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August 17, 2009


You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. ~Clay P. Bedford
As the mother of young children, I have “enjoyed” many episodes of Curious George, the fun-loving monkey whose adventures broaden his world. Moon Monkey Coffee is a lot like George –exploring unchartered territory, meeting new friends, and enjoying life.
With a curiosity like that, who can keep the Monkey from learning? This fall, that is exactly what the Monkey and I will be doing. We, collectively under my name and my Sallie Mae account, have enrolled at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. To earn “our” Masters in Biblical Studies.
In exchange for feeding his curiosity, the Monkey has promised to keep me company (and awake) during my late night study sessions and early morning lectures. Together we’ll conquer the deep theological discussions with new friends. In the end, I will use my degree to become a college professor; the Monkey will probably just use his to impress his favorite Shine.FM female artists!
You can join us here every Monday to hear about our latest adventures and what we’ve learned. You can also follow some of those deep (and not so deep) theological discussions at my personal blog. In the process, maybe you will also catch a little of the Monkey’s curiosity!


Links used:
http://www.asburyseminary.edu/
http://abbiemantor.blogspot.com/

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this insight that was tweeted last night from Andrew Sullivan says it all:
There are two things to say about him. He was a musical genius; and he was an abused child. By abuse, I do not mean sexual abuse; I mean he was used brutally and callously for money, and clearly imprisoned by a tyrannical father. He had no real childhood and spent much of his later life struggling to get one. He was spiritually and psychologically raped at a very early age - and never recovered. Watching him change his race, his age, and almost his gender, you saw a tortured soul seeking what the rest of us take for granted: a normal life.

But he had no compass to find one; no real friends to support and advise him; and money and fame imprisoned him in the delusions of narcissism and self-indulgence. Of course, he bears responsibility for his bizarre life. But the damage done to him by his own family and then by all those motivated more by money and power than by faith and love was irreparable in the end. He died a while ago. He remained for so long a walking human shell.

I loved his music. His young voice was almost a miracle, his poise in retrospect eery, his joy, tempered by pain, often unbearably uplifting. He made the greatest music video of all time; and he made some of the greatest records of all time. He was everything our culture worships; and yet he was obviously desperately unhappy, tortured, afraid and alone.

I grieve for him; but I also grieve for the culture that created and destroyed him. That culture is ours' and it is a lethal and brutal one: with fame and celebrity as its core values, with money as its sole motive, it chewed this child up and spat him out.

I hope he has the peace now he never had in his life. And I pray that such genius will not be so abused again


Earlier this week I referenced an article by Ben Arment titled " Modern Day Multitude Makers" Here's an excerpt " The spiritual impace of his ministry goes without saying, but there were social forces at work that gathered the crowds. Multitude -making is a social phenomenon, not a spiritual one. And if we overlook tht truth, we do stupid things in the name of faith" page 76 Multitude Makers.
http://www.collidemagazine.com/

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Today's daily mug shot is art in a cup...love that, I've been pouring and sketching with syrup lately...chocolate, raspberry & milk atop Moon Monkey Coffee you almost can't go wrong with that combination. Headed to the coffee lab today after the Shine.FM studios...putting smiles on more raving fans! Decided not to roast in the midst of tornado's last night!
Reading a new book today: "Just Do Something" a liberating approach to finding God's Will OR
"How to make a decsion without dreams, visions, fleeces, impressions, open doors, random bible verses, casting lots, liver shivers, wrting in the sky, etc. by Kevin Deyoung. I'm stuck on page 15...combined with quote from Ben Arment yesterday....I'm wrecked, the coffee lab is the perfect place for me.
"Second, our search for the will of God has become an accomplice in the postponement of growing up, a convenient out for the young (or old) Christian floating through life without direction or purpose. Too many of us have passed off our instability, inconsistency, and endless self-exploration as "looking for God's will, as if not making up our minds and meandering through life were marks of spiritual sensitivity.
As a result, we are full of passivity adn empty on follow-through. We're tinkering around with everyone and everything. Instead, when it comes to our future, we should take some responsibility, make a decision, and just do something.

Followed by Ben Arment, "God uses social forces to propel the Gospel ... and multitude making is a social phenomenon not a spiritual one and if we overlook the truth , we do stupid things in the name of faith.

Yikes, I needed that...Note to self: Don't be stupid!

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Today's daily mug shot is the perfect blend of Moon Monkey Coffee Company's Vision. Extraordinary coffee & music. http://www.shine.fm/ Been one-anothering alot this week with the art of giving extraordinary coffee without any expectation of return! ....Brand Evangelism! I can barely keep pace with opportunities birthed over extraordinary cups of Moon Monkey Coffee...The tool of connection, the art of giving...as I said in a previous post see June 9th it's not about the coffee...although....it's amazing! It's about connecting the dots, stepping in to and not just poking @ a vision! The follwing is a must read from Michael Hyatt blog from yesterday on vision. I highly recomment it. Here's the tweet with the link from one of my mentors ....@JohnCMaxwell quoted Michael Hyatt on the importance of vision over strategy. Michael originally wrote about it here: http://tr.im/ocGq

Will be in Indy blending http://www.shine.fm/ with Moon Monkey Coffee. First stop new radio station, followed by a visit to a new raving fan @evanmcbroom from Fish Hook Communications http://www.evanmcbroom.typepad.com/ @ http://www.aspengroupblog.com.

Life Lesson #897 yesterday: a very valuable life lesson, that I already knew.... that can be summed up in this tweet from @exectweets "People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~ Maya Angelou (via @ScreamingEagle1)

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Today's Daily Mug shot...won't happen very often...as I don't like picutres of myself! But this picture represents my "state of mind" a pivitol moment in time! Nicole C Mullen giving me props after encourging the audience @ the Gospel Music Association Artist panel this past April in Nashville. Her message to me & others "be found faithful" right/write where you are....big & small....not just with your money, but with your relationships & the vision for life!

Be found faithful today in all things connect, add value to others, inspire lead from the edge of every opportunity!

Headed to the coffee latter today for a little aroma therapy for some of my new raving fans from Aspen Group. Gotta go somewhere quiet & wonderful my head is full of stuff to sort through after a full day of visionary planning with the www.shine.fm team. Leaning in and looking up!

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Today's mug shot is Toby Mac giving the glory to the Lord in the midst of affirmation from others. As Moon Monkey becomes a brand that others recognize in the artist, speaker, teacher, leader realm...I pray I don't chase the affirmation. I know the Lord has amazing days ahead for Moon Monkey Coffee Company as we seek to give him the glory! Coffee is "just" yes," just" the tool of connection...what @tonysteward coined "brand evangilism" this weekend! Moon Monkey Coffee - excellent brand evangelism — Tony Steward:. Blog http://bit.ly/3xpVMc
Love that phrase & he is right on...it's about proactive connection. Or what Nick http://twitter.com/ipiphanist from Newspring calls "one anothering" wanna know more about Newspring http://www.newspring.cc/webcampus So this weekend through it all an Aspen Open House, http://www.aspengroupblog.com/ a cupping,...http://twitter.com/NewSpring. followed by some reflection this weekend...here it is:

the marriage of these two pharses...Moon Monkey's brand strategy is:

Brand Evangelism by one-anothering online & off. Perfect! thanks Nick & Tony!


The above picture is the cry of my heart...this morning...after I read a brief tweet from @perrynoble http://twitter.com/perrynoble....& it caught the attention of my mentor http://twitter.com/800PoundGorilla

Tweet posted below:

@givelovecoffee Note 2 self: Are you chasing affirmation? it may appear as an opportunity. check origin...may just b a distraction to keep U from HIS plan.

so as I take my eyes off myself & Moon Monkey Coffee Company Here's a selection of passages taken from the message:

The Way He wants you to live: 1 Thes 5:11-28

12-13And now, friends, we ask you to honor those leaders who work so hard for you, who have been given the responsibility of urging and guiding you along in your obedience. Overwhelm them with appreciation and love!
13-15Get along among yourselves, each of you doing your part. Our counsel is that you warn the freeloaders to get a move on. Gently encourage the stragglers, and reach out for the exhausted, pulling them to their feet. Be patient with each person, attentive to individual needs. And be careful that when you get on each other's nerves you don't snap at each other. Look for the best in each other, and always do your best to bring it out.
16-18Be cheerful no matter what; pray all the time; thank God no matter what happens. This is the way God wants you who belong to Christ Jesus to live.
19-22Don't suppress the Spirit, and don't stifle those who have a word from the Master. On the other hand, don't be gullible. Check out everything, and keep only what's good. Throw out anything tainted with evil.
23-24May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together—spirit, soul, and body—and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he'll do it!
25-27Friends, keep up your prayers for us. Greet all the followers of Jesus there with a holy embrace. And make sure this letter gets read to all the brothers and sisters. Don't leave anyone out.
28The amazing grace of Jesus Christ be with you!

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~ today's mug shot is from Anne Jackson otherwise known as flowerdust I got kissed today in India...new blog post: http://www.flowerdust.net/2... #compassionindia She & others are part of the #Compassionindia bloggers trip to India. Her post today is touching! Anne Jackson is a world changer for the Cause of Christ!
Back on the home front here @ the Moon Monkey Coffee Labs we are gearing down from our trip to Gospel Music Week in Nashville Tenn. Nice to hand-deliver Moon Monkey Coffee to some of our raving fans in the music industry...Toby Mac, David from Remedy Drive and many behind the stage! I have a real love for artists, authors & others that inspire & lead us on the front lines of leadership to be excellent. This week we are gearing up 'pour and press' extraordinary coffee @ Agape Fest in Greenville Il. for day two of the festival. check our twitter updates #backstage on Saturday as Monkey Monkey turns loose (2) recent grads of www.shine.fm to pour & press backstage to many of the Dove nominated artists. I love growing others through opportunities & watching them exceed my expectations!

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Today's Daily Mug Shot is Andy Stanley Pastor, communicator Author, & founder of North Point Ministries inc. Andy's books and wisdom within the pages has become one the world changers in my life. I'am one of those folks his wisdom has shaped. Decided that along with posting fun stuff about Moon Monkey Coffee Company each day I would add a paragraph or two from a the current book on the end table of my life. Principles of the Path is the one occupying my mind and end table right now. Here's the principle I wish I would of stumbled on like the black monte carlo that stumbled on Louie Giglio & Andy as they were headed for the swamp.

Direction-not intention-determines our destination pg.14

warning: do not read this book if you do not wish to be challenged about the path your life's decisions have led you down.

Headed for the coffee lab this morning to package extraordinary Moon Monkey Coffee for some of my most famous raving Moon Monkey fans, Jon Forman of Switchfoot, Toby Mac. Headed to Nashville in the morning for Gospel Music Awards week. One of my favorite experiences of the year...almost becoming second to Catalyst in Atlanta.

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Today's daily mug shot is a picture I found yesterday on flickr while researching invisiblepeople and the despair and real existence of tent cities in 2009. Seems we've been here before...the mug shot is a picture from a 30- something year old mother who just sold her tent to buy food for the children during the great depression. Yes, unless we prepare and plan and even when we do as page 16 type reads Stability is an illusion.

Leaders need to be unstable in their thinking patterns and in the way they do things today may not be the same way things NEED to be done 5 years from now. Blogging about a book and review among peers is a perfect example. Thanks for the project John! I fit that personal definition...unstable....probablly why....I like it! By unstable I mean always looking for the next big thing to put in my tool box to add to the vintage tools that work every time....by vintage tools I mean "plain Ol' authentic relationship building" with a twist if you will. The twist comes from being unstable. As Godin, points out on page 17, "The market is now a lot less impressed with average stuff for average people, and the market is a lot less impressed with loud and flashy and expensive advertising."

Partisans~ I'm a partisan are you? What idea or concept has come across your thoughts lately that made you a partisan? Did you act on it? How were you received? Did your reception or lack their of throw you off course? For me here's the rub...I want to make a difference, I want to make a difference...daily....I challenge you to make a difference right/write where you are...you can be a leader in the position you are in write/now. Don't wait for the title, the corner office, or the pat on the back! just lead! "leading from the bottom page 19!

Finally~ pg 18 BE REMARKABLE NOT BORING! New Rule: "If you want to grow, you need to find customers who are willing to join you or believe in you or donate to you or support you....

What do you do for a living? I'm a coffee roaster & also a donor development leader for a christian radio station in Chicago http://www.shine.fm/ What do you make? relationships internal /external that impact the bottom line and organization. BUT I also make a ruckus! Do you?

What have you done in you daily life the last 30 days to set yourself apart, lead, and make a ruckus? I introduced twitter into our media mix as a way to communicate with artists & our listeners.

go barefoot today http://www.tomsshoes.com/

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Today's Mug Shot is another from Charity:Water.org a boy welcomes the founder & guest @ his school. You can't have extraordinary coffee without clean water. Moon Monkey Coffee Company is committed to give love coffee through extraordinary efforts of everyday ordinary folks making a difference write/right where they are! Thanks Travis for new blog design! Love it! He has risen.

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~

Today's Mug shot is joy on the face of an ethiopian by celebrating charity waters efforts on site today~ www.charitywater.org You can't have extraordinary coffee without water! Blessing and congrats to Charity Water from the Monkey. True picture of givelovecoffee.org

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Today's mugshot is a pen & ink drawing from my then 14 year old son Ryan. I have been lost in cyber space connecting with marketplace leaders, artists, and everyday ordinary folks passionate about life & coffee. Artists, musican's, authors, leaders, all changing the view of the world in a 140 characters. So thankful of this medium to connect. In the days and weeks to come by blog will have posts from books I'm reading from publisher Thomas Nelson. First up, my mentor, Andy Stanley and his book Principle of the Path! More then ever I'm commited to encourging leaders and artists as they impact and add value to others in their everyday ordinary life. Visit often, follow me on twitter. givelovecoffee/twitter.com This ain't no ordinary love...

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies! This is like me with no coffee in my life...I surrender all! Can't remeber where I found this pic on the web but it deserves to be today's mug shot. Life is for celebrating. enjoy the weekend & those in your physical space. Headed to the coffee lab to clean up after our roasting circus yesterday in the offical Moon Monkey "demin" lab coat. Feeling creative this morning...right after my next cup of extraordinary coffee.

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Good Afternoon Moon Monkey Junkies~
Moving through the book Tribes by Seth Godin and trying to apply the knowledge to Moon Monkey Coffee Company. Here's a blogpost that is a summary of the leadership wisdom between the pages. Tony Morgan's review of "Tribes" by Seth Godin http://ow.ly/Olx Moon Monkey Tribe
Found an artisian on Esty.com who will be creating a sterling sliver ring with the signiture FTO smokey chimp espresso. It continues to be my first love in my press pot and portafilter, and coffee cup. Life is for celebrating. http://www.givelovecoffee.org/ Working on a fair trade coffee break event...all the places to do good http://fairtrade.change.org/ what would u change?

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~
Whooo recovering from watching the 2009 US Barista Championships from Portland Oregon from the comfort of my living room and the convenience of ustreamtv. Winner of the 2009 US Barista Championships, Michael Phillips from Intelligensia, Chicago! Nice! After 5 hours of watching, blogging, writing, brainstorming. I headed out to my personal coffee lab, a.k.a. the roaster, to create a new blend of extraordinary FTO espresso blend Ethiopian Harrar & Sumantra. Love it. Tried to test my social network skills by tweeting and offered first (5) tweets a few pound to try. No tweets. No name just yet. I will have to rely on my Moon Monkey Junkies to grind, press and tamp it into the cup and tell me the blend is a keeper. Life is for celebrating. Givelovecoffee.org.

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~
recovering from a cold...whhhooo, hoooo, on the upswing. Roasting from Ethiopia today, Harrar and Yirga next. smells soooo good. Already had a press pot. I need to make this a party when I roast...that's the plan a small (3) seat , stool espresso bar, invitation only, with the wall a window facing out to the ..... view of the country. can't wait. How do you view your world through a mirror or a picture window to the world. Life is for celebrating. Enjoy your weekend. Loving those in your physical space! givelovecoffee.org

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Art is such a big part of my life...the art of givelovecoffee. The art of a loved one...this is a mug shot self portrait of my oldest, son, Ryan. & micro roaster in training...he pours amazing art by his hand and as you can see draws beautifully also~ The art of my children surrounds me everywhere & I enjoy it usually over and extraordinary cup of Moon Monkey Coffee. Here's to another "gift"...a new day! Life is for celebrating givelovecoffee.

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Good Morning Moon Monkey Junkies~

this mug shot is one of my favorites. Jon Foreman@ Moon Monkey Coffee Company. Amazing time of give, love, coffee. Headed to the roaster today, a little behind. sourcing direct trade opportunities with farmers in the days and weeks to come and narrowing the focus a bit to provide extraordinary coffee throughout the Midwest and Nashville. Life is for celebrating

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