And the Rollercoaster goes down

So.... after a morning of encouragement and prayers and excitement with the pastoral staff at FBC, I was walking home, checking the messages on my cel.

The manager of Bar None had called. I called him back. He asked me how it went - I said it was incredible, how did it go from your end? He said that he hadn't expected the "s**t-storm" he went through yesterday. I asked him what he meant. He said that they got some nast phone-calls yesterday in response to the Vancouver Sun article.

He went on to explain that their clientele is both gay and straight, thus my comment on homosexuality was not appreciated. As a result Bar None can no longer work with first@night and we can not meet there anymore.

I was crushed. I felt like someone had kicked me in the stomach.

I asked him if there was anything I could do, explained that the reporter kept pressing me to discuss sexuality, that there are gays in our congregation! But, he said the decision was made. I am praying for a change of heart because the event went so well.

I am still quite upset - actually this is the most upset I have felt in a long long long time.

I am not upset at Bar None - they are awesome people. I am upset that the reporter Chad Skelton had such a wierd spin on the story. Several people made the comment that I had been side-swiped.

Felicia wants to cancel our subscription to the Sun. I wouldn't go that far. Maybe I should write an editorial explaining how off-the-wall the reporter's line of questioning was.

Any suggestions?

Again we could use your prayers.