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who struggles with God

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Genesis has always been my favorite OT book. Genesis in the OT, and Mark among the gospels and other NT writings, so that's two favorite Bible books. As is well known, my third prize goes to the excruciatingly violent and outrageously vengeful apocalyptic that is the Revelation of John, which tells us Either and hopefully, nothing about the lovingkindness of Jesus but much about Revelation John's frame of mind; Or, appallingly, devastatingly, and frightfully, that we need to keep looking.  I've always liked Year A, when our lectionary includes reading through Genesis. Don't recall, and I'm not bothering to look back and check, whether I blogged on last week's good old Time Sunday school Bible story or not - - the, again chortle-worthy campfire tale of Jacob getting his comeuppance of waking from his blissful wedding night that he has worked and waited so many years for, only to discover that his father in law has tricked him into marrying the ugly but fruitful o...
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greens &c

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  Supper last evening, a cup of mustard greens, my first Time, never had mustard greens before and found it delicious. Margaret Holmes brand Seasoned Mustard Greens, part of my control program before being weighed in to my annual checkup with my primary care physician Tuesday week, August 4. At this point, I'm on track. See, the point is that I insist on going for this appointment only every August instead of every six months, and if I show up with an issue, the doctor may want me to start coming every six months or worse.   In the past I've run this control with coleslaw and green salads. This year, partly because there's a national lettuce scare, I'm trying canned greens, the Glory brand and the Margaret Holmes brand of southern style greens - - turnip greens, collard greens, turnip greens with roots, Popeye's brand canned spinach (chopped). There's a can of LeSeur peas on the shelf too, in case I want to add a bit of starch. In all cases, upon opening every c...
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Golden Groves and Crystal Waters: Not Bubba's list

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1. After I wrote down and posted here on my +Time blog, some rambling memories about life, Time, and ministry at Trinity Episcopal Church, Apalachicola, Florida, I was invited by Amy Moody to do something similar remembering my years at Cove School, 1941-1949. So, I'm starting that project this morning, thinking to begin with memories from first grade forward, first through eighth grades, then maybe skip half a century or so and pick up again remembering my extraordinarily happy Time with Holy Nativity Episcopal School. This was a nice idea, and I look forward to stirring the memories! 2. As I begin, today is Tuesday, June 23, 2026. A retired US Navy commander (retired 1978) and retired Episcopal priest ( retired   1998), I am Thomas Carroll Weller, Jr., the oldest brother, from very early in life called "Bubba" by my family and friends before I started first grade at Cove School. I'm ninety years old, soon coming up on ninety-one: when you get to this age, you'll...
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