A Season Complete

Wow, it's now official. The Colts are Super Bowl champs! Peyton Manning has the monkey off his back (and Rex Grossman's monkey just grew to King Kong size proportions).

Last night's game was not the most exciting game I've ever watched, especially after the game that got the Colts to the Super Bowl. The Bears couldn't really get anything going. The Colts didn't do much better, but they kept the Bears offense off the field for a very long time. They came through when they needed, and their running game did very well, which was critical in the rainy weather.

Several in our church gathered at a home to watch the game. Vast majority were Colts fans. There was one lone Bears fan, who we almost had to scrape from the ceiling after that opening kickoff. We watched on a big screen t.v., but it was within the NFL policy. It's always fun watching the game with a crowd, and as is the usual custom, the commercials can be just as entertaining. Although, not a whole lot of standouts last night.

A far cry from previous church sponsored Super Bowl parties I've attended. At Scottsdale Bible Church in Arizona, hundreds packed the church's auditorium. The MC was an NBC commentator who attended the church. One year, the half-time guest was Kevin Johnson. At the time, there was no bigger local sports celebrity than Kevin Johnson. Another half-time guest was a rookie golfer from Arizona State University who had just finished his final round at the Phoenix Open. A guy by the name of Phil Mickelson who we figured we'd hear more from in the future.

At Trinity Evangelical Free Church in South Bend, we didn't have the half-time celebrities, but it was still a very big gathering. During half-time (in Arizona and here) was a ministry-oriented moment.

Last night, well, was a little different. Much smaller crowd. So, we watched Prince perform. I must say, he did a very good job, and you had to love the light-up marching band.