I do not usually eat a big breakfast. Most of the time I just have a bowl of cereal, a piece of toast and a glass of juice. A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday morning, we were out of milk, so I just headed off toward the church. On the way, I decided to go to a restaurant, grab a bite to eat and look over my sermon notes before church services.

When the waitress came to take my order, I ordered the cereal, toast and juice. The waitress smiled and said, "Dr. Allen, that puny little breakfast won't get you through today's services."

I looked up at this waitress, smiled, and asked, "What would you recommend?"

"Oh," she said, "you need something that will stick with you all morning. I would suggest some scrambled eggs, hash browns and biscuits and gravy."

"That sounds pretty good," I said. …