Growing Beyond the Formulas Stephen Schmidt·November 16, 2015I just saw a cute meme on Facebook. Sounds almost like the beginning of a joke, right? But...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk·9 Comments·5 mins read·0
The Sacrament of Cooking Bacon Stephen Schmidt·November 11, 2015Growing up as a Protestant, I had an instilled distaste for ritual. Liturgy, routines and orders of worship...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGet RealSpirituality·5 Comments·6 mins read·0
Now is the Time of Your Breakthrough. Or Maybe Not. Stephen Schmidt·October 23, 2015 “God has a plan. God is working his plan. God’s plan includes you.” Those were words printed...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk·13 Comments·8 mins read·0
Dear Church Leaders: Get Real or Go Home Stephen Schmidt·October 3, 2015If I have to see one more article on “why millennials are leaving the church,” I think I...Cafe InspiradoChurch ChatFeatured·24 Comments·9 mins read·0
What’s so Wrong with Being a Christian Slut? Stephen Schmidt·September 14, 2015Okay, maybe NOW I’ve actually got to write this thing. I’ve been putting it off for months, writing about...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedLove & Sex·40 Comments·13 mins read·0
Bachelor Food: Naan Pizza for One (or Two) Stephen Schmidt·August 29, 2015“I love it that you have all these random jars of interesting things in your refrigerator.” That was...Cafe InspiradoFood!·5 Comments·3 mins read·0
When was the last time you told yourself “I love you”? Stephen Schmidt·August 18, 2015When was the last time you told yourself “I love you”? Weird idea? Maybe it sounds like it...Cafe InspiradoLove & Sex·14 Comments·8 mins read·0
And then God struck …. Not. Stephen Schmidt·June 26, 2015Minutes after the US Supreme Court handed down their ruling overturning bans on same-sex marriage, posts were already...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedHot Topics·43 Comments·4 mins read·0
Faith, Anticipation and Expectation – When you don’t know how to pray or what to believe Stephen Schmidt·June 18, 2015We are a “Faith” generation. Many of us who surfed the wave of “Word-Faith” teaching that swept explosively through...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk·8 Comments·6 mins read·0
When your faith is bigger than the Bible… Stephen Schmidt·June 12, 2015Living with uncertainty just may be the mark of a genuinely in-touch spiritual life. When your thoughts, your perspective...Cafe InspiradoFeaturedGod-Walk·31 Comments·11 mins read·0