Patience and Perseverance When I was a kid, my least favorite Church service of the year occurred on this day. You see, I grew up in a pastor’s home, and my grandfather’s church had a Sunday night service every week. I wanted to watch the Super Bowl instead of going to church. So I concocted a plan, we could have a church party and watch the super bowl together.  That idea crashed as gloriously as it burned. We refused to “compromise and worship at the altar of a football.” I was twelve, and in…