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Deeper than a Coffee Cup
By Sean Brereton


"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. "
Proverbs 27:17 TNIV

THERE IS TOO MUCH in common with the community one finds among Christians and the community that is found at a Starbucks. Our addiction to brand name coffee unites us on a large level. We have something in common with millions of other people, because Starbucks are uniform across the country.
The depth of conversations in the Church has started to take on this surface level depth. This is for two big reasons; the first being that we change churches more than we change what we order at Starbucks.
Churches should really be our homes, where we encounter our family. You are more than a regular. You are involved. It's about more than you. It's about the family as a whole. Even past that, Church is about Jesus, it's not about us.
Christian community should have more depth with one another and more concern for one another. We are amazing at avoiding openness, honesty and depth.  If someone opens up or pries we are blindsided.
If we really want to change, we need to get out of being a "regular" and start being a family member. We need to be open and honest about our faults and be pushed toward Jesus, who can fix them.

Think of someone in your church family who you have a "regular" relationship with and attempt to bond with them this week.