Coffeetime

I feel like I’m stacking the deck toward ministry, so I’m going to give BN a serious one-up today: coffee. There’s something about Starbucks coffee—some sort of magic ingredient. And p-shah to you that say they over-roast their beans—no, no, no—not scorched but perfectly toasted. They have some of the best decaf around and if you want to venture out into “drink your dessert” land, well, the possibilities are endless.

Watered down church coffee, however, leaves about everything to be desired. Yuck. I am taking an admittedly unfair sweep across the church-coffee board here. Being back in the Midwest, the coffee is exponentially better that my southern friends who prefer sweet tea anyhow (bless their hearts), but still—it lacks the robustness and variety of working in a coffee shop.

Barnes and Noble: five stars Church: one (a token as a shout out to good coffees at some churches, especially the increasing number of fair trade coffee servers and First Pres, Burlington, NC, who keep the Peru connection alive by roasting their own Peruvian beans and brewing truly delicious coffee at mission conferences!)