We haven’t seen Erlene around here for a couple days, and that’s so unusual, we can’t help worrying. Please, everybody, pray for her safety.
Then again, maybe her computer just conked out.
Whatever the case, this one’s for you, Erlene: your favorite songster, Carroll Roberson, and Take My Hand, Precious Lord.
(That crystal-clear brook really does it for me!)
I asked our friend Erlene to send me a copy of a Bible study she said she was working on, and I’ve just read it this morning.
My own Bible reading has just brought me into some of the grimmer chapters of Ezekiel’s prophecy… and what do you suppose Erlene’s Bible study essay is about? Exactly the same chapters as I read yesterday!
How does that happen? And around here, on this blog, it seems to happen fairly often. Is the Lord blessing our assembly? I like to think so.
I don’t think Erlene publishes these essays anymore; I’d give you a link to them, if I could.
In Ezekiel Chapter 8, God shows the prophet all the abominations with which His people are polluting His Temple and His word… for which He will take vengeance. Oh, God–here in 21st century America, we have invented sins, and wallowed in them, that those doomed people in Jerusalem never even thought of. How will we answer for that?
We’re all wondering, aren’t we?
Ach, running late again! Rainy morning, completely overcast, still dark when I woke up–so I went back to sleep.
I always try to put up the first two blog posts of the day before I eat my breakfast. No can do today! Mouse’s batteries kaput. So I had to rush out in the rain to our friendly Indian store (because this little store has everything! The owner is a genius) and get some batteries. Happily, that made everything work.
And I found the hymn, Morning Has Broken, to be just exactly the medicine my spirit needed.
It’s late, again I have to play catch-up… but let’s have breakfast first.
Please join in prayer for our friend and colleague, Michael Riemer, “Elder Mike,” who has a painful major health issue. We don’t know what it is, but we want him to know we’re praying for him.
O Lord our God! Be merciful to your servant, our brother Mike, and heal him: for all healing comes from you. Help us to entrust ourselves to you in faith, in Jesus Christ Our Savior. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Before we do anything else, let’s wish our friend Erlene a happy birthday! As you can see, the Quokka Birthday Committee is already making plans for a massive Clue game to celebrate the day. We also have this great statue of Erlene, but no one is allowed to take a picture of it.
Many happy returns, Erlene! –Byron the Quokka and the Rest of Us
Remember those dolls whose arms and legs used to snap off?
My leg feels like some not very nice child tied it in knots and is now trying to pull it off at the hip. Consequently, I haven’t had a good night’s sleep all week.
So our plan for today is to try and rest–I’m buoyed up now by the wonderful glorious news from “thewhiterabbit,” which took me by surprise this morning: maybe my leg will be next.
Okay, I see Violet Crepuscular coming up the sidewalk, I’ll try to give you her next chapter of Oy, Rodney. And then, I think, some more prayers of thanks, a nice cigar, and one of Denzel Washington’s Equalizer movies. Yeah, I know they’re rather violent; but they also make me want to stand up and cheer. There’s something to be said for a character with well-nigh incredible powers and resources who uses them to rescue powerless people who are getting crushed. Could Sir Lancelot do more?
As Prester Jod once said, God makes use of heroic deeds and hard fighting.
And He hears our prayers! Let us never forget that.
(Our dear friend and colleague, Dave, aka “thewhiterabbit”, and his wife are down with COVID and very sick. We pray for their recovery: save them, O Lord! Dave has always been a fan of our False Facts: we hope he’s able to enjoy them today. This one’s for you, brother!)
G’day from Quokka University, where our fund-raising just has to get better! Maybe if we had some classes… Well, anyhow, Acme False Facts will donate half the proceeds of this sale of Super False Facts Vol. 1–and here are a few sample false facts to whet your appetite. Remember! It’s now what you say, but how you say it. Practice in the mirror until you can get anybody to believe anything.
Like for instance–
*Ninjas really can jump twenty feet straight up, and backwards, to land safely on a tree branch. We seen it on TV!
*Days of Wine and Roses was originally a science fiction novel, Days of Wine and Robots, written by Chiang Kai-shek. It got changed by accident, and by the time the error was discovered, it was too late to change back to the original.
*At the court of Czar Alexander IV, the wearing of stilts was mandatory and anyone who showed up without them would be taken to the dungeon to have his legs stretched on a rack.
*Germany was inhabited by vegan movie stars until the Romans invaded it.
*Searching for the source of the Nile in North America instead of Africa, the explorer Sir Pendrick Duracell, after 26 years of futility, in 1952 admitted the failure of his quest. No sooner had he done so than Gumboil Creek, in Kansas, was identified as a “remote source” of the Nile. Sir Pendrick had ruled it out in 1938. “I feel like a dicky-doo-dah now!” he said.
You can get the whole set of Super False Facts for a mere $299.98, plus postage–and don’t complain about the price! You’re buying prestige here, scout!
Our dear sister Erlene hasn’t been feeling well lately, it’s been a hard week for her–and I hope we will all rally to her in prayer. Please, Lord! Erlene has been your good and faithful servant for a long time, and now she needs healing. In Jesus’ name, O God, please be swift to help her!
And the hymn, He’s Still God by Carroll Roberson, is here because it’s one of Erlene’s favorites.
We’re with you, lady–with you all the way.
Yes, yes, I know we’re late, this should’ve been done on Saturday, when it actually was Jeremy’s birthday–so we’re two days late. I, Byron the Quokka, disclaim all responsibility for this error: it was entirely Lee’s fault, 100% he’s to blame, not me, etc., etc.
And so we bring you Jeremy and his brother, Joshua, with an instrumental of How Great Thou Art. Let the truth be known: we love these guys, these Swanson brothers.
I made this list, see, with all the birthdays on it–crikey, why didn’t he check the list?
Happy birthday, Jeremy! Keep the music coming.
G’day! You’re all knocked out from that party yesterday, I see. Movin’ kinda slow!
Well, rise and shine, mates: because today is Phoebe’s birthday and we want to make a big splash over it!
Byron the Quokka here, to present your birthday greetings to Phoebe–as Willis Twombley would say, We love you, Ol’ Hoss! Actually we really do. Don’t think you can ever come to Rottnest Island and get away without being named to the faculty at Quokka University. And did I mention we already have a Dr. Phoebe Hall? Our pickup stix team practices there.
Make sure you enjoy yourself today!