Slammed

A couple of things I'm excited about

• We were slammed at church on Sunday!  Still haven't gotten over the energy and the size of the crowd and I'm still going through prayer requests and some of the decisions people made.  Highest attendance ever and if this keeps up we'll have no choice but to go to two services.  Great stuff.
  
• Second Annual Super Bowl Cornhole Tournament was slammed with 26 teams and last year's winners "The Holers" (aka Tim and Caleb Eagle) slammed every challenger and defended their title.  Congrats guys
  
• The Super Bowl game, for the second year in a row, was amazing.  Just when you thought the Cardinals might pull off the improbable, the Steelers marched down and slammed the door shut.
  
• Moved my accountability meeting to Denny's this morning because they were giving away free Grand Slam breakfasts and the place was slammed with the line out the door.  See  You've got until 2pm to get yours.
  
• Trying to nail down this week's message on how outsiders view Christians as anti-homosexual and I feel like my head got slammed in a door.  Tough topic, but necessary.
  
• Just saying the word "slammed" this many times makes me want to find a ring, jump off the top rope and body slam Claude.  I've been practicing (you can watch me HERE)
  

Just one more thought on the whole Denny's deal.  It really makes me wonder what would happen if the church really understood what it has to offer and presented it like the amazing gift that it is.  Would people be lining up outside our doors?  I mean, think of it, people are standing in line outside to get into Denny's because they can get a free meal worth what?  $5-6?  And the church that should be offering hope, life, peace, love and forgiveness(that's already been paid for) is hurting for customers.  Something needs to change.  What can we learn from Denny's?