Tag: Faith
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Coffee Together: Fun
My wife and I sat one evening listening to a married couple talk about some of the lessons they had learned over the 24 years of their marriage. I took copious notes, and a lot of what they said challenged me in such profound ways. But it was the first “lesson” they shared that has…
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Coffee Together: Serve
Mother Theresa was asked one time “How did God call you to serve the poor?” Her answer . . . “I was not called to serve the poor, rather I was called to serve Jesus and He led me here.” If anyone knows me, they know I’m a big dreamer. Sometimes I can get carried…
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Meet me for coffee?
One of the things I love most about working at a coffee shop is the opportunity to have coffee with folks that stop in for a few minutes before heading off to their busy day. If I could do that full time . . . I’d be way over caffeinated, but so stinking happy. That’s…
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Opportunity is Knocking
It exciting! But its kind of scary. You see, Opportunity seldom comes to visit without his little brother Risk. I like Opportunity, he’s optimistic, fun to be around, he’s charismatic, he gets you dreaming about all of the exciting things that could happen. But his little brother Risk, well he’s the two year old running…
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The Other Side
George came in yesterday. He was walking on cloud nine. “Cancer Free!” He shouted. He was so excited and we were too. He went on to tell us, how he had been cared for so well. People had given him boxes and boxes of food. He’s a very thin older man, but “We’ll fix…
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Small miracles? Really?
If you have spent any time with me over the last two years, you know that I am fully aware of the fact that I am not a natural born businessman. Running a small business is perhaps the most challenging and frightening thing I have ever done in my four decades of life. Over the…
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The Little Things
When she walks into the room, you’ll be hard pressed to miss her. She’s tall, with thick long blonde hair, and a booming voice that will wake you from the deepest of sleep. Sarah is homeless, but she doesn’t spend a lot of time talking about that. She’s quick to tell you just how good God…
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The Rock In My Pocket
I stood there with him on the side of the road, waiting for the tow truck to arrive. The country road was quiet, with the exception of the occasional passer-by, and so was he. He was trying to be hopeful, and keep a right perspective, but this was the third vehicle malfunction his family had dealt…
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Is It Worth It?
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Its Sunday morning. Most good Christians are getting up and heading to church. Our church/coffee shop sits empty this morning. I sit here in my favorite chair reflecting over the past week, last nights gathering at Saturday Church, and asking questions like; “God are you pleased?” “Are we doing the right thing?” “Is it worth…