    Sometimes we ask, "How did this happen?" or "How did things get to this point?" To help find the answer, we should look back on what happened the days, weeks, or months before. And what could we do today to end up with a better tomorrow?

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    38 min
  • Counting Blue Cars

    Sometimes the images we use for God make sense, but due to life's current circumstances, there might be others that make more sense to us. This week's episode will explore the fact that we have many more such images to work with than we may think.

    Dishwalla, Counting Blue Cars

    Sati by Christopher Pike

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    33 min
  • A Thorn in the Ear

    You may be dealing with some ailment--physical, emotional, or spiritual--that is throwing you just enough off kilter to cause you to re-arrange your approach to life. How do we live with such things, and can we learn anything from them?

    2 Corinthians 12:2-12

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    36 min
  • They Know You're a Butt-Kicker

    Even the most constructive forms of feedback can feel awful to hear. But remembering some things about ourselves and the person sharing it with us can help us receive it better.

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    37 min
  • An Easter Testimony

    This episode will be released on Easter Sunday, so I'm sharing one of my own experiences that is foundational to why I consider myself an "Easter Christian."

    Luke 24:13-35 (NIV)

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    36 min
  • Gilding on the Fingers

    Palm Sunday and Holy Week show us a very different use and nature of power than what we're used to and may even prefer.

    Celebrities for Jesus by Katelyn Beaty

    Matthew 21:1-11

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    36 min
  • They Live

    My sermon at Congregational United Church of Christ in Canton, Ohio on March 26, 2023 for the Fifth Sunday in Lent.

    Ezekiel 37:1-14

    Music: "Reflections" by Wild Wonder

    28 min

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A minister and author explores spirituality and the creative process beyond the walls of institutional religion, for those both inside and outside the church.