http://www.coffeencoke.com where bitter meets sweet Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:16:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Church.  It’s complicated. This is the title of the series I’m learning about at church.  At the same time, ‘Ministry mind shifts’ is what I have just begun reading about from the book The Trellis And The Vine, by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne.  These two lessons in parallel are very ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2011/06/11/focus-on-people-not-events/ A life with Christ isn't always all rainbows. Psalm 80 is a brutally honest prayer.  "O God, How long will you be angry Against the prayer of Your people?  You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in great measure.  You have made us a strife ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2010/10/07/get-real/ The post leading to this is the book of Ezekiel chapter 36 without any narrative contexts, leaving only what God called Ezekiel to deliver to the people of Israel. You may read it at [link to post].  Read it a couple times and then come back to this. There are so many ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2010/05/04/restoration-of-me/ Restoration of Israel I opened my bible and God took me to Ezekiel 36.  At first I had a difficult time reading it in practical terms.  I mean, it IS talking an awful lot about Israel and ancestors and ancient times and it keeps going in and out of context of ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2010/05/04/restoration-of-israel/ A design that I made for my now fiancèe, Betty Elaine Grupe.  The circle in the top right is the exact size as her ring and I tied the ring to the design, framed it without the glass pane, wrapped it and proposed to her on a romantic picnic on ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2010/04/14/i-do-forever/ I developed this design for my sweet beloved, Betty Grupe.  The design depicts our lives, being directed by God, to collide and a few scriptures and prayers that had a huge impact in our worlds coming together.  Love You Betty! http://www.coffeencoke.com/2010/02/14/directed-collision/ I often think about my life in the past in awe and wonder, how blessed I have been and how amazing God truly is.  I live my life in the now, which I think is very important Matthew 6:30-34 30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/12/20/bobblehead-dream/ Something I whipped up real quick for a blog post.  Hopefully I will take this and develop it more, I see a lot of potential with it. I blogged about it here. Proverbs 16:6-12 6 Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the LORD a man avoids evil. 7 When ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/10/29/planning-allows-destination/ Planning allows a destination.  There are many many many roads to walk on and many diversions to take so how do you know where to go?  The way I view planning is: How can you plan a trip or a destination accurately without planning either in the beginning of the ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/10/29/destined-planning/ Ever thought how nice it would be to have a one line question to ask a close friend on a calm rainy day?  Not like we have any calm rainy days around here in saint louis ;) -  Maybe for the fact to stimulate your mind or sounds smart or ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/10/27/profound-like-oreos/