I love Trinity Church

 I've loved every church I've served.

St. James in Charleston, WV--a black church until we were integrated during my time there. It was the smartest congregation I served since many of members were teachers and administrators at a prodominately black college.

St. Paul's in New Haven--more educated because of Yale and very liberal.

St. John's in Waterbury another integrated church with lots of folks from the islands.

The Middlesex Cluster--three very different churches in that county but all willing to put up with my far-left views.

And now Trinity for several years. Liberal again and quite small--25 is a large Sunday crowd.

I've been blessed to serve churches that put up with me.

I retired from full-time ministry after 21 years at St. John's. Middlesex and Trinity used me a few days a week.

I've lived a good priest's life and the Episcopal Church's retirement payments make me better paid than when I was full time!

I couldn't ask for anything more....

 

Will the Courts save us?

 Courts all over the country have blocked President Dufus' Executive Orders. And those who he has blocked from doing things have filed cases against him.

Will the Courts save us from this deranged President?

I certainly hope so.

He is going after his enemies--or those he sees as enemies.

I doubt if he reads my blog.

But he does I'll be added to the 'enemies list'.

Quite an honor that would be....

Welcome to my Wednesday....

 I went to Trinity today for Bible Study.

We're reading some of the Gnostic Scripture.

I've worn them out with the Gospel of Thomas, which is a long-long series of sayings of Jesus.

Some are familiar and so are weird.

Next week we read the Acts of Peter--a short and entertaining piece that is not covered in our Gospels in any way.

That will wake us up.

Tomorrow I go for my allergy shots.

I look forward to the trip.

See you later....

Follow up

I spent a lot of the day speaking to doctors.

My primary care physician wants to see me. I talked to her office twice to set up an appointment.

I heard from my dentist--which I will until I get the implant I need.

I talked with my zoom group about what I've gone through. Two or three of us are 'doctors', but not of medicine.

I go to Trinity tomorrow for Bible Study and to deal with lots of questions about my health.

For the first time, I feel 78 today....

I'd like to turn the clock back, but that can't be done.

It is what it is--an old man complaining.....

 

President BAF

President BAF ('Big Ass Fool') is embarassing us all.

His memorial day speech was a wandering walk through his warped mind.

He had to see others salute to know he had to.

His speech to the graduating class of West Point went terribly wrong.

He wore a blue suit at the Pope's funeral (suits were supposed to be black.) 

His memorial day post went after his opponents.

The armed forces can't understand his purpose.

Judges all over the country are blocking his dismantling of the federal government.

He wants to de-fund Public Media.

I could go on and on--but I'll leave it at that.

He's making me crazy....

 

Memorial Day

My father was a soldier in WW2.

Thankfully he did not die since I would have never been born!

But it wounded him in ways I cannot explain.

So Memorial Day is special to me.

Thank God we won the war!

Thank God my father survived.

Thank God for those who didn't.

Remember them tomorrow and always.

Memorial Day is every day, really....

 

Been in the hospital

 Went to see Dr.A, my cancer doctor on Thursday as I do every 6 months. I was, once more, cancer free. But after I got home she got my blood tests and told me my sodium content in my blood was dangerously low and sent me to the emergency room.

Sure enough, it was so low they admitted me to the hospital.

I was there Thurs./Fri. and Saturday and was discharged Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. My levels were back in the safe zone.

Oddly enough, I had none of the symptoms they kept repeating to me. I mentioned that to a male nurse who said, "don't be confused--be thankful. Those symptoms aren't any you want, believe me."

I did believe him and am thankful.

I feel like a pin cushion because they drew blood three times each day and poked me in places I've never been poked!

But I'm home now and still thankful to the symptom-gods and to all the staff who got me well enough to come home.

That's why I haven't written here. I have a dumb phone and can't do e-mails of my blog on it.

Back and thankful.

And to the folks at Trinity Church who prayed for me and took care of things today since wasn't there--thank you too....