Year A - Baptism of Christ

Liturgy of the Word:
Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 29
Acts 10:34-43
Matthew 3:13-17

I have been taking a hiatus from posting mainly because I got bored with it. Another reason is being too tired when I get home from work to try to compose my thoughts. I got to the point that I could not even put up the weekly lectionary lessons. It has been over a year since I truly felt like writing.

I'm not sure why I am writing this, other than an excuse to get the Veteran's Day picture off of the opening page of the blog. I have removed a good bit of the superfluous stuff like the pictures, book references, the clock and the calendar. Links to my prayer and study guides are still there below the archives. And my favorite blogs are still below that. Several of my favorite blogs have dissappeared, a phenomonon that, at first, I could not understand, but now I do.

I have a new computer. The desktop is gone and I am writing on a brand new HP Pavillion dv9000 notebook with a 17" screen and a full size keyboard, running MS Vista Home Premium. Contrary to the problems others have had with Vista, my experience has been trouble free.

Sandra has gone through a lengthy bout with skin cancer. She had a mole on her brow for about 25 years that began to grow and itch. It turned out to be basal cell carcenoma, amorphia type. The doctor says he got it all but the surgery left a bad scar from her hair line across her forehead and down into the eye socket. You may not know, basal cell carcenoma is caused by exposure to the sun. Who would'a thought.

The church is just hanging on. We are still meeting expenses, just barely. Attendance at worship service has dropped off in the past year to an average of about 8. I continue to have the same two regulars for Sunday School. And we started Wednesday night prayer meeting and Bible study again. This time we do it only once a month and have a covered dish supper beforehand. Attendance at these meetings have been exceptionally good. We have averaged about 15 with several new young adults.

There is no life in the church anymore. People come to church and go home. Well, there is no life in my sermons either. Alas, my heart is not in the church thing anymore. At least, not in the Pastoral Role. I long for the times when I could sit in the congregation and worship for myself.

I am back to posting for the forseeable future. Thank you for stopping by and God's blessings be on you all.