How do people of the world make you feel? Uncomfortable? Insecure? Curious? Like you want to stay "home?" Or like you want to order Masaman Chicken and watch Slum Dog Millionaire? I would never try to keep anyone from eating Masaman Chicken. (LOVE it!) I think that if we're honest, most of us ...
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The U.S. Census reports that almost 1/3 of all American adults never get married. I'm in a rare group of American "children" - Last week my parents celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary! That doesn't happen much anymore. From deep in the mountains where the roads are black satin ribbons in and ...
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Christian lifestyle· Friendship· Global Things· Relationships
Tonight we're picking up partners who will be staying with us, and then our Global Conference gets underway. It will be a week with a full schedule that will leave us with full hearts. Maybe my mind was already "here," but this Day in a Cafe seemed well timed ... even divinely timed. We appreciate ...
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Christian lifestyle· Global Things· Hospitality· Relationships
I’m not here because their coffee is one of my favorites. It always tastes like they watered it down to take away the bite. But it offers one of my favorite views: the Downtown Grind, in a building called the Phoenix. There’s a lone worker here, and she moves back and forth from the coffee shop side ...
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Since starting “7 Days in a Café,” I’m observing a lot more than just the depth of the whip on my latte. While sitting in a café with a young gal I’m mentoring, I noticed that most of the tables around us were occupied by couples. Not surprising … after all, it was the weekend before Valentine’s Day ...
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