By Tim Van Arsdale on
12/18/2008 8:43 AM
Kids of all ages were given the opportunity to decorate and eat some tasty holiday treats yesterday at Cafe 41:11. Kris Wilkinson, a member of Weymouth Community Church, spent all day baking and preparing Christmas cookies for our guests. It was a messy, fun, loud afternoon with some of Medina's young people. The Cafe Team wishes to thank Kris for her hard work and generosity. If you missed it, we invite you to nibble on these pictures!
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
12/15/2008 1:55 PM
A white bearded man held a little sign in his hand. He stood just outside Cafe 41:11 hoping to catch a ride from busy commuters. (Maybe you've seen him on your travels about town?) At first glance I thought, Ole St. Nick's driver's license must be suspended? I walked outside and asked him where he was headed.
"I'm going to Giant Eagle to get some food."
"Do you know about our cafe?"
"No," he repl ...
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
11/24/2008 10:21 AM
The Medina Cafe 41:11 is officially a young, floppy one-year-old. The cafe is still wearing diapers and daily dependent on its Father for protection and loving care. We're grateful for your help in raising and caring for Cafe 41:11& ...
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
11/15/2008 12:52 AM
According to Webster's Dictionary, bang means: "to strike sharply." My friend Ed and I were struck sharply by the Lord last night. It wasn't a violent or negative strike. It was a blessing...from Jesus. I think when we're hit with a blessing it can feel like a grenade exploding in our ha ...
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
11/11/2008 11:26 AM
 A volunteer asked me last week, "Can you believe it's been one year?"
"No...I can't!" I replied. But it has been one year.
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
11/4/2008 12:21 PM
 Mindee, Mollie, my brother Mike and I were in the car last night heading out to get something to eat. Mindee brought up a conversation I had with a guest at the cafe last week.
The beginning of the conversation with the guest last week went like this:
I asked this guest, "If you were to di ...
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/30/2008 9:41 AM
 A youngster stopped by the cafe to get out of the cold and enjoy a hot chocolate.
"Are you dressing up for your school Halloween parade?"
The youngster nodde ...
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/24/2008 3:42 PM
A big thank you goes out to Shelly Rea and Evelyn Crowley for their help with our first Friday Free Work Lunch Program! I had a lot of fun and I couldn’t have made this happen without their help! Shelly made our sandwiches look amazing, and Evelyn neatly served up the soup. Thank you ladies! We served 19 guests and raised $84.00
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/23/2008 10:20 AM
(If the Read More link doesn't work, you can click on the title of the blog to open the post.)
I thought I'd share some of my most recent musings from my time with the Lord this week. Paul writes, "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has prepared beforehand for us to do" (NIV, Ephesians 2:10).
We are His workmanship. His design. His creation. He has shaped us for good works and for a purpose. This got me thinking...What are the good works He wants us to do?
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By Tim Van Arsdale on
10/17/2008 9:31 AM
Three teens walk into a cafe. (No...this is not the intro to a not-so-funny joke.) Two of the teens have been to the cafe before. They decided to bring a new friend who just moved to Medina from Akron. I threw a few slices of left over pizza at them and served up some kool-aid. I welcomed the new student to Medina and we spent some time talking about Medina schools, eat ...
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