It is starting to look like spring around here. Flowers are starting to pop up, the weather is warmer, and the spring peepers are making noise in the woods behind our house. I’m ready for it! The only thing keeping me inside right now is all the mud. So, until it dries, here are a few links to check out.

There Is Only Coffee – I have heard both positive things and negative things about the newly formed Ethiopian coffee cooperative. This video paints it in a pretty good light, from the perspective of the Ethiopian coffee growers. The insights into the culture are pretty interesting.

Beautiful Landscapes And Mountains Of Transylvania – Regardless of whether Dracula lives here or not, Transylvania is a beautiful place. It is one of the top ten places I want to visit one day, with a camera in hand. These images are pretty stunning. Check out more images by this photographer at his website.

Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading In Print – In the continuing debate of print versus digital, this article brings some interesting thoughts, and comes from an unexpected generation.

Two Years To No Lies – It often seems as if our culture has an ever increasing problem with honesty and integrity. That makes this experiment very enlightening.

Three Keys To A Better Prayer Life – As a minister, I frequently hear people say that they can’t pray, or they forget, or they are too busy. None of those are serious obstacles. This article explains why and gives three keys to improving your prayer life.

A Mobile Phone Contract For Our Daughter – Josh Byers has come up with a pretty good solution for handling teens with mobile devices. This contract is very encouraging and positive. We may consider using it, tweaked to fit our needs, with our daughters.

There was never a sinner half as big as Christ is as a Savior. – C. H. Spurgeon