The Coffee Revolt
In opening up our Grindhouse Cafe and generally adjusting the way we do things in the new place, we decided to eliminate the free-will donation coffee that we have offered for years. It just made sense to me on a number of levels. I like tying up loose ends.
“People won’t miss it.” I thought. “A few might struggle not having their Folgers available, but they’ll adjust.” I said to myself.
Boy, was I wrong! Shortly after the news of ‘No Folgers for you’ was out, they were outside of the church with pitchforks and lanterns and clubs demanding the Coffee Nazi’s hide.
OK, so I am exaggerating…..but being the wise and prudent man that I am (and not wanting to take a beating if I don’t have to), I caved to the demands of the revolting villagers. Those jonesing for Folgers will get their fix this weekend and subsequent weekends until the Lord returns. Now, drop those pitchforks…..g
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The Grindhouse is awesome !! I love the praise and reading at 8:00 in the morning although i have only been twice it is a great way to start your day.
As more people come to lighthouse to get coffee, maybe the Grindhouse will stay open later than 1;00. I came in to get coffee about 2:00 but had no luck, with my heavy work load i need to keep my cafein levels up. as Clay would say aahhrr, aahhrr.
Anyhew, The Grind House is an awesome place to meet at any time. The lord has given us one heck of a church. He must be very happy with lighthouse.
java, java,java,java!!!!!
Its crazy that after all the comments about coffee we finally get a coffee blog. I have to agree that the grindhouse is a great place and our church building is totally awesome.
speaking of protests, Jake, I need your new ph# and personal email. mine is briannickens@me.com
I dont believe that the grind house is open on
saturday. Does anybody know for sure… Greg ?
It would be a great saturday spot, great
environment !!
its not thats why java jungle 9:00 a.m.
I have to admit, that made me laugh.
Funny…. how some things just awaken passion in us, isn’t it….. ???
Grindhouse hours do not include Saturday morning…yet. It’s a work in progress. If the demand is there we would open on Saturday morning. Grab your pitchforks…..g
I am going to the shop to sharpen mine and will educate others on how to get a good point.
I have always said Greg is 10% commedian and that is very true Susan. This blogging is great for awakening christian topics in us. Who’d of knew?? I wish more people would get addicted to this.
11 days until CHRISTMAS!!! WOO HOO!!! all i want for christmas is my 2 barrel shot gun. la la la laa laa la.
For all you addicted to the brew, the church offers a great recovery ministry on Friday nights called Celebrate Recovery.
Jake,
That’s with Scott Swafford right ??
What time is Celebrate Recovery on friday ??
Ive been recovered for a long, long time but it sounds fun.
JAAA-VVVAAAAHH ! ! !
We need a killing water fowel for jesus java club.
THE QUACKONATORS!!!
DO THEY SERVE BLENDED BREW AT THEESE MEETINGS
HEY KEITH CHECKOUT THIS WEB SITE. biggameproshop.com/moss-oakcamoflage.htm its a plcce to get hunting gear and it has a bible study in the middle of it
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet ! ! ! !
They are quite a bit cheaper than sportsmans
warehouse.
thats why sportsmans is in trouble but is not that different that they have a bible studie on that page.
must be atheists.
I know I should blog this one on sects cause it has nothing to do with coffee but here’s one for you, from Ruth Smythers, wife of the Reverend L. D. Smythers, wrote the following in 1894:
To the sensitive young woman who has had the benefits of proper upbringing, the wedding day is ironically, both the happiest and most terrifying day of her life. On the positive side, there is the wedding itself, in which the bride is the central attraction in a beautful and inspiring ceremony, symbolizing her triumph in securing a male to provide for all her needs for the rest of her life. On the negative side, there is the wedding night, during which the bride must “pay the piper,” so to speak, by facing for the first time the terrible experience of sex.
At this point, dear reader, let me concede one shocking truth. Some young women actually anticipate the wedding night ordeal with curiosity and pleasure! Beware such an attitude! A selfish and sensual husband can easily take advantage of such a bride. One cardinal rule of marriage should never be forgotten: GIVE LITTLE, GIVE SELDOM, AND ABOVE ALL, GIVE GRUDGINGLY. Otherwive what could have been a proper marriage could become an orgy of sexual lust.
Mrs. Smyther’s goes on to say:
On the other hand, the bride’s terror need not be extreme. While sex is at best revolting and at worst rather painful, it has to be endured, and has been by women since the beginning of time, and is compensated for by the monogamous home and by the children produced through it.
It is useless, in most cases, for the bride to prevail upon the groom to forego the sexual initiation. While the ideal husband would be one who would approach his bride only at her request, and only for the purpose of begetting offspring, such nobility and unselfishness cannot be expected from the average man.
Most men, if not denied, would demand sex almost every day. the wise bride will permit a maximum of two brief sexual experiense weekly during the first months of marriage. As time goes by she should make every effort to reduce this frequency. Feigned illness, sleepiness, and headaches are among the wife’s best friends in this mattter. Arguments, nagging, scolding and bickering also prove very effective if used in the late evening about one hour before the husband would normally commence his seduction.
Clever wives are on the alert for new and better methods of denying and discouraging the amorous overtures of the husband. A good wife should expect to have reduced sexual contacts to once a week by the end of the first year of mariage and to once a month by the end of the fifth year of marriage. By their tenth anniversary many wives have managed to complete their child bearing and have achieved the ultimate goal of terminatinag all sexual contacts with the husband. By this time, she can depend upon his love for the children and social pressures to hold the husband in the home.
Quoted from ‘Instruction and advice for the young bride on the conduct and procedure of the intimate and personal relationships of the marriage state for the greater spiritual sanctity of the blessed sacrament and the glory of God. by Ruth Smythers.
no glory there. Just wanted to share, it came from Feminie Appeal written by Carolyn Mahaney. It’s a good book ladies.
Who on earth would have guessed? It started out so innocently! Pastor Greg turns the coffee off for one Sunday and they storm the castle with pitchforks and torches…I would not rest assured that there may have been a rope or two under some of them overcoats too!
And now this; someone has written a book of how to ruin a beautiful marriage. I think that this Carolyn Mahaney should come to the Lighthouse! She missed the message last Sunday night and the refresher course this morning but we still have the Podcast! You should send her a CD Lynn.
Sorry, I just looked again at the first part, you should send a copy to Ruth Smythers also. It looks like she is stiring the pot.
…Or not stirring the pot, as the case may be…
I think we need an ICE CREAM REVOLT ! ! !
Linn,
I could have used that Smyther’s quote last week! It sad but hilarious….g
Lynn,
WOW ! !… Sounds like somebody has some issues there. Could you imagine ! Makes our imperfect marriages sound pretty good.
lynn sounds to me her family tree was more like a twig
sorry Greg and just fyi Carolyn thinks Mrs. S ways are the wrong ways. Feminine Appeal is actually a good book, Mrs S’s quote was an example of how we should not be.
So I gathered…..g
We need a girl-blog where we can introduce and discuss woman-ly topics….
I think lighthouse needs to go big with some local advertising for christian bloggers.
Maybe mention it in church sermons on a regular basis or have some kind of blogging function to where people would try it and then take an interest.
lighthousecf.org could be a great daily activity for people in search of a better christian life.
Maybe an ask and answer page, or an advice page.
Keep the youth or your kids on a christian site. Put some games to occupy there time in a safe place. Have chess tournaments or something. I heard in the olden days kings played chess to determine wisdom.
A catchy advertising slogan for the site maybe.
Now i feel like E.F. Hutton.
More bloggers
More imput
Expand your box
I think this is pitchfork worthy.
I wonder who would have won, Solomon or Bobby Fischer…
where is everybody
Hmmm,
Bobby fischer has game but, KING SOLOMON, one of the wisest men ever to live. I would have to go with solomon and all his proverbs. But then again any man with that many wives couldnt be toooo smart.
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!
ITS MY B DAY AND I’LL PARTY IF I WANT TO PARTY IF I WANT TO DO DO DO DO DO DO! ! ! !
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! ! ! !
THANKS WHAT DID U GET ME
BLOGGING THROUGH INTERNET AIR. LATE ON CHRISTMAS EVE. HAVING HIGH HOPES. ABOUT WHAT WE ARE ABOUT TO RECIEVE. MY EYES ARE SHINNING BRIGHT. I CANT SLEEP TONIGHT. OH WHAT FUN IT IS TO RISE. TO A BRAND NEW BLOG THAT NIG… DAY. OH BLOG ALONG, BLOG ALONG, POUNDING KEYS IS FUN. THEIRS LOTS OF ROOM. BLOGGING FOR EVERYONE. SO DONT JUST READ. POUND THEM KEYS,
AND BLOG TO EVERYONE.
MERRY CHRISTMAS! ! !
What do you want brother.
Couldnt help but to read that to the tune of jingle bells.
Clay you are so jolly I think you need to deliver the presents this year.
I think something happens when you mix caffeine and testosterone….. ??
uhhh… yAAAyuu… it’s different for each individual testosteronie though.
ROFLOL!
You all are too funny
i didn’t have any coffie this morn that was from the heart. and i got more. im plastered in the spirit baby! ! !
oh but i’m slamming a frozen peppermint mocha now! ahhh
hey try the coofie pancakes at i.h.o.p. awesome!
okay i wish i hadn’t wrote that one but this one i have to do.
greggy the very blessed pastor. had a very shinney spirit, and if you ever saw it. you would evan say it glows. all of the other pastors. used to wish they had his name. like kevin. they never let poor greggy. play in pastor games. at calvary. then one foggy christmas eve. jesus came to say. greggy with your spirit so bright. wont you lead my sheap tonight. then how we all loved him. as we shouted out with glee. greggy the most wounderful pastor. you’ll go down in history. like billy grahm.
that was all done in fun. please dont hate me love you guys. i promise this is my last one.
i hope yuo laugh please no pitch forks
Clay, you’ve had enough sugar and coffee! ;) Happy birthday Clay!!!
should i be a song writer?
Decorating the christmas tree with the family and christmas music so i want to be the second to say
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! to all and to all a good night.
Hope you had a great BIRTHDAY !! Clay.
UUmmmmm….. Pastor Greg? If you thought the coffee revolt was a moment of revelation….. I don’t think you want to see what will happen on the BLOG revolt….. Next item, please???
Amen, Susan!!! ;)
chriaaa got aaa webbb site naa.. naa.. na naa.. na
heyy greg helooo!!! helloo!! hello! where are you.
must be busy doing those paster tipe things.
Howdy Clay, I’ve had a website for a couple years, just finally put it on the blog… ;)
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wishing everyone a happy and blessed new year!
God bless!
hi christa i was starting to think all the bloggers were dead
you have shown life thank you
signed totally freked
pumba
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i feel like those people sending messages to space ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
that wasn’t supposed to happen
well there was some chatting happening on the santa blog from Mike, but it’s quiet too, it’s almost like some people have a life or something, i don’t get it…
Since we’re talking about random topics, does anybody know pastor greg’s guitar setup? Amp/Pedals?
Hey Brandon,
I mainly use a 65amps London for my amp. On my pedal board I’ve got a number of overdrives–Fulltone OCD, LovePedal COT, Boss Bluesdriver w/Keeley mod (Edge’s main pedal). I’ve also currently have a TC reverb pedal; an Eventide delay pedal; a Fulltone vibrato pedal and a Crybaby Wah. My pedalboard is pretty crowded at the moment…..g
If that thing levitates, people are going to freak.
what language is that. i think our paster might be German or someting
I dont know but he has du looove pedal COT wit du boss blues driver and du vibrato crybaby wahhh!!
Think i’d break a string.
Greg…. was that a… pounce?
That’s a beautiful setup Pastor Greg! I’ve always struggled with the many-stomp-boxes vs multi-FX box. The multi-effect box in general is the cheaper option, but the customizing ability and overall quality is usually less. I rock out with a floorPOD for now, but I’ve been eyeing whether to spend a little money into a small stomp box setup, or go all out for a more mondo PODxt Live option. The one thing I like about the POD’s are the ability to choose amp/cab models, which with minor amounts of tweaking, can sound suprisingly pretty close to your actual amp models. As much as I’d like to pay $2.5k for a Marshall JCM800 2203 Vintage Series 100W Tube Head, I’ll prefer the pod version! Haha, plus I need to stop spending all my money on snowboarding so I can afford a bit more decent guitar setup. Decisions decisions!
Guitar language is another language in and of itself and yes, it is not often that someone asks about guitar gear. To most people that stuff is as exciting as watching the paint dry. So I indeed pounced….;)
Watching paint dry – must be a government job. Haha nah I’ve been wanting to find out for a long time but never had the opportunity to ask, so I thought I’d throw it out on the blog – glad I did. You play with some nice clean sounds so I’ve been itching to ask for awhile. You ripped out a solo a few Sunday’s back and it was one of the first time’s I’ve heard you really utilize your Crybaby Wah – it was great! It sounded layered with your Boss Bluesdriver and a light digital delay on your Eventide Timefactor that really made it ring. I was loving it!
I have to admit, at first I was a little shook up by not having coffee but not so much that I would have pitchforked you! ? I’m glad it’s back. Thanks Pastor
Oh my I am completely lost, that is another language, I’m impressed (I think.) I know at the very least I am certainly impressed by the talent. Greg, it is fun to watch you just rock out sometimes…
And yes, we’re all happy to have the coffee back too. I feel like it’s a great ministry. I think people are happy to pay for specialty coffees but some want to just kick back after church with a cup o’ joe and fellowship together. So, hooray, and thanks for bringing it back.
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