Coffee Cake and Chatte!!
by Susan Downie
Welcome to my Podcast. Have you ever wondered what Christians mean by ”my quiet time”?Have you ever asked a Christian what they do during their ”quiet time”?Well come join me Susan Downie on my journey over the next year as we explore ”My quiet time” together with friends and family gaining insight into the What When Where How and Why we have these ”Quiet times
Episodes
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Colossians Day 17: How to Spot an Authentic Church Interview with Rev Ian Biscoe and Rev Erika Biscoe
Host Susan Downie records from Spain with Reverends Erika and Ian Biscoe as they reflect on Colossians 1:21–24 and discuss how to recognise an authentic church. They emphasise the balance of solid Bible teaching and the work of the Spirit, recommend Alpha as a helpful starting point, and…
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Colossians Day 16: A Journey from Granada to Colossians
Host Susan Downie recounts her travels through southern Spain, including a visit to the Alhambra, and connects those experiences to a Bible study on Colossians 1:24–29. She examines Paul’s apostolic ministry, his defence of the gospel, and the role of humble servants like Epaphras, using the...
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Colossians Day 15: Fountain Trails & Faith
Host Susan Downie shares a travel vignette from the mountain village of Lanjarón — its springs, Moorish history, and breathtaking scenery — and reflects on God’s creation. She then continues a slow study of Colossians 1:21–23, explaining reconciliation through Christ, the assurance of salvation,...
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Colossians Day 14: You were once-But now!
Join Susan Downie for a 15–25 minute episode of Coffee, Cake, and Chatte as she shares a travel sketch of Salobreña's Moorish castle and its delta-shaped history, then connects the landscape to a Bible study on Colossians 1:21–23. Through reflection on Paul’s message of reconciliation, the host...
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Colossians Day 13: Once and For All
Host Susan Downie shares a quiet morning from Spain's Costa Tropical, reflecting on local sights—from banana trees and snowy-capped Sierras to a manicured golf course—while unpacking Colossians 1:21-23. She explores Paul’s message that Christ’s reconciling death presents believers as holy if they...
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Colossians Day 12: Christ Before and In all the Earth
Host Susan Downie records from Málaga, Spain, combining travel reflections and a short history of Gibraltar with a Bible reading and prayer. She examines Colossians 1:15–20, highlighting Christ’s supremacy and sufficiency, and draws parallels between earthly sovereignty and Christ’s eternal rule....
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Colossians Day 11: Christ - Creator and Redeemer
Host Susan Downie leads a short quiet-time episode reading Colossians 1:15–20, exploring Christ’s roles as Creator and Redeemer and how his supremacy and sufficiency shape both the material and spiritual life. Mixing personal moments—packing for a trip, a hair appointment—and insights from Dick...
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Colossians Day 10: Christs: The Supremacy and Sufficiency Connection
Host Susan Downie leads a short quiet-time reflection on Colossians 1:15–20, drawing on Dick Lucas's commentary to explore the connection between Christ's supremacy and His sufficiency for believers. Using personal anecdotes about massage, fitness, and seasons of life, she shows how understanding...
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Colossians Day 9: Christs Supremacy & Sufficiency
Host Susan Downie guides a short daily quiet time exploring Colossians 1:15-21. She reads the passage, reflects on Christ’s supremacy and sufficiency, compares it to John and Hebrews, and discusses insights from Dick Lucas’s commentary. The episode closes with a prayer and an invitation to ponder...
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Colossians Day 8: Power and Strength for the Journey
Host Susan Downie reads Colossians 1:9–14 and reflects on Paul’s message about the knowledge and power given by the Holy Spirit, the church’s inheritance, and resisting false teachings. She explores how God’s power brings endurance, joyful gratitude, and freedom to be who we were created to be,...
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Colossians Day 7 :Storm-Proof Faith
Host Susan Downie reads Colossians 1:9–14 and reflects on Dick Lucas’s commentary, exploring how God’s power—received at salvation—gives Christians endurance, patience, and joyful thanks even amid life’s storms. Through personal stories and biblical insight, the episode contrasts worldly promises...
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Colossians Day 6 : Paul Prays with Power and Authority
Host Susan Downie reads Colossians 1:9–14 and reflects on persistent prayer, the need for unity in family and church, and the assurance that believers are complete in Christ. She shares a personal morning crisis that highlights the importance of community and intercession, considers Paul’s…
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Colossians Day 5: Finding Truth in Colossians
Host Susan Downie shares a daily quiet-time reading of Colossians, reflecting on Epaphras, the hallmarks of faith, hope, and love, and Paul’s assurance that the Colossian church received the true gospel. She connects these teachings to leadership, unity, and the way the gospel bears fruit. Susan...
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Psalm 68: Praise the Lord
Host Susan Downie shares a quiet daily routine of reading Scripture, prayer, and reflection, focusing on Psalm 68. She explores themes of God as father to the fatherless, sudden divine intervention, worship as communal procession, and the hope of God’s protection and victory amid hardship....
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Colossians Day 4: Faith, Hope & Love in Colossians
Host Susan Downie leads a quiet-time reading of Colossians 1:3-8, unpacking Paul’s thanksgiving and the three hallmarks of genuine Christianity: faith, hope, and love. She explains the background, warns against false teaching, and shows why these qualities prove a true work of God in believers....
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Colossians Day 3: Identifying Seven Themes of the False Teaching
Host Susan Downie reads Colossians with insights from Dick Lucas's commentary, exploring how false teachers promised spiritual "upgrades"—advanced settings, secret knowledge, or ascetic practices—while undermining Christ's sufficiency. The episode traces seven themes from the letter, highlights...
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Colossians Day 2 : Clearing the Closet of the Soul
Host Susan Downie reads Colossians 1:3-8, reflecting on the church's faith, fruit-bearing, and the dangers of syncretism and early Gnostic ideas. She connects Pauls message with personal stories about clearing out literal clutter and examining the hidden things in our spiritual lives. The episode...
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Colossians Day 1— An Introduction to the book of Colossians
Host Susan Downie shares her daily quiet-time routine, a personal testimony of surrender, and the start of a New Bible series studying Colossians. She gives historical context about Paul, Epaphras, and the Hall of Tyrannus, and reads Colossians 1:1–2. The episode warns against persuasive false...
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Zephaniah Day 24 Finale — "Its a Wrap"
In this final episode of the Zephaniah study, Susan Downie and S.K. Featherstone recap the book’s key themes: the Day of the Lord, judgment for rebellion, and God’s promise of purification, forgiveness, and restoration for the faithful. Susan shares personal reflections on God’s plan, practical...
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Zephaniah Day 23: Exile to Jubilee and Rested Land
Host Susan Downie leads a short daily study of Zephaniah (via S.K. Featherstone), exploring how Israel’s feast days foreshadow Christ’s work, the meaning of exile and the 70-year restoration, and the spiritual significance of the land’s Sabbath rest. The episode calls listeners to trust God’s "I...
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Zephaniah Day 22: Feasts, Fulfilment, and the Coming Bridegroom
Host Susan Downie reads Zephaniah 3:18–20 and explores how Old Testament feasts point to Christ’s work and future fulfilment. She connects Passover, First fruits, Pentecost, Trumpets, Atonement, and Tabernacles with New Testament events and the promise of the New Jerusalem. Through Scripture...
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Zephaniah Day 21 : Hands Restored
In this episode Susan Downie reads Zephaniah 3:14–17 and reflects on God’s promise of restoration — applying the ancient text to her recent struggle with chronic hand pain after injections. She shares personal testimony, insights from a study guide, and the comfort of God’s love rejoicing over…
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Zephaniah Day 20 : Shoulder to Shoulder
Host Susan Downie leads a 15–20 minute quiet-time episode reading Zephaniah 3:9–13 from S.K. Featherstone’s study, praying and reflecting on the theme of Israel’s remnant and the purification of speech. She connects the prophecy to New Testament fulfilment in Christ, the Day of Pentecost, and...
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Zephaniah Day 19: Finding God’s Unforced Rhythm of Grace
Host Susan Downie leads a short daily quiet time exploring Zephaniah 3:6–8, reflecting on God’s unchanging faithfulness amid life’s shifting rhythms and the cleansing image of God’s purifying fire. Susan shares personal stories about retirement, finding spiritual routine, and invites listeners to...
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Zephaniah Day 18: A Quiet Time Revelation
Host Susan Downie invites listeners into her daily quiet time where she reads, prays, and reflects. In this episode she shares a slow morning reading Timothy Keller, an unplanned 6 km walk with a dog, and surprising discoveries that led to fresh spiritual insights. Susan links her walk to her...
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Psalm 36 : God's Limitless Love
Join Susan Downie for a 15–20 minute quiet time where she reads Psalm 36, reflects on the contrast between the sinfulness of the wicked and God’s unfailing, limitless love, and shares personal stories and practical takeaways. The episode includes a simple call to daily self-checks (eyes, words,...
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Zephaniah Day 17: When Worship Becomes a Marketplace
Host Susan Downie leads a 15–20 minute quiet-time study on Zephaniah 3:1–5 and Jeremiah 7, exploring how leaders and people profane God’s sanctuary through unchecked behaviour and hypocrisy. She connects the biblical warning to Jesus overturning the temple tables, the idea of bodies as temples…
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Zephaniah Day 16 : A New Normal
Join Susan Downie for a 15–20 minute quiet time exploring Zephaniah 3:1–5. Through scripture reading, personal stories about changing seasons and leadership, and prayer, she reflects on broken leadership, moral responsibility, and the hope of atonement. References: Zephaniah A Bible Study By S K...
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Zephaniah Day 15: The Urgency of Evangelism
Host Susan Downie shares a reflective daily quiet time that blends Bible reading, prayer, and personal stories from a 10-day stay in North Devon. She describes cycling to Ilfracombe, the history of the St. Nicholas chapel-lighthouse on Lantern Hill, and the contrast between the town’s historic...
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Zephaniah Day 14: Generational Inheritance
Host Susan Downie invites listeners to a short daily quiet time of reading, prayer and conversation, sharing a coastal hike and reflections on Zephaniah 2:8–11. The episode explores the origins of Moab and Ammon from Lot's story, Ruth's example of turning to God, the idea of spiritual…
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Psalm 78 — Mercy in the Midst of Rebellion
Host Susan Downie leads a 15–20 minute quiet-time episode reading Psalm 78, reflecting on Israel's repeated testing of God and the balance of His mercy and justice. She draws parallels with Moses’ Song in Deuteronomy, emphasizes the call to teach the next generation, and shares personal camping...
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Zephaniah Day 13 : From Ruin to Restoration
Host Susan Downie shares her quiet-time routine—reading Zephaniah 2:4–7, praying, and reflecting over coffee—exploring themes of God's judgment, mercy, and the restoration promised to the faithful remnant. She connects Zephaniah to passages in Jeremiah, Deuteronomy, Job, and Exodus, highlighting...
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Zephaniah Day 12 : Planted for Purpose
Host Susan Downie invites listeners into a short daily quiet time: Bible reading, prayer, and personal reflection. In this episode she shares her transition into retirement, a chance media webinar experience, and how podcasting fits God’s calling. Using Zephaniah chapter 2:4–7 and related…
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Zephaniah Day 11: Seized Up and Set Free
Host Susan Downie shares a personal morning routine of Bible reading, prayer, and reflection after a painful episode of back stiffness. She uses her recovery—stretching, exercise, and commitment—to illustrate how spiritual routines can seize up and how to restart them. The episode walks through a...
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Zephaniah Day 10: A Call to Repentance
Join Susan Downie for a 15–20 minute quiet time from her caravan in North Devon — reading the Bible, praying and reflecting over coffee (today ginger tea) and cake. In this episode she studies Zephaniah 2:1–3, exploring the Day of the Lord, a call to repentance, practical steps toward humility…
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Zephaniah Day 9 : Clouds, Darkness, and Hope
Join Susan Downie for a 15–20 minute quiet time as she reads and studies Zephaniah with insights from S.K. Featherstone. The episode explores the "Day of the Lord," the danger of idolatry and trusting wealth, the faithfulness of God’s covenant, and practical responses for waiting on God. Along…
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Zephaniah Day 8 : Rhythms of Life
Join Susan Downie for a 15–25 minute episode exploring Zephaniah 1:10–13. She reflects on family rhythms, the danger of complacency, and the importance of Bible study groups. Through personal stories and guided questions from S.K. Featherstone’s study, Susan encourages listeners to examine hidden...
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Zephaniah Day 7: Barefoot Worship, Lingering in God's Presence
Host Susan Downie leads a 15–20 minute quiet time reading Zephaniah 1:7–9, reflecting on the image of Moses’ burning bush and the idea of “barefoot worship” — lingering in God’s presence. She explains the Day of the Lord, the concept of Judah as a sacrificial offering, and how foreign clothes and...
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Zephaniah Day 6 : Starstruck, Rejecting Modern Idols
Host Susan Downie leads Day 6 of a Zephaniah study, exploring how ancient idolatry (sun, moon, stars) connects to modern practices like horoscopes and New Age beliefs. The episode examines Scripture from Deuteronomy, Genesis, Exodus and John 14:6, outlines God’s exclusive claim in covenant…
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Zephaniah Day 5 :When Idols Take the Throne
Host Susan Downie leads a 15–20 minute quiet-time episode studying Zephaniah 1:4–6 (Study 2), reading related Old Testament passages about Baal, Molech and Solomon, and unpacking the Bible’s warnings against idolatry. She connects the ancient sins to modern idols—money, career…
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Zephaniah Day 4 : Red Alert
Join Susan Downie for a reflective morning: prayer room experiences, a reminder to look beyond the details, and a slow, thoughtful Bible study through Zephaniah She explores God's warnings to Judah, Hezekiah’s prideful misstep with Babylon, and practical take aways about integrity, idolatry, and...
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Zephaniah Day 2 , Prayer and Life’s Interruptions
Susan Downie shares a short morning quiet time: personal updates about family and health, the start of a national week of 24/7 prayer, and a fresh reading of Zephaniah that explores the reversal of creation, Noah’s flood, and future judgment. She ties Old Testament imagery to New Testament hope…
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Coffee Cake and Chatte!!: A 30-Second Invitation to Quiet Time With Jesus
Ever wish you could slow down and hear Jesus in the middle of a busy day? Then grab a moment with Coffee Cake and Chatte! This 20–25 minute, Bible-based quiet time is simple, thoughtful, and centered on Scripture — a calm pause for your heart with practical encouragement you can carry into your...
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Zephaniah Day 1 : Judgment, Hope, and a Royal Prophet
Host Susan Downie leads a short daily quiet-time episode studying Zephaniah chapter 1: she explains the prophet’s name and royal lineage, reads and reflects on the book’s warnings about the Day of the Lord, and highlights its promise of hope and restoration. Susan also discusses how prophecy...
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Introduction to Zephaniah — Judgment, Hope, and Reform
Host Susan Downie guides a short quiet-time study of Zephaniah, exploring the divided kingdom, Solomon’s idolatry, Manasseh’s sins, and Josiah’s reforms. Using S. Featherstone’s study guide and Scripture, the episode highlights themes of judgment, restoration, and the call to repentance, ending...
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Psalm 107, When Four Groups Give Thanks To The Lord
Host Susan Downie shares a quiet morning of Bible reading and prayer, focusing on Psalm 107 and its message of deliverance for wanderers, prisoners, the foolish, and sailors in storm. The episode reflects on rest, fellowship, and recent tragedy at a UK Christian festival, urging compassion and...
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Proverbs 28: Wisdom of statements series
Join host Susan Downie for a short, reflective episode of Coffee, Cake, and Chatte where she reads and paraphrases Proverbs 28, exploring themes like courage, humility, leadership, and wisdom. She also shares a preview of an upcoming Zephaniah Bible study, practical journaling tips, and an...
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I Surrender All Day 15 : Surrendering to Jesus
Host Susan Downie reads and reflects on Priscilla Shirer's final chapter, "Everything to Jesus," sharing personal stories of trauma, healing, and surrender. She explores how giving every part of our lives to Jesus brings peace, purpose, and the call to disciple others. Susan concludes with…
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I Surrender All Day 14 : Finding Everyday Moments to Share Faith
In this episode Susan Downie reflects on Priscilla Shirer's 'I Surrender All', focusing on the Great Commission—going, baptizing, and teaching. She examines baptism as a Spirit-filled transformation, draws on Acts and the story of Philip and the Ethiopian, and encourages listeners to notice those...
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Psalm 103 v 7: What God says about our Children's Children
Host Susan Downie shares a quiet Sunday routine of Bible reading and prayer, reflecting on Psalms and Proverbs about grandchildren as a spiritual inheritance and a crown to the aged. She explores how grandparents can gently make disciples in everyday moments, considers the idea of a "Grandma…
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Welcome to my Podcast. Have you ever wondered what Christians mean by ”my quiet time”?Have you ever asked a Christian what they do during their ”quiet time”?Well come join me Susan Downie on my journey over the next year as we explore ”My quiet time” together with friends and family gaining insight into the What When Where How and Why we have these ”Quiet times
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