New Stuff

In my O.T. readings, I've accelerated things a bit...am now finishing the O.T. in reading 2 Chronicles. Yes, I know it's mid-way in the English bible, but in the Hebrew scriptures it finishes the Hebrew Scriptures. The Hebrew scriptures are organized by three categories: Torah (first 5 books of Moses) and then History, which covers Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and then all of the Prophet books that our English bibles put at the end of the Old Testament. Finally, the last category is "Writings" which is the Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, and also includes Lamentations, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther and ends with Chronicles.

It has been my desire to read through the scriptures every year; but at this time of the year I accelerate the reading schedule in order to finish the year by Advent. I like to take that month to read, meditate and blog my way through the most important season, in my opinion, of the Christian calendar...or at least as important as celebrating Easter. The New in this "stuff" is some things that are beginning this month. New - age 62 on the 4th... New - Church things in Fall include Sunday school, Men's Fellowship times, and a new preaching theme, and add to it, three weddings in three months. New - Christian Life College's Fall class - "Grasping God's Word" - a class in basic Hermeneutics begins tonight (the 8th) and runs for the next 15 weeks. New - NFL & College Football...something I LOVE a lot...four months of pure sports bliss! OK, not a profound blog, but it let's you know what's brewing.