Sensory Strides #59; Chris Christensen; The Bible Study Podcast; Noah and the Flood; Revelation; Love each other

09/15/20 • 1 min

Quote "And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.”— Genesis 7:12

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I was listening to the Bible Study Podcast with Chris Christensen episode 651. In this episode, Chris discusses the flood from Genesis. I was struck as I listened to Chris how much the pandemic is currently mimicking the flood. At first we needed to be “safer at home” for a few weeks, but in realty it is going to last much longer than that. Similar to Noah’s forty days of rain, but staying in the ark for a year.

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I am not one of those always looking for signs in current times showing THE END is coming. After all, Matthew 24:36 says no one but the Father knows the day or hour. Why spend time worrying or hoping that this is the end – instead we should spend the time loving our neighbor and caring for each other.

I can’t even watch the news anymore. I have enough internal stress that I put upon myself, I don’t need to see how poorly we are treating each other. The negative talk on television is so depressing.

I hope you are finding sunshine as we enter into the fall. Enjoy the last of summer’s sun and warmth before it becomes times for hot cocoa and fires in the fireplace.

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Quote "And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.”— Genesis 7:12

Welcome to the Sensory Strides podcast. Observations of the world through activity, reading, listening, and everything else.

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https://thebiblestudypodcast.com/

I hope you are finding sunshine as we enter into the fall. Enjoy the last of summer’s sun and warmth before it becomes times for hot cocoa and fires in the fireplace.

Thanks for joining me. Be sure to check our show notes for links to inspiration items and ... don't forget to stop and smell the roses.

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Sensory Strides #58: Proverbs; Gender Reveal; Changing Mass times

Quote "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths." — Proverbs 3:5-6

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My daughter had her gender reveal party for my future grandbaby. It’s a GIRL!!!! That means a future Girl Scout! I am so excited!

During my last regular show, I mentioned that my husband and I were going back to church. Well, things have changed once again. We got a new Priest at our Church and he will be working with both us and a Parish the next town over. Since both churches had similar Mass times, we knew this would mean a change somewhere. When the new times were announced, I wasn’t sure what I was going to do and was in shock. I have been attending early morning Sunday Mass, then going with my husband to his church about 40 minutes away. We also go back to that church on Sunday evening for Bible study. With the new Mass schedule there is no way we can keep our same schedule.

Since I am a creature of habit and schedule, it took nearly a week before I accepted the reality of what decision was necessary. There was a lot of talking to God to make sure I was listening to Him during the process.

So, moving forward, my husband and I will do some Bible reading together Sunday morning and then we will go our separate ways to our separate worships. We will then come back together and spend the afternoon together. Sunday nights – once they are scheduled again – we will then go to Bible study together.

We will see how this works.

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Sensory Strides #60 One Second After by William R. Forstchen.

Quote “The enemy will never attack you where you are strongest. ... He will attack where you are weakest. If you do not know your weakest point, be certain, your enemy will,’ Charlie said.”

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I recently finished One Second After by William R. Forstchen. I heard about this book on Mac and Katherine Barron’s podcast, Catholic in a Small Town, during their entertainment section. I’ve been on the waitlist for this book for nearly a year. I expect I read this book much directly after our pandemic than I would have prior to the pandemic.

The book describes the events that happen after an EMP event which takes out all the electronics in the United States. An EMP or Electromagnetic pulse is a potentially real threat that could happen, this isn’t just science fiction.

Reading this during the pandemic brings the issues we are facing into perspective. The pandemic has changed the way we live, but it could be so much worse. We still have internet and can communicate with others, plenty of food to fill our stomachs- think about how many people have taken up baking, medicine and healthcare are still readily available, and we can generally still travel wherever we want without fear.

Another interesting perspective I took from the book is access to food. As a Midwesterner, a variety of fresh food is accessible, many people have home gardens, and I drive by fields of crops every day. The insight the book gave me is because of fewer opportunities for growing crops and higher population, the central US truly feeds those on the coasts. I hadn’t really thought about the work that goes into processing and shipping food across the country, even though my husband is a farmer and drives a semi.

There are very dark points of this book, which just reflect the true reality of what could happen. I encourage you to read this book and consider how you would respond to the situation the book’s characters are presented with. This book is a trilogy, but it seems like the next two books get more into the politics of what happens afterwards and I’m not sure I’m up for reading that at this point.

What books have you read that have made you think differently about your first world problems?

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