In Eckleburg's Eyes - 3/23/2009, Part 3

News & Notes from Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

-On Sunday morning, I attended the Soul Purpose community group at Fellowship Evangelical Free Church. There, RSB taught the latest installment of a series on the Beatitudes entitled “Jesus’ Guide to True Happiness”. This week we discussed Matthew 5:7:

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7, NASB)

-RSB divided us into small groups where we discussed passages on “mercy”: Psalm 40:11-13, Psalm 51:1-2, Matthew 9:10-13, Titus 3:3-7, and Hebrews 4:14-52. The definition of mercy that RSB presented was “an act of compassion toward someone suffering from the effects of sins.” As always, the lesson was great.

-On Sunday night, JTH, ALK, JBT, and I ate at Texas Roadhouse. The company was good though the service was terrible. It was also must have been birthday night which meant that a saddle was dragged out and loud birthday celebrations were held throughout the night. Before leaving, I stood on a chair and yelled just out of spite. Note to self: Work on maturity issues.

-It was nice to see JBT. He informed us that his breakup from SCB the previous day was a “break” more than a breakup. (Insert your own Friends joke.) He was taking everything in stride as he does everything. He was focusing on the bright side, namely the monetary gain of the new arrangement. Speaking of JTB's money, he just ordered 15,000 DVDs for the store: 5,000 copies each of Pinocchio, Slumdog Millionaire, and Twilight. If you are interested in any of these titles, pick them up at MoFoS.

-JTH and ALK also had interesting stories to share. JTH had bene propositioned by a man the night before while driving. ALK shared an interesting blurb in the police reports of The Farragut Press.

-As noted our service was terrible. This meant that our friend GAB was not our server. He was working in the kitchen and when his shifted ended he sat with us.

-After dinner, JTH, ALK, and I went to my house where we watched a movie. It took longer for JTH and ALK to select a movie than for us to watch it. If Barry Schwartz writes a sequel to the Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less, I will submit this story. We eventually settled on the 2004 romantic comedy Love on the Side. Despite the cover art, my beloved Marla Sokoloff stars. The film is not bad though we were all a little disturbed by the superfluous homosexual content. I would like it known that ALK was texting throughout the film. Party foul!