Tag: Faith
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THERE IS A WAY. . ..
THERE IS A WAY. . . . Another anniversary. Another tragedy. Another reminder of the evil that is rampant in our world. The evil has always been present – since creation. We’ve simply allowed evil to feel more at home among us. Our senses have been numbed, our preferences have made us more tolerant of…
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D I R T Y ::
D I R T Y :: When I was a kid I low key enjoyed getting dressed up for church. Mom & Dad always made sure that I had clean, pressed, and “dressier” clothes than my “school” clothes for church. I called them my “church clothes.” I could run, play, climb, pretend I was Superman…
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JUST STOP IT ::
I have been annoyed with people lately. Not necessarily anyone specific, just people in general, especially, Christian people. The soundtrack of combative, critical, condemning and condescending voices has been far too loud. “Don’t call yourself a Christian if you vote for. . . . .” ”If you are conservative, then your a nationalist.” “If you take…
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J O
You’ve had a solid run, Josie Greer as our baker at Mayfly Coffee. You’ve made some killer scones, expanded our gluten free offerings all the while with a work ethic that is unparalleled. When most High School Juniors and Seniors were still sleeping you were up countless early mornings going up on the mountain to bake your…
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K E N Z I E
When she was in 8th grade she stepped behind our cash register at Cadence Coffee on 7th and started taking orders. She learned the skills she needed to become an excellent barista and equally excellent manager at not one but two locations. When I asked her to take the manager role at Mayfly she took the role…
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N O A C C I D E N T S
I saw your picture today. You were in my “memories.” You won’t remember us – but we can never forget you. You came into our life as unexpectedly as you left. I’ll never forget the night at church when your mom walked in from the streets and asked me to pray for you in her…
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E A R S / /
Friend – allow me to lean in here – and remind you that just because someone says all the right words – “Jesus,” “God,” “Peace,” “Love,” etc.- doesn’t’ mean that they are speaking truth. I can summon my Pentecostal roots and can preach Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham” with fire, fury and passion and I…
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Coffee Together: What have we done?
It just so happens that I had coffee with a new friend today. He reached out to me four months ago, asking if he could meet me some time. He labels himself as an atheist, but if I were the one doing the labeling I would label him a searcher. At any rate, after four…
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#MCM: The Gift of Interruption
So, I’ve missed a couple of Man Challenge Monday’s (#mcm), but I’m back on track, today, at least, so let’s get going. I truly believe its one of my biggest pet peeves – interruption. Around our house it happens all the time. I’ll be talking to my wife and one of our brood comes…
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Coffee Together: Tears
Here’s another great story, Sarah shared with me a few weeks ago while volunteering at Cadence, I love how our little coffee shop has been the setting for those “right place at the right time” moments. On Wednesday, a lady came in to buy a cup of coffee and find a safe place to…