http://www.coffeencoke.com where bitter meets sweet Wed, 05 May 2010 04:01:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ More and more good discussions have been coming up about how God works through us in astonishing ways, more specifically through our non christ like experiences. When I was younger I used to party a lot and was apart of a lot of things that I do not allow to be ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/10/24/bad-experiences-for-good/ God is doing some incredible things in and around the city of Saint Louis.  I never thought that I would be living in Saint Louis, a little over a year ago I never would have thought that I would be in the position I am now.  Owning a house, working ... http://www.coffeencoke.com/2009/10/07/awesome-things-in-this-city/