Today's Readings and Stuff. -- Friday, 24 July 2020 brief again

Been a week, I'll say that.  Not awful, not great.  Somewhat productive.  Somewhat disappointing,  somewhat hopeful.  And always blessed.  Of course.

The remodel is stalled for now.  The damage revealed was vastly worse than predicted, so we used up about all the structural stuff in areas not anticipated.  Which affects the budget in the wrong way.  Worse, some of what we needed is now - possibly resulting from the COBID / Chinese flu thing -- in very short supply.  As in, nearly unavailable.  So we are on hold for the completion until both issues resolve.  We've been advised that when the next "stimulus check" occurs, we'll have enough to finish that, and to purchase some rolls of insulation to be installed.  We shall see.

We did luck on one thing.  The clothes washer seems to have digested and passed the small nails that had fallen in.  So I'm spared a period of using a washboard. That's a plus. 

The readings below are meaningful.  To me at least.  Part of the passage in Corinthians is what I had requested for the service when my father passed away in 2011.    For example.

The recent passages in the Chronicles, leading now into the readings in Ezra and, soon, in Nehemiah, remind us of the consequences when a nation and a culture descend into sin and depravity.  As we see around us constantly.  Not good and I don't think the Lord is pleased.

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Ezra 1

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Psalm 127

1st Corinthians 15

Today's (brief) Readings and Stuff -- Wednesday, 22 July 2020

I really miss the desktop computer.  MUCH easier to do some serious stuff on.  After 40-some years (and typewriters before that), having a real keyboard just fits.  But we persevere.

Been a weird week so far.  I spent much of today running errands.  When not so involved, I was pulling weeds in the garden.  Yesterday, tied up with doctor appointment, for me as it happens.  No biggie, but it eats up much time, effort and attention.  Spent most of remainder pulling weeds and "watching" the great-nephew while his parents were off on their own errands.

We'd planned some other stuff around our home repairs, but that has hit a snag.  We had had a plan of action, until we discovered far more hidden damage than expected, so a "budgetary shortfall" has hit.  So there's a pause as we regroup and wait for a refill of the account several weeks hence.  Plenty we can do in the interim so we'll adjust our plan of attack.  Not a catastrophe, just a delay.  

Song of the week now.  The "back stories" and memories associated with many of these are striking and often quite meaningful. It's a field of study all on its own.  About 27 years ago, we were sitting in a church near Knoxville Tennessee when a member came up on the platform and sang this.  His wife of many years had just passed after a long struggle.  He sang "I Believe In A Hill Called Mount Calvary".  I'd never heard it before, but Don B. poured his heart into it, and I don't think there was a dry eye in the place, including his.  So the song, and the memory, mean much to me.  Look it up, perhsps you will love it also.

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These readings are important.  Not that any aren't.  

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2nd Chronicles 33

2nd Chronicles 34

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Psalm 125

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1st Corinthians 13