Time to read OR re-read:

The City of God, v. I & v. II by Saint Augustine (for our fearless leaders(???));

Confessions by Saint Augustine (for sinners who think there is no way out);

The Teacher by Saint Augustine (for those who think they are ‘Educators’);

On Free Choice of the Will by Saint Augustine (for those who think they are in charge); and of course

The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (I, along with Dr. Jim Nestingen suggest the Packer & Johnston edition)

Be Well

SDG

Along with Burt Shavitz, I am of the humble conviction that a good day is when I do not have anywhere to go and no one shows up at the gate.  Additionally, there are things that add to the blessings of each day.  So, where to begin?

After Vigils and Lauds, then………

It should be noted that these are baked in a cast iron skillet.

They are made in the ‘old way.’

Oven at 450 degree F…then

In a bowl put two cups of flour, a teaspoon of salt, half teaspoon of soda, and a tablespoon of baking powder.  Mix in a quarter cup of lard (yes, LARD), then a cup of buttermilk.  Once it is all mixed into a mass, place it in a well seasoned skillet or pan and spread it around somewhat even.  Used a cup or cutter in the center, then a knife for the division of the biscuits.

Place the skillet with dough in the pre-heated oven for 15 – 20 minutes, but usually until the tops are golden brown.  Your ready for breakfast.

Be well.

SDG

As the poor masses wait in lines of traffic, I am confronted with free ranging herbivores just out the front window………

And so it goes……….

May you be blessed with your own free range.

SDG

In the Old Testament we are admonished by Joshua when he states clearly:

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

Of course following Joshua has always been difficult.  Joshua was under the law and could only ascribe to the law.

Until………..

“If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve Me, him will My Father honour.”

So, as a gentle reminder to those who can:

“… go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.”

I have recently been reminded of how much ‘faith’ most people put in Princes and Principalities.  When I go down river, it seems everyone I hear is on one side of a dichotomy or the other.  It appears that they have never considered that there might be another option, a ‘third thing’ so to speak (more on this ‘third thing’ later).  For now and only as a reminder to the remnant:

“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

SDG

If your church is giving you grief, watch this….

The time for lamenting has come to an end.  Take up the Gospel and follow……

The Gospel is always trouble and causes RageQuit!

Failure mode is an engineering term, but it is the standard by which american ‘churches’ operates.

1. Who are the unchurched?
2. After Texas gave New Mexico to the USG for a tax write-off, the NM chamber of commerce began to refer to NM as ‘the land of enchantment.’  Don’t get me wrong, NM has a particular familial hold on me.  On the other hand, the chamber of commerce (where ever it exists) is a nest of orcs.  Now it seems that some of the ‘enchantment’ has moved eastward into west Texas.  Small people with magic rings have come under the ‘all seeing eye of Sauron.’
3. On the subject of Tolkien and language.
4. What was once ‘word-smithing’ degraded ‘journalism’ is really a battle for the language.
5. Of course, ‘journalism’ should be treated like the mouth of Sauron (watch the end of the negotiations).
6. Churchian evanjellyfish fool!  (Great title).  I doubt this is the way the battle is joined.
7. Since I am coming out of my winter library, it seems appropriate that there is a purpose to being well read.

Be well.

SDG

I have been re-reading to be fortified for the world to come.  Soon there will be more to say.  For now…

SDG