I did a show-n-tell during last weekend’s message because I was talking about altars and the fact that we need physical reminders of spiritual lessons we’ve learned along the way. I wanted to share some of the backstory behind Ebenezers because historicity is what makes the place so cool.

One of the things I showed was a liquor bottle I have in my office. Ebenezers used to be a crack house where people got drunk or got high. That bottle represents redemption. I have it sitting in my office as reminder that God is in the redemption business.

From crack house to Coffeehouse.