We had snow here in the Denver area just before Thanksgiving. The shady spots still have remnants of the storm and some icy patches. Even with that, the weekend has been sunny and pleasant.
A cool experience...This week was the good kind of boring.
Mercy flows from God as freely as candy does on a parade route.- Pastor Michael Welchert Colorado Community Church, Sunday, December 1, 2024.
The best way to preach sinners to Christ is to preach Christ to sinners. Exhortations, entreaties, and beseechings, if not accompanied with sound instruction, are like firing off powder without shot. - Charles Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students, Section 2, Lecture X, p. 185.
Giving thanks in all things at all times shows spiritual maturity, and it is something we grow into little by little. - Joyce Meyer, The Power of Thank You, p. 4.
I'm thinking about...
Therapy. I keep struggling and fighting with this overeating thing. I'm 52 and feel too old for this crap. I was in counseling for a brief time, but I stopped going because I didn't feel heard. As much as I hate to spend that kind of money, I need some outside professional help. I keep reading books and going to meetings and trying to "do the next right thing," yet I fail more than I succeed. Why any sane person would keep doing to themselves what I do is a mystery. Perhaps a new therapist will help me solve the mystery and get free from this pernicious blight.What I read this week...
- The Lord and His Prayer by N. T. Wright ✮✮✮✮
- Small Faith, Great God by N. T. Wright ✮✮✮
- A Year of C. S. Lewis by C. S. Lewis
- Lectures to My Students by Charles Spurgeon
- The Power of Thank You by Joyce Meyer
- God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
This week's blog posts...
- Scraps and Such 02: The Weekly Hodgepodge is here.
- Day 01: Fortress of Solitude [40 Days of Gratitude 2024] is here.
- Day 02: Working it [40 Days of Gratitude 2024] is here.
- From Saturday - more painting and filling my creative bucket. I'm trying some new paintings and they have gone well so far.
- From Saturday - The University of Alabama's victory over Auburn University in the Iron Bowl. #RollTide
- From Saturday - Despite their loss, Jacksonville Statue University's record is still good enough for them to host and compete in the Conference USA championship against Western Kentucky University. #FearTheBeak
- From Sunday - The start of the Advent season. This is the week of HOPE.
- From Sunday - Pastor Michael's message to start the Advent season.
- From Sunday - a much-needed afternoon nap.
From the Workshop...
Please see my latest Aunties Workshop blog post here
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