Beginning January 1, 2008 I am going to start blogging. I have had many people ask me to share my ideas, musings, questions and more. This is what Coffee Talk is about. It is random thoughts that I have. I’ll be writing from airports, hotels, and even once in a while from home - like now. So things may be brief, and scattered as my thumbs and my iPhone are not coordinated yet, but I think you will be interested.

I love challenging others to think differently about what they read in the Bible. I call this, “reading the white.” While I know we can read too much into things, it is only by thinking differently that we can see, do or become that which we have never seen, never done, and become that which God created us to be. I somehow feel the church, with few exceptions, is mired in mediocrity. What will it take to change that? I am also struck with what lies ahead. My head swirls between the tension and the hope that pundits and prophets speak of. Not all pundits agree and surprisingly not all prophets agree - this gives me pause to ask why? Shouldn’t prophets agree when they speak for God?

Well, this is the type of thought process I go through and I want to share some of those thoughts with you. See you at Coffee Talk on Jan 1, 2008.

Blessings,
John Paul