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May 25
Day 72: Irrespective of the Weather Memorial Day weekend is (sometimes, hopefully) sunny and warm. When that is the case, I can think of numerous fun things to do outside to occupy and enjoy that holiday Monday. Today, however, NOAA says it's 80% chance of showers. Two thoughts: 1) If it's raining right now, don't […]
May 24
Day 71: Draw Water A new meme floated by my feed a day or so ago. It's a graphic/chart/illustration of the many conflicting agendas church leaders are trying to balance and respond to. Picture a circle of quote bubbles, a vortex with the church leader stuck in the middle. "You can't open the church building […]
May 23
Day 70: Need to Eat I have one job today: mow the lawns before the rain comes. Might be good if I ate first. It's still too early to mow. 10am seems to be the acceptable start time in our neighborhood. So I finished up the book of Amos earlier today. Seemed like the usual […]
May 22
Day 69: Exclusivity The prophet Amos was bi-vocational. He was a shepherd. He was also a "dresser of Sycamore figs." He had a third gig. He was God's mouthpiece for a not so good period of time in Israel's history. Relaying God's words, he told the people where they were going. And why. At the […]