Osler's Razor

Wow! What a weekend.

As many of you know, on Sunday we performed the trial of Christ in Oklahoma City, and I wish that all of you could have been there. This was the point we have been building towards, and it was wonderful.

Westminster Presbyterian did a wonderful job hosting the trial, with some great promotion and support. It was the perfect setting.

The church was completely full-- every seat was taken and there was an overflow room. Looking up and seeing the 500+ people there was overwhelming. When we were done, I looked out, and I loved what I saw. They got it.

There was, as usual, a fascinating cast of characters. Minister Randall Spindle gave us a great introduction, and U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Friot presided. Joy Tull was great as my second chair, while McAfee & Taft partner John Kenney was wonderful as Jeanne Bishop's second chair. Four members of the congregation (Tim Cheek, Burke Lewis, Jim Robinson, and Steve Tkach) were our witnesses, and Father Charles Blizzard, the Chaplain of Jeanne's alma mater (the Casady School) was perfect as the defendant.

After we were done, we were surrounded by people with encouragement and comments. The most memorable? Probably the woman who simple suggested that Jesus should have been wearing a hoodie.

We are not scheduled to do it again until October (at Regent University in Virginia Beach), but there are plenty of memories to sustain me until then.