I recently had lunch in a hole-in-the-wall barbeque restaurant near the seminary. It’s these of restaurants that either have really bad food or really good food; I think they have the latter. I saw a couple walk in, each carrying their favorite Starbucks’ drink, trying to balance their java and their bar-b-que. This was an odd sight to me at first, but then I thought it to be a good picture of Dallas as a whole: a juggling of two images: one, the distinctive Texan ambiance, and two, the modern trappings of the city. That’s what I like about this city. It’s got the best of both worlds.
What I don’t like, however, is the weather. It’s March, and we’ve already had several days of 80+ degree weather. Of course, we’ve also had temps in the teens a week ago.
I’m on break now, of sorts: we have our World Evangelism Conference this week at DTS, and next week is Spring break (read: catch-up time). I’ve been looking forward to reading and listening to things I am not told I have to read and listen to. I’m going to read about how we amuse ourselves too much; I was sent a link to a speaker talking about how we’re over-mediated. Considering I’ve given up television shows for lent, this seems like a good time for these subjects.
