

But the thing I don’t understand is why people who seem to have their spiritual acts together talk about struggling with sin while burnouts like me (Jim frowns) also talk about struggling with sin. What do you mean by “struggle with sin”? I’m not sure that everyone who uses this expression means the same thing when they use it. But before I do, let me get one thing straight. Michael: I guess I’m supposed to say “yes” now. Michael: But that doesn’t mean we have to ignore your chosen subject for the day. Jim: Would you rather talk about something different this morning? I just thought you might have watched last night. Michael: Did you watch the game last night? A Colossal Omelet for you, and a stack of pancakes for you. Amazing…here it comes now! And it sure does look good! Usually after the breakfast comes, I don’t struggle anymore. Michael: Only when I’m waiting for my breakfast to arrive. Michael: You don’t waste any time getting down to business. Michael: That sounds like a good way to mess up a nice morning … Jim: Maybe we should talk about sin today. If you want to read this series of conversations from the beginning (you don't have to start at the beginning), please see Part 1. Just by accident (or so Michael thought) they had run into each other in a hardware store and had set up a time to talk over breakfast. Having lived in the same dormitory for three of their four years at City Christian College, they still had many fond-and a few not-so-fond memories-of their time together in college. In college they had been good friends, but over the past few years had gotten out of touch.



The premise is this: "Two men in their in their late 20’s walk into a coffee shop around 7:00 a.m.
