Crazy Friday

Have you ever had one of those days that seemed like you woke up in the Twilight Zone; you just find yourself in experiences that you normally don't have. That was yesterday for me.

It started off with an interview by Comcast SportsNet. Here's the back story.

Every year, before the big Redskins/Cowboys game, our church puts up two big banners up on one of the busiest corners in Northern Virginia. The banners are burgundy and gold (Redskins' colors) and simply say "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR (Even If They're a Cowboys Fan)"

Over the years we've gotten tons of attention from those banners. It's been the conversation of radio talk shows, it's on a local, by fans Redskins trivial page, and we've even had people from the community email us asking if it's going up again this year.

So this year we got a call from a guy at Comcast SportsNet wanting to do a piece on the banner and run it as a part of their pre-game show kickoff this Sunday before the game. I love it when our church, or any church for that matter, gets 15 minutes of fame with the local community. Only good can come from that.

So that was crazy enough. Then, I got a call from the White House. That's right, the White House. It turns out the President is going to be visiting a home on the street behind our church this Monday and they need a lot of parking for the media, Secret Service and staff. So here I am on Friday talking with a White House staffer about using our church's parking lot for the event. It was a low level staffer, I'm sure, but still - crazy.

Who knows, maybe the President will see our banner and want to ask us about it.

So that's my crazy day.