I didn't attend church again this morning. In fact, I doubt I will get there until mid-August now, or even maybe in the fall. Suddenly our summer weekends are filled up.

This morning I was at a music festival listening to old time gospel music sung enthusiastically, albeit a titch off key. Oh well, it was good.

Church feelt disjointed. We are sharing summer services with anearby congregation. They hold July services in our building, we hold August services in theirs.

Overall service was good. Kids story and sermon were related-about stepping out from our safe space.

Minsiter taught the kids an african song (seemed out of the blue to me)

Chuch solo on prayer of St. Patrick-again-it didn't tie in.

But good to see many friends.

Spent the last few days reading Borg's "The God We Never Knew" at a resort on Otter Lake near Parry Sound. Nowhere near finished it (too much time spent canoeing and kayaking for that) but spending time thinking deeply about spiritual matters counts as church for me.

Mendalla

First day with a new minister and it boded well . . . I am pretty good at predicting what is going to happen from the first sermon on; no, actually and  unfortunately, excellent  ( so much so that I usually just have to ask myself if patience will work and whether or not I am just buying into being exploited and abused) so, what I am going to predict is that by the time the people who will really have issues with how exceptionally bright and then, ecummenist this fellow is catch on to where he is going, it is quite possible that  the wave will already be pulling them out to sea.

On the other hand, they may begin by just whining and manipulating right away and succeed in shutting him down, he is after all a novice

However, as per usual I am a factor they can never get rid of and between having to attempt to shut me up or down or compete with me, it is possible that the fellow will succeed.  I wish him all the best and will do what I can.

In a word, "hot".