One touch is all it takes. One touch and you have that perfect cup. That perfect cup of espresso to wake you up, energize you, and help you face the day. Just like a perfect cup of espresso, God's Word contains the perfect balance of ingredients to wake up believers spiritually, energize the soul, and help believers be spiritually alert as they face their day. Espresso Your Faith takes a daily-shot approach to God's espresso—His Word—as readers explore the 30 keys from God's Word to staying spiritually alert. Based on 1 Peter 5:8, which warns believers to stay alert, humorist Rhonda Rhea takes a perky approach to helping readers understand what that means and helps them drink in God's instructions as it relates to being spiritually alert. Her humor will warm readers hearts while her practical insight will have them paying attention to the world around them with a fresh biblical perspective. She promises that before you know it, God will be gloriously energizing lives and having believers feeling perkier, healthier, and stronger.

How About an Early Morning Boost? There is nothing like awakening to the smell of fresh brewing coffee! But when your mind and thoughts are stuck in the mud, you may require more than a jolt of caffeine to face the day. In this 30-day devotional, Julie will help you combat the lies, false beliefs, and distorted narratives that control your thoughts, so you can empower your mind to start your day with a winning mindset. Your mind sets the trajectory for your life, so you must be kind to your thoughts. In Better Than Espresso, Julie will inspire you to: Take control of your thoughts rather than let them control you Create a better version of yourself by allowing God to renew your mind with life-giving, encouraging word Experience freedom from fear, hurt, shame, and lack of confidence so you don't stay stuck in a muddy, messy mindset Recite, reflect, and repeat "Sticky Truths" from your morning mirror Grab your cup of coffee and get ready for a boost of faith and confidence. Intro: The Power of a Quote Part 1: When Fear Is Gripping You Part 2: When You Lack Courage, Confidence, and Perseverance Part 3: When the Burden of Hurt, Pain, and Shame Bind You Part 4: When You Feel Lost in Your Purpose and Direction Part 5: When Your Identity is Threatened Part 6: When You're Changed by God's Character

Have you ever felt stressed out? Tired? Weary? We all have. Where do we turn when we are stressed, or better yet, WHO do we turn to? In Exstresso: Taking a Coffee Break with God, you will find six weeks of short devotions filled with personal stories of inspiration and encouragement to help you slow down and stir in a little time with Jesus every day. Find a few minutes each morning to sit at your coffee table, trust God no matter what you are facing, and take a coffee break with God.

Follow the ultimate coffee geeks on their worldwide hunt for the best beans. Can a cup of coffee reveal the face of God? Can it become the holy grail of modern-day knights errant who brave hardship and peril in a relentless quest for perfection? Can it change the world? These questions are not rhetorical. When highly prized coffee beans sell at auction for $50, $100, or $150 a pound wholesale (and potentially twice that at retail), anything can happen. In God in a Cup, journalist and late-blooming adventurer Michaele Weissman treks into an exotic and paradoxical realm of specialty coffee where the successful traveler must be part passionate coffee connoisseur, part ambitious entrepreneur, part activist, and part Indiana Jones. Her guides on the journey are the nation’s most heralded coffee business hotshots: Counter Culture’s Peter Giuliano, Intelligentsia’s Geoff Watts, and Stumptown’s Duane Sorenson. With their obsessive standards and fiercely competitive baristas, these roasters are creating a new culture of coffee connoisseurship in America—a culture in which $10 lattes are both a purist’s pleasure and a way to improve the lives of third-world farmers. If you love a good cup of coffee—or a great adventure story—you’ll love this unprecedented up-close look at the people and passions behind today’s best beans. “Weissman illustrates how the origin, flavor compounds and socioeconomic impact of a cup of coffee are relevant now more than ever. . . . Tagging along behind the main characters in today’s specialty coffee scene, [she] travels from the exotic to the expected to artfully deconstruct the connoisseur’s cup of coffee.” —Publishers Weekly

If you're religious about your coffee, you're in holy company. If you like your coffee with a bit of inspiration, a hint of humor, and a dose of insight, you'll enjoy pouring a mug full of java and curling up with Holy Grounds. Popular author and avid coffee drinker Tim Schenck brews just the right blend of the personal and historical as he explores the sometimes amusing and often profound intersection between faith and coffee. From the coffee bean's discovery by ninth-century Ethiopian Muslims to being condemned as "Satan's drink" by medieval Christians, to becoming an integral part of Passover in America, coffee has fueled prayer and shaped religious culture for generations. In Holy Grounds, Schenck explores the relationship between coffee and religion, moving from faith-based legends that have become entwined with the history of coffee to personal narrative. He takes readers on a journey through coffee farms in Central America, a pilgrimage to Seattle, coffeehouses in Rome, and a monastic community in Pennsylvania. Along the way, he examines the power of ritual, mocks bad church coffee, introduces readers to the patron saint of coffee, wonders about ethical considerations for today's faith-based coffee lovers, and explores lessons people of faith should learn from coffeehouse culture about building healthy, authentic community.

Do you ever wonder if the Bible and church doors slam shut at midnight on Sunday, only to open again the following Sunday? Whether you attend church or are just curious about how real this whole "faith in Christ" thing is, perhaps you have met people who live as if God is only accessible on Sundays. Is it possible to take our faith with us every day of the week? Any number of issues-parenting woes, relationships that need healing, decisions that need wisdom-demand our attention and time. What do our Monday through Saturday conversations with God even sound like? In "Not Just on Sundays," Bonnie Lyn Smith shares how faith in Christ informs the everyday and how the Bible offers wisdom for so many situations. The book serves as a starting place to practice how to reach into God's riches, not only to know Him deeply, but also to be part of His purpose and plan. Through personal stories and reflections, Bonnie shows us that He gives so many promises that help us live each day in His presence. She offers examples of how God reveals Himself to us, if we are open to looking for Him, seeking His guidance, and accepting His abiding love. Even when and where we least expect Him!

Emma wants to draw something beyond spectacular and decides to draw God. She is quick to share her masterpiece with her best friend at school, but he can't see God in her drawing. She realizes the power of her contagious inspiration when she returns to school to find everyone drawing God -- and every picture is different.rent.