And I’m alone yet again *sigh* No one to dance with, and no one with whom to share the baking of cookies.

It’s sad, but the internet is completely lacking of interesting things.

Rachel: how did canting go?
Rick: okay i guess
Rick: we had some tempo issues
Rick: and i sang “Jesus Krite you are the light of the world.”
Rachel: LOL
Rick: nothing like messing up on the second word to get rid of worrying about messing up
Rachel: what do you mean by tempo issues?
Rick: much less on our Saviour’s name
Rachel: lol
Rick: she played really slowly
Rachel: oh, I see
Rachel: did you follow her?
Rick: but…afterwards, we all talked about it, and we decided that it’d be best if we sped it up
Rick: well, sometimes
Rick: kinda back and forth
Rachel: lol
Rick: i don’t think it sounded too bad to the congregation, but man was i feeling stupid
Rachel: how did it generally go?
Rachel: lol why?
Rick: well, they wanted me to come back
Rick: well…i couldn’t tell if i was with the music or not
Rick: and sometimes I would listen and notice i wasn’t with the music
Rick: she was a bit behind me
Rachel: oh
Rick: and then i’d slow down, and she’d speed up
Rachel: she should follow you, but oh well
Rick: yeah, well, that’s what they said
Rachel: so they admitted fault?
Rick: yes, but it’s a hard piece of music to play that fast
Rick: well the congregation said it was her fault
Rick: then they stoned her
Rick: poor old lady
Rick: theonomic lutherans…who woulda known?
Rachel: LOL
Rachel: STOP
Rick: there was some questioning about Jesus Krite and his place in the second Trinity*
Rick: I think they got it.
Rachel: lol
Rick: after that i was like, “can’t get much worse than that”
Rick: cept when i said…
Rick: “And Satan said, ‘I am the servant of my God.’”
Rick: at least that was theologically correct
Rachel: LOL you did not
Rick: im a bit mixed up today
Rick: I mean, getting the two Trinities messed up?
Rick: Man.
Rachel: LOL
Rachel: I love you
Rick: will God smite me for this conversation?

*the Second Trinity is kinda an inside joke with Rachel’s family. While once attempting to say that Jesus is the “second person of the Trinity,” Rachel’s father said “Second Trinity.” It’s been all downhill since then.

Today I attended BLT (Bible Luntime Talks) at Christ the Redeemer Church. The crowd came from all walks of life, including one or two homeless people. The pastor, a Brit, spokane on “the gospel.” The homily was very good.

What is the gospel? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. You can quote me if you’d like to use it against me. The gospel is the biblical good news that the kingdom of God is come. Our servant king is come. He has died, and He reigns. He brings us peace and salvation. The king is come. Repent, and worship our God throughout all of your lives!

Can one ever think, “Wow, my elder is a real idiot? I wish he’d just shut his mouth before he says another destructive thing.” Is this line of thinking ever right? I’m asking this question just because I’m wondering. This has no relation to the wisdom of my elders.

According to We Want Your Soul, my soul wasn’t even worth half of Jon’s soul. Ouch.

Yikes. I played Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor, movements 1 and 3, for Rick tonight. He didn’t tell me what he thought, but I think I better practice some more.

It’s getting to that point where, if my students really are getting better, I need to improve too. That’s where the learning while teaching comes into play; and I’m thankful for it.

I just get in that mood, like I’ve said before, where I just have a thirst for more knowledge, more learning, more growing, more improving. If only I could stick at it.