sermon crunch

today i was supossed to focus entirely on my sermon but the best laid plans of mice and men gang oft astay.

in the morning the director of campus ministries for bc for ivcf stopped by the office to chat with our sr. pastor. so i invited him in for a chat as well.

and then i just have the regular administrative things to catch up with,

had lunch w. fle and the boy and DENNY'S SUCKS !!!! we waited for 10 minutes after being seated and no waiter.waitress approached our table. finally i got up and asked if anyone has our table - i ws told someone will be right with you. after 5 minutes we marched out of there - had to settle for paninis at iga.

then back to the office - got some reading and preliminary note taking but still feel woefully under prepared for sunday - pray for me!!!

i've calculated that i will need between 1000-1500 for a web-site and some printing stuff and a sandwich board for the church. i don't have that kind of money in our budget.

whad do i do?

Comments

Anonymous said…
If you are ever in Calgary go to the Denny's at Crowchild & 16 Ave.

Smiles, super-attentive service and frequent use of the word 'sir.'

(e.g. "Have a seat, sir.","How was your meal, sir?","would you like a refill on that coke, sir?", etc)

They even ask if you want a newspaper to read while you wait for your meal ("Calgary Herald for you, sir?")

I would eat there all the time but my wife doesn't appreciate the atmosphere of a place with large plastic menus with photographs of all the meal dishes like I do.

-Warren L.
1:19 PM
Santosh said…
i like denny's because i like to pretend i'm in the diner on seinfeld.
5:06 PM
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