by Alan Briggs | Jul 28, 2015 | Archive, Neighborhood
“Buy local” posters were plastered everywhere. Just like you would expect each one was original. Every poster I saw was unique, personal, local, not a national mass media blitz. This was not unique to the city I was passing through; I am starting to see these posters...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 27, 2015 | City
I once met a gal who bought a coffee shop even though she hated the taste of coffee. Coffee drew her in. There was something happening that she wanted to be part of. She referred to her time as coffee shop owner as “the most fulfilling season of my life.” My family...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 16, 2015 | City
There is an important shift that has been happening; coffee culture is exploding. I’m not talking about another Starbucks opening in the new strip mall down the street; it’s more subtle than that. It’s bigger than renting a seat for a few hours to get free wifi or...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 13, 2015 | Archive, City
I have a lot of conversations with church leaders in radically different places. Each one seems to think their context is the hardest to minister in. Some places are stuck in religious tradition, some are ridden with the occult, some are wealthy, some wear crime on...
by Alan Briggs | Jul 9, 2015 | Archive
One of the most formative times in my life occurred this May. I was invited to spend a few days with Eugene and Jan Peterson at their home on Flathead Lake. My publisher, NavPress, brought three of us out for this field trip for the soul. I have long admired Eugene....
