Last 9 Days Reading and Morning Chapel

Friday Reading:
Numbers 10-12.
Mark 15.

Saturday Reading:
Numbers 13-15.
Mark 16.

Sunday Reading:
Numbers 16-18.
Luke 1.

Monday Reading:
Numbers 19-21.
Luke 2.

Tuesday Reading:
Numbers 22-24.
Luke 3.

Wednesday Reading:
Numbers 25-27.
Luke 4.

Thursday Reading:
Numbers 28-30.
Luke 5.

Friday Reading:
Numbers 31-33.
Luke 6.

Saturday Reading:
Numbers 34-36.
Luke 7.

We have been trying to incorporate Morning Chapel into our daily routine, although some days it doesn't work out.  You can find it at Issues, Etc.

I appreciate the variety of the worship formats, from the Divine Services to Matins and such.

When my reading and either Sunday Service or the Chapel Services come close together, it is a pretty cool thing- "Hey, we just read this!".  Doesn't happen often but does enough that it gets "extra" attention from my mind.  I know, that is pitiful, but it is true.

Sometimes the opposite happens, a service has a reading or sermon on something I know is coming up in a few days or relates to the readings somehow in the near future.

This happened with the reading from last Tuesday in Numbers 22 about Balaam and his ass.  We had just had a message from Morning Chapel the previous week on that.

Definitely worthwhile to make the time to listen when you can.

Last Week's Reading

Friday:
Leviticus 16-18.
Mark 8.

Saturday:
Leviticus 19-21.
Mark 9.

Sunday:
Leviticus 22-24.
Mark 10.

Monday:
Leviticus 25-27.
Mark 11.

Tuesday:
Numbers 1-3.
Mark 12.

Wednesday:
Numbers 4-6.
Mark 13.

Thursday:
Numbers 7-9.
Mark 14.

The countdown is at 6 days for Spring!

I have to admit I had no excitement about the Cardinals looking toward the next baseball season, until a couple weeks ago.

That is when the Cardinals front office seemingly woke up from a several years nap.

Since then there have been 3 major developments which have changed my level of interest.

1- They traded to get Nolan Arenado for as little as anyone could imagine, and avoided having to pay for him at all this year.

2- They re-signed Adam Wainwright.

3- They re-signed Yadier Molina.

I think they have another move left in them, now that they are awake.  Time will tell.  But I am glad to see the team trying to win something, rather than just hanging around the edge of the playoffs.

I am just glad they finally stopped slumbering.  Get them some coffee and we might have a real contender by opening day.

Last Week's Reading And The End Of Winter

Friday Reading:
Exodus 34-36.

Mark 1.

Saturday Reading:
Exodus 37-40.
Mark 2.

Sunday Reading:
Leviticus 1-3.
Mark 3.

Monday Reading:
Leviticus 4-6.
Mark 4.

Tuesday Reading:
Leviticus 7-9.
Mark 5.

Wednesday Reading:
Leviticus 10-12.
Mark 6.

Thursday Reading:

Leviticus 13-15.
Mark 7.

A lot of chatter again this year about groundhogs and the end of winter.  This always puzzles me, because I often hear people proclaim that winter will be 6 more weeks.

But we all know that spring starts when pitcher's and catchers report.  And for a long time that date was not nailed down for 2021.

I am happy to report, with certainty, as opposed to our groundhog show-offs, that I know the exact date of the end of winter.

                                          "Hey, who you callin' a show-off, punk?"

OK, OK, listen I don't want any trouble.   I know we have had our differences in the past.  Let's move on.

And that date would be February 17th.  In 13 days!

Just in time, as we look to be getting a blast from winter in the few days.  A last hurrah, I guess.

Less than 2 weeks of cold weather.  I am ready.