Morning Coffee with James [Paperback]

Renae Brumbaugh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0827223366 | ISBN-13: 978-0827223363 | Publication Date: September 15, 2009

Need more time to study God's Word? Morning Coffee with James is the perfect solution. With humor and conversational style, this book offers meaty insights that will satisfy the spirit and quench the soul.

Each Morning Coffee devotional includes a verse or two from the book of James, a few paragraphs of study and application, a prayer, and more. Fun coffee facts and recipes are interspersed throughout.

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About the Author

Renae Brumbaugh has done it all. She is an author, former English teacher, public speaker, singer/songwriter, pastor's wife, and mother of two. Some of her articles have been printed by In Touch, Brio, Listen, and Chicken Soup for the Soul magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 113 pages
• Publisher: Chalice Press (September 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0827223366
• ISBN-13: 978-0827223363
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,848,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

RENAE BRUMBAUGH is an author, freelance writer, and newspaper columnist. Her books include four books in the Camp Club Girls series, to be released by Barbour in spring 2010, and Morning Coffee with James, to be released by Chalice Press in fall, 2009. She is also a contributor to God Sightings, to be released by Howard Publishing in 2009, as well as several other books for Barbour. Her articles have been published in In Touch, Brio, Focus on Your Child, Vista, Homeschool Today, and other magazines. Her weekly inspirational humor column, "Coffee Talk", runs in several mainstream newspapers, and she writes a monthly devotional column for the faith-based newspaper, Real Talk. Renae is married to a gorgeous, brilliant man named Mark, and they have two noisy, nearly-perfect children and two dogs. She enjoys playing chauffeur to her children, singing on the church praise team, and keeping her dear husband out of trouble. You can learn more about Renae at www.RenaeBrumbaugh.com.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cream of the Crop!, October 24, 2009

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APPLE (TX) - See all my reviews

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Morning Coffee with James is a delightful devotional that doesn't read like a devotional! Since I do like to read my Bible with a cup of coffee, it fit my quiet time perfectly. The appeal of this book is in its format. Renae presents the book of James in five main chapters: What We Have, What We Do, What We Say, What We Feel, and What We Give. Within those chapters, Renae provides morsels of truth that go so well with that cup of coffee.

The daily scripture is presented as the "first cup of coffee." After the first cup, the "cream and sugar" is a self-reflection question, followed by an encouraging prayer. Next there's the "second cup of coffee," in which Renae teaches through cross references, to be finished to the "last drop," which is a pithy quotation to finish that morning's coffee.

Renae has a conversational style that teaches rather than preaches to the reader. And every few chapters she throws in some interesting coffee facts or recipes that are just fun to know.

I'm so glad Renae chose James as her first in this series, as it is such a good book to curl up and get to know. Maybe her next devotional book will be on "He Brews!"

5.0 out of 5 stars Get this one on your Kindle!, April 30, 2010

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Carol-Ann Allen (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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Because I wanted one of Renae's books on my "real" Bookshelf, I ordered a copy the old-fashioned way. But I had only started reading it when I realized this is a book I want on my Kindle. When I have a moment between appointments during the day I can pull it out and take another look at the "Cream and Sugar" section for the day -- very helpful!

5.0 out of 5 stars Morning Coffee with James, November 27, 2009

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Alan Langstraat "Sixth Grade Teacher" (Selma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I find "Morning Coffee with James" to be a simple but challenging way to start my day. Renae opens doors on the book of James that I have never opened before. My sister-in-law and I are going through some health issues and the thoughts and encouragement for our walk with God in this book are a real help to us both.
April L.