I ran across this Friday Fun Fact (sic) in a newsletter today:
Friday
Fun Fact
No number before 1,000 contains the letter A.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
For our 9:30 AM worship service we hae the choir back with a Music Sunday presentation of selection from the cantata "Footprints" by Joseph Martin (augmented with his "Winds through the Olive") and a couple of hymns for congregational singing.
The service went really well - the choir didn't just sing well (they did), but they led us in worship through the settings of the various stories leading down the path through Holy Week past the Crucifixion of Jesus to His glorious Resurrection on Easter and beyond to our own journeys with our Lord and Savior. I encourage you to check out the stream (info below).
Also, you're really late if you don't have a copy of our Lenten devotions book for 2022, but there were still a few on offer - of course you can always read them at https://gpumc.blogspot.com as well.
Remember, we streamed for all those who can't join us in person, and we intend to continue streaming indefinitely. Still, know that we miss seeing you in person - please come join in corporate prayer, praise, and worship as soon as you feel ready.
As usual, today's stream should just appear as the latest entry on our YouTube channel, here.
You'll
find all our previous worship videos right there at that same place,
and today's stream will stay there as a recording as well.
Micah 6:8
Genesis 9:2-4
Yes, your life matters.
This time it was trimmed, sliced into medallions, and seasoned with beau monde, white pepper, nutmeg, and Aleppo pepper. Then it was simply sautéed in some canola oil and served with a pot of spinach and ricotta ravioli dressed with a pesto alfredo sauce and a bunch of extra chopped spinach.
The Aleppo added a nice light smoky heat to the background flavours, and I was pleased and a bit surprised at how well pesto and spinach went together. I don't know that I would have thought to put basil and spinach together if I hadn't had this sauce in the fridge waiting to be used up. It was quite tasty, and I'll probably do something similar again. Who knows? Perhaps I'll cook some basil leaves in with some spinach, just to see whether that actually works, or if the creaminess of the sauce mellowed everything out so much that it all almost had to go together.
Regardless, it was very tasty and, again, likely to be repeated.
Enjoy!
Micah 6:8
Genesis 45:5-7
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Two years ago today I started my daily blogging during the two week lockdown to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 case load. I missed only a couple days in that time (when my Dad was dying - I hope you'll forgive my distraction then), but it's time to stop this daily grind and move to a more occasional "schedule" of posting when I have something to post.
Check back now and then, won't you?
Please note that I'm not claiming there will be five more years where our various overlords will "take care of us" going forward, but I'm not claiming that there won't be either. (You do follow the scripture links in each post, don't you? The first and last are always the same, but the middle one(s) relate to the topic du jour, as it were.)
Micah 6:8
John 21:18
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
Well, today is National I Am In Control Day. There's a fantasy of a day if ever I've noted one. 
I am in control? Look in the mirror, pal. You're not seeing the one in control of much of anything - except maybe how you react to your circumstances.
Fantasy aside, it would be fantastic if we all did take control of our reactions (and proactions!) rather than simply lashing out in anger and fear whenever it becomes apparent that we really aren't in charge. 
Of course, maybe this is why it's also World Bipolar Day. I'm just saying.
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
Micah 6:8
Psalm 45:6-9
Yes, your life matters.
Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?
On 29 March 1912 Robert Scott made his final journal entry. “We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far.” The British explorer and his companions died on an expedition to the South Pole, and Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote spectacular music for a film about "Scott of the Antarctic" which later became his Sinfonia Antartica.
It's a wonderful, haunting piece of music.
Speaking of music, today is the 88th day of 2022, and on the 88th day of each year we celebrate Piano Day (because there are 88 keys on a piano keyboard, naturally). Go play a piano today. I may celebrate by finally scheduling a somewhat-overdue tuning for mine.
Cheers!
Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.
