It was a Thursday morning and I decided to have my mid morning coffee at Blackbird Bakery. Sometimes nothing will do but a chocolate-peanut butter square. I just wish it were smaller because eating one by yourself is a sugar over-load that will last all day long. Luckily for me the woman being waited on by the other cashier said, “I wish I could have half of one of those squares.” “I’ll split mine with you,” I offered and she accepted. She told me her name was Pua Coffman and that she was on the staff of First Presbyterian Church working with the youth group. She didn’t look particularly Hawaiian but she had one of those half grin/half smiles that make you think she’s just glad to be alive. I find myself smiling now as I write this and remember her. She seemed safe enough to talk about religion so I asked her what was the difference between Presbyterians and other Christians. Without getting all serious on me she told me that Presbyterians tend to be very serious about their theology while Pentecostals tend to be more interested in expressing their joy. At that point she had to go join the group of youth pastors she met with every Thursday morning. As she stood to leave her grin got bigger and she whispered, “I like to think of myself as a Presbycostal.”
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