At his funeral Bob was likened to the Jimmy Carter of preachers – doing even greater things on the mission field. At SPdL he was able to direct a large part of the church budget to missions. In his heart I bet he wished to send not just money but also people into the field.
Years later we saw how North Point and JFBC made mission trips and having members dedicating years of their lives into mission work. Back in the 80’s and 90’s SPdL did not seem to be in a position to send people. Bob always seemed deep in thought.
As if it wasn’t cold enough, it is going to get even COLDER. Lows for the ten days: 29 31 30 32 41 30 19 15 14 19. Ugh. Supposedly the next winter storm will bring even more snow. Not sure when that will be.
I work my butt off to clear out my emails. Take off one afternoon and I am swamped again. Emails, orders to research and update. Never ends. Made me a little snippy this morning. Have made back down to 12 emails. It is interesting that some guys perhaps with cushier or less stressful jobs continue to work into their late 60’s or even early 70’s. I wouldn’t mind continuing to work, except this job is wearing me out. I am stressed and unable to do much living after getting home a close to 7 pm most nights. Plus when I get stressed I want to eat. I need to lose weight but instead I’m gaining.
There’s so much to do that there’s never time to do a good thorough job. I rush to frantically finish one thing as quickly as possible so I can move on to the next problem requiring my attention.
I share these articles for my own benefit. This one is fitting for today:
signs that I am a difficult person to get along with.
1. You are frequently the center of drama.
2. You struggle with empathy
3. Your monopolize conversations and give others little chance to share their views.
4. You are dismissive of others’ ideas.
5. You are resistant to change.
6. It’s hard for you to admit mistakes.
7. You rarely follow through with commitments.
8. You are overly positive, which can invalidate those who are struggling.
9. You are quick to blame others and not considering your own actions.
10. You are a poor listener.
Pastor rips into ‘horrific politicians,’ calling California a third-world state.
Conspiracy theories: the arsonists being arrested have no good excuse. Burning LA was planned, from the empty reservoirs to bringing in Mexican firefighters, who are associated with the drug cartels doing the human trafficking. Those elaborate plans for rebuilding LA appeared a little too quickly. With the New World Order increasingly establishing its foothold, will LA be renamed New Babylon, from which the antichrist will rule?
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