Living as Creatures

Living as Creatures

What quitting coffee taught me about God

A brief thought as we approach Lent

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Ben Christenson
Feb 17, 2026
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I have never understood people who make drinking coffee their personality.

I only began drinking coffee regularly when I got married, so I had the perspective of an adult convert. And to an outsider, the coffee cult is a little strange.

It is the only substance that people brag about being addicted to. Ninety-one percent of adults consume caffeine daily, …

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