Wind Blows Deeply

Gas prices have surpassed $1/L in SK … that’s over $4/gallon. Remember back in the day when it was around 40¢/L (~$1.50/gallon)?
You can check current gas prices here

A post by McSweeney really does capture the whole problem …

What seems to be the problem today? A question about one of your medications? No? A question about something you saw on TV. I see, a commercial. He recommended you ask your doctor about …? The names are hard to remember. A man running through a field. OK, that narrows it down a little. read more

Blogs I have discovered today:

Minor Wisdom – a lawyer from New Orleans
JT Bug – a 24 year old financial analyst/grad student near Boston
Scribere Orare Est – Jared, a seminary student from Abilene
Greg some good posts and great photos
Poolside Theology – Jen in California
Writings for the journey – Kasey, another MDiv student
Scarier than Godzilla – Cheryl from Niagra Falls
Simon Fraser – somewhere in Alberta
Torch of thoughts from the sugar bowl

Even though it rained for forty days and nights, you only have 40 seconds to save the animals on Noah’s Ark

Thanks to Jared for the link

So yesterday evening I began to ponder what church I should attend today. It’s not really my favourite part of moving, simply because I feel that so much is at stake at the end of the process. I want to find a community where I can offer my skills and abilities, and be challenged and supported in return. So I pick a church that I had come across in my preliminary search a few weeks ago.
Last evening, I decide to attend their 11 am service – mostly so I can sleep in and not feel so rushed. Things changed this morning when I awoke at 7:30, bright eye and bushy tailed. I figured it was a sign. So I got up and got ready for the 9 am service. I was rushing a bit at the end and was a bit worried as it grew clearer that I’d be a few minutes late. However, as I meandered through the foyer, the call came for folks to take their seats.
Now choosing a seat in a church one has never attended is always a tricky thing. You really don’t want to take the seat of a regular. And sitting in a demographically defined area of which you are not that demographic (ie. the seniors section, the parents-with-squirmy-kids section, the junior high kids) is also not the best idea. However, I managed to find a seat. I filled out the new to your church card. I got through the service.
Then after the service, the lady siting next to me, Maxine, introduced herself. She said she felt she’d been lead to sit next to me because she thought I was new. She told me all about the church, even though she’d only recently begun to attend herself. She introduced me to assorted people. She made sure I had the information I needed and really did try to make me feel welcome.
I wonder what would have happened if I’d gone to the 11 am service?

The search for a church continues in the weeks ahead. More to come.