Thursday, July 26, 2007

We Sold Our Car!


We struck a deal to sell our Toyota Echo today! As a family, we are downsizing to one vehicle (our Nissan truck) and are planning to drive it as little as possible, too. It's about having a smaller impact on the environment, saving money, being more safe, getting more exercise, and being less dependent on cars. Mindy already rides her bike to work most days (and other places, too) and I'll be getting a bike soon.

Double Feature



I have planned a double feature tomorrow! At 2:40 at Park Mall, Bethany and Tyler and I (Mindy's working) will see the latest Harry Potter. Then at 5:45, Mindy will join us for...are you ready...THE SIMPSONS MOVIE!!!! Tyler and I are big Simpsons fans. Of course, we will be getting (excuse me, already got--I fandangoed the tickets today) the bargain/matinee price for both movies. That's pretty much the only way I'll go to a movie unless it's at the cheap theater.

BTW, Bethany has already finished the latest Harry Potter book (probably TWICE by now), and I'll start it as soon as I finish the one I'm reading now.

August 5 The Prophet Joel

On August 5 we will consider the prophet JOEL. Take some time to look it over and let me know if you have any thoughts. How does the book of Joel inform or impact our lives as followers of Christ? What significance does it have for my life or my faith? Leave a comment with your ideas. You might find your comments part of next week's study! The title of the study is "The Pouring Out of God's Spirit". Joel is quoted by Peter in his sermon on the day of Pentecost in Acts 2.14-21.

Sunday July 29

This Sunday, we begin a study on the MINOR prophets of the Hebrew Scriptures (otherwise known as the Old Testament). The minor prophets (Hosea through Malachi) are differentiated from the major prophets mostly by their length. The minor prophets tend to be shorter. That's good for you, huh? Hosea, our book for this Sunday, is 14 chapters long, though. We won't read or discuss all 14 chapters...just the first 13! Not really. We'll take a long view of the story of the book. I called this segment "God's Senseless Love". Take a look at Hosea and try to figure out what I mean. You can check it out in your Bible, or online here. We will also consider Psalm 139 and http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=52493425. The worship bulletin is here.