A chilly day--more way than one

 After a bunch of warm days, today was chilly.

But so was the national government--it shut down!

Lots of chaos will ensue, depending on how long it lasts.

But the key is trumper and the GOP aren't being 'grand'. They could have made a deal with the Dems if they would only restore the millions and billions of dollars they took away from health care for so many Americans. 

But they wouldn't. They turned a 'chilly shoulder' to that and the US government stopped.

They care more about the wealthy than about normal--never mind 'poor'--people.

A chilly day for us all.

Don't you do it either!

Today in Bible Study we talked about the Council of Nicea held in 325 a.d.

There were lots of interesting things in the discussion.

*Nicea confirmed that Jesus was God, co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. (Many believed he was a 'creation' of God and not God at that time.)

*The date of Easter was established.

*And there were many rules. The first was "clergy cannot self-castrate".

And neither should you....

 

Hearing aids

 I don't wear them all the time--but when I do, I hear much better.

Why not wear them all the time?

I guess I'm in denial.

Bern told me on the porch this morning when I was blaming 'being cold' on the non-central heat of the apartment where I grew up that I was cold because I'm 'old'!

That's my denial.

That I'm old.

But I am....

Alas.

Warm days

 I think I've told you--I'm always chilly.

But the past few days have brought relief. I still wear long sleeves but no jacket on top of that.

Being warm is wondrous.

I recommend it highly.

Everything matters

People protesting Jimmy Kimmel being taken off the air worked.

Everything matters.

Our so-called President is waging war on those he sees as enemies--which is everyone that isn't in lock-step with him.

His cabinet will bend over backwards to please him

We must be ready to fight back, to stand up to oligarchy and refuse to give in.

Small things or giant things--both matter.

Make a list of what you won't stand for and what you will do when it happens.

We must stand together and remember--everything matters....

 

Nicene Creed

 Our Bible Study meeting yesterday was to determine what we would study first.

You could have knocked me off my chair with a feather when the group decided they wanted to dive in depth into the Council of Nicea!

Granted, what happened there in 325 a.d. determined the shape and emphasis of Christianity up until today. But really, even though I have 6 years and three degrees in theology, my knowledge of Nicea and what happened there is scant.

So, I have some work to do to get up to speed.

Luckily, all the members of the group will be diving into the Council and the Creed as well.

Maybe we'll learn from one another.

That's how Bible Study usually works--learning from each other.

Wednesday feels like Sunday

 I went to church today for Bible Study.

I haven't been there on Wednesday for months, so on the way home it began to feel like Sunday.

I knew it wasn't but the feeling was real.

I even tried to find a pro football game on TV!

"Dope", I told myself, "it's Wednesday."

I answered myself back: "but it sure feels like Sunday...."