Comments on: Finding Truth On A Coffee Cup

By: richard hockley

richard hockley — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:55:05 +0000

wow great post

By: Bernice

Bernice — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:06:50 +0000

Hey guys! This is a pleasant coincidence… its the first time Im reading your blog posts and I made a similar entry about starbucks in my blog yesterday.. God actually lead me to live a fasted lifestyle and just recently, He compelled me to abstain from Starbucks too, on the same reason, its a waste of money.

http://bernicejoana.blogspot.com/2009/08/goodbye-starbucks-my-love.html.

I bought my sister your book but i never got to really read it. But i love your heart! Keep pursuing the Lord… May He brand more and more young people for His purposes, like how He did with you.

P.S. I love that “35 reasons not to sin”. i pasted it on my page..

By: Tori

Tori — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:01:13 +0000

Alex and Brett,
I loved that. It kind of reminds me of my bedroom. All the useless junk i’ve got lying around. Whenever I want to move my room or clean, it just makes it slower and takes up space that could be used for better, more important things…Thanks guys.

By: Irina H.F.

Irina H.F. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:49:38 +0000

Alex, great post. It really convicted me of the fact that i’m holding onto some junk that is realy hindering me. In response to Linda’s comment: I would totally agree. Even though I have never dabbled in witchcraft, I am quite familiar with the new age movement. I cannot understand why so many christians are so ignorant of it, because some of the different types of meditation associated with the new age movement are now being promated by christians as ancient prayer practices. This sort of thing is clearly contrary to the scriptures, and it is really disturbing to me.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:38:04 +0000

As a person who formerly operated in witchcraft I thought it strange that Christians ever gave their $ to Starbucks. The star represents much to a witch and the very name
Star Bucks means “wicca money”. On much of their packaging they have a siren who was a very sexual witch/being who used to sing a song to entice sailors while casting a spell on them. Much of their packaging shows the siren with a cup of coffee and steam flowing out of it but it very much represents a witch with a cauldron casting a spell. It is so obvious to anyone who is part of the “new age” or wiccan movement. As of 7 years ago I am saved and doing my best to become all that God created me to be. I am still stagered by the ignorance of the “church” as well as by their lack of power. I found more power in witches then I have found in Christians. It’s a shame! As someone who operated in witchcraft I knew then that Christians had enormous power available to them yet THEY never seemed to know it. Any witch will tell you that you should never ever try to cast a spell on a Christian who is walking right with God. It will come back on them 1,000 fold. However…….. if that “Christian” is only following Christ with words, they are actually an easier target then an unbeliever. Scary huh?

By: Allison

Allison — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:43:19 +0000

Ha. I read this while aimlessly surfing the web.
I’m going to spend some time with God now.
Thanks for the reminder… I’ll check back with y’all later!
God Bless your tour!!!!
rock on

By: yen

yen — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:05:21 +0000

wow. i truly admire how you’ve seen that truth in just a cup of coffee. for a time, i was so into coffeeshops and coffee until the Lord began to check my motives. thanks for the thoughts! keep ‘em coming!

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 13 May 2007 21:19:39 +0000

Throw off everything that hinders.

“Did you have a GOOD time?”
“Yes, it was FUN.”

Somehow, goodness and fun are equated by everyone, from youth pastors to party animals. Many people live to have fun, which is essentially selfish since nothing is fun to me if it doesn’t please me.

To me, fun is like a cup of water on a sultry Saturday. But things like genuine love and God’s word, are like a bottle of ice cold Gatorade Rain on a ninety degree work day.

Life is too short to spend chasing fun. Love God. Love people. It is more satisfying, more eternal, and does involve appropriate amounts of fun.

By: Alex Jordan Harris

Alex Jordan Harris — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Abby: You bring up a valid point about the homosexual quote that Starbucks included in their “The Way I See It” cup series. Here are some of my thoughts on the issue:

First, understand that I present these “thoughts” with humility. I welcome input and correction from my brothers and sisters in Christ.

Second, I’d like to look at several passages of Scripture I’ve read lately that I think apply to this discussion:

In John 17:14-15, Jesus talks about how we as Christians are to relate to the world.

“I have given them your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

And the Apostle Paul echoes Christ’s words in 1 Corinthians 5:9-10, saying:

“I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people� not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.”

With those passages in mind, I think that, as Christians, we need to exercise wisdom in our choice of when to boycott companies or products. The truth is that we live in a fallen world made up of sinful human beings. If we’re not careful we could start trying to take ourselves out of the world, which is the opposite of our calling.

This is not to say that boycotts are never justified. However, in the case of Starbucks, I don’t think I would say that it is. I know several pastors who make Starbucks a type of office. They know the employees and the people who frequent the store. They share the gospel and use it as a place for the church to intersect and impact the culture. I think that’s awesome.

Finally, in case you didn’t see it, here’s another quotation that Starbucks included on their cups a while back… It’s by Rick Warren, but regardless of what you think of him and his ministry, the quote is piercing truth:

The Way I See It #92

“You are not an accident. Your parents may not have planned you, but God did. He wanted you alive and created you for a purpose. Focusing on yourself will never reveal your real purpose. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. Only in God do we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance and our destiny.”

Rick Warren
Author of The Purpose Driven Life

By: Alyssa C.

Alyssa C. — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Great post! …it really made me search my heart.