Our friend Eric brought dinner to our family tonight that was better than the original. Eric is the kind of chef who will take a recipe and make it better… better… even better yet. We’ve known his pies a few times which somehow exceed Grandma’s finest recipe (don’t tell her).

You’ve probably heard of Popeye’s, a fast food chain that does a fine job of serving up sandwiches that have a delectable taste all their own. You’ve also heard of Chick-Fil-A, sometimes called the Lord’s Chicken. Our household often descends into passionate argument about which of the two restaurants is better. I’m a pastor, which might cause you to think I’m about the sanctified bird, but no… I’ll take Popeyes over Chick-Fil-A every time (don’t tell my wife).

Here’s how Chef Eric made magic: he found the best of both worlds and made chicken sandwiches that somehow combine to become a behemoth monument of food. It was, to put it plainly, better than the originals. If you could somehow make a sandwich with patties from the opposing team on the same stack, even that wouldn’t compare. Our family feasted with Eric, all of us thankful that God didn’t make food boring at all.