I think one of the greatest coffee quotes of all time is from Joe Fox in the movie You’ve Got Mail. He said, “The whole purpose of places like Starbucks is for people with no decision-making ability whatsoever to make six decisions just to buy one cup of coffee. Short, tall, light, dark, caf, decaf, low-fat, non-fat, etc. So people who don't know what the heck they're doing or who on earth they are can, for only $2.95, get not just a cup of coffee but an absolutely defining sense of self.” 

It gets one thinking about how much stock we put into the aura of coffee culture. Don’t get me wrong, I love the ambiance of a good coffee joint. It almost always makes me feel just a little more hip than I probably am. Just being in a place dotted with eclectic humans sharing the common love of a good cuppa java somehow makes me feel just a little more connected; a part of a special tribe or something. It’s a good feeling. But, sometimes I do wonder if the girl taking my order just knows me as the “double short latte’” guy, since she still always has to ask me for my name. Maybe its good enough to be known as the double short latte’ guy. It’s gotta be better than being named Buford. But I’d hate to be defined just by the kind of coffee drink I prefer.

I think we’re all wired with a need to be known for much more than the stuff we drink, or eat, or do. I might gain some sense of self through these things, but ultimately what it means to be me has been revealed by God – I am His one-of-a-kind creation. He wanted me to exist and designed me to be me.  Though my looks,  hobbies, and tastes may change from time to time, it will never change the fact that I am created in God’s image to reflect His glory. I’m just glad He created me with taste buds that like coffee!
 


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    Imaginating is the art of imagining what could be and using whatever resources available to you to create something beautiful, amazing, and beneficial to others.  I have this strong belief that being "created in the likeness and image of God" is really about our unique ability to create like The Creator - to simply think of something that doesn't exist and make it happen. Its a gift I believe everyone possesses. How much we use it is up to us. It is the big WOW - the AHA of life - that we can ponder what could be and do something about it. Whether it be in the arts, restoring relationships, righting an injustice, or creating pleasing environments, I believe we are destined to imagine what part we can play in imagining and creating whatever, to inspire, help, and enrich the lives of others for the common good. 

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