The Worship Facilities conference in Houston had a nice suprise for me; a micro-master coffee roaster. This guy - Kirk - roasts some top-secret expresso blend that was the cleanest I’ve ever tasted. it is common for expresso to have a burnt after-taste, making me want a piece of gum shortly after drinking it. Kirk roasts his […]

In the Word, I’m going through Acts and a chronological reading of the epistles. Beginning in James, a familiar section that I’ve read (and cringed over) repeatedly struck me differently this time around: “Consider it pure joy when you face various trials…” I have rarely – if ever - lived up to this! Instead, my […]

In today’s culture, being ‘green’ is so popular and trendy that there is now a ‘green’ alternative for every aspect of life. Given the enterprising nature of marketers and rampant consumerism in our country, the blatant ‘green-washing’ of the free market is of little surprise; however, the hefty price tag on ‘green’ products is often […]

Abitibi Consolidated is the global leader in manufacturing and recycling newsprint, but more significantly it is an industry leader as a company that offers a free program to non-profit organizations, such as churches and schools, through its division called Abitibi Paper Retriever. They provide a 7-cubic-yard recycling bin for your group to recycle all kinds […]

Some ideas seem to be constantly regurgitated, like phony e-mails about the FCC taking all religious broadcasters off the air, or a state enacting a month of speed traps to increase revenues. People forward this information on without really considering the validity of what’s being reported, accepting and spreading inaccurate conclusions. Information similarly spread – […]