Guatemalan Journey
The metaphor of “journey” seems to be the lens through which I see most of life. My recent trip to Guatemala is no exception. When I learned that a team of people from Springdale Nazarene Church (our...
View ArticleOur Guatemalan Coffee Project
I’ve always loved Guatemalan coffee. Back in my barista/manager days at Starbucks, I would stock up on the Guatemalan Casi Cielo annually when it was a featured coffee. A few years back I was...
View ArticleWhy We Do Campus Ministry
This is just one little answer to the question above: Why we do campus ministry? Will, Derek, and Suniti showed up early this past Tuesday morning to help setup our Edge House hospitality “machine” on...
View ArticleRoasting Coffee…Not Chestnuts
Jack Frost is definitely out and nipping noses here in Cincinnati, but I’m roasting something much more delightful than chestnuts. Coffee! My journey of java crosses another threshold from being a...
View ArticleCoffee, Marital Enrichment, and Chicago
These three things collided in a beautiful way this weekend. A friend of mine in the coffee world had an espresso machine sitting in Chicago where it was not needed, so I saw an opportunity to pick up...
View ArticleThe Pneuma Story: Roasting Coffee That Inspires
I’ve been dabbling in coffee in a pretty serious way for about 12 years now. Although my “MeeMaw” introduced me at a young age to some version of warm cream & sugar with a splash of coffee, it...
View ArticleHospitality & Discipleship
With only about two weeks until the Fall quarter classes begin again at UC, I find myself scrambling a bit mentally. What’s the plan? Should I do this event? How can I engage more students? What new...
View ArticleWhere Hospitality & Discipleship Meet
It was about this time last year that I had a similar post, sharing a bit of a promo for the weekly gathering which I host at the Edge House. With more in mind than just publicity, I share a similar...
View ArticleCozzee: Change Is Brewing
What is Cozzee? pronounced /ˈkɑ zee/ In just a moment, I’m going to invite you to view a brief blog post I wrote for Cozzee about the primary reason I drink coffee. First I need to introduce you to a...
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