Time for a Coffee Break! On this day in history: In 1899, Mount Rainier National Park in Washington was established by the U.S. Congress. In 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, the author and illustrator of many beloved children’s books, was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. And in 1933, the motion picture King Kong had its world premiere in New York.

Today Is National Read Across America Day!
Celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss, and read with your kids!

The Problem With Blonde Roasts – I enjoy a nice light roasted coffee for my coffee break. I prefer my roasts to be in the City to City+ range, which is lighter, trending toward medium, but not quite there yet. However, some people like their coffee even lighter than that. It’s called a cinnamon roast, but has been termed “blonde” by many. So what’s up with the blonde roast?

Ten Books Men Should Read – I enjoy when people and blogs I follow offer their reading lists. I usually populate my Amazon wish list with books found on such lists, and look forward to eventually adding them to my library. Here are a few you and I should consider.

On The Far Side – My favorite comic strip was definitely The Far Side (followed closely by Calvin and Hobbes). Have you ever wondered what Gary Larson is doing now?

The Deepest Dive In Antarctica Reveals A Sea Floor Teeming With Life – This planet holds such an incredible variety of life, even deep in the coldest of oceans. Our creator is such an imaginative God! You’ll have to ignore the old earth assumptions though.

Tomorrow In Church History
On March 3, 1933, Dawson Trotman, along with some friends, started a ministry known as the Navigators. Today, that ministry impacts thousands of lives. Read more about him here.

Noah’s Ark On A Roman Coin – I am very passionate about the first twelve chapters of Genesis, and enjoy finding articles like this one that show elements of those chapters throughout history. This is a very interesting article.

The Preacher And Politics – This is an election year, and many pastors and ministers will expound upon the positives or negatives of their preferred candidates. However, how much of that is appropriate? Where is the line that can so easily be crossed? Kevin DeYoung has some great thoughts on this topic.

Should Pastors ‘Get Things Done’? – I am all about being as efficient as I possibly can with my time. But I also realize that ministry doesn’t necessarily coincide with efficiency all the time. This article is an excellent reminder of that.

The Art Of Rest – Rest is something I am generally not good at. As a result, I have been more focused on improving this aspect of my life in recent years, but I still have long way to go. I found this book review by Tim Challies, and it looks pretty good. So I ordered it. I’ll let you know how it is, unless you want to order it too.

Two Extremes To Be Avoided In Preaching – This is something I take into consideration with every sermon I prepare. I want to challenge people to know Christ and help people build their faith at the same time. This is a good reminder of that.

Coffee Break is over. Time to get back to work! 🙂