Five things friday

Hey, we're doing pretty good at rolling back around to these Friday things. The world may be going to hell, but Fridays keep on comin'! 

1. I did a 15-mile run ... on a treadmill!!! Egads. I won't get into the whole story but I did my long run yesterday, and we had snow and freezing rain, and I just didn't feel like slip-sliding around for almost 3 hours outside. So, the treadmill. And I do have to say, it's much easier on the treadmill. Controlled climate, straight and smooth path, no dogs, corners, or weirdos. Well, maybe a few weirdos. Plus, when Jane got done I borrowed her AirPods and actually listened to music! I got through U2s 'Joshua Tree' and 'Achtung, Baby' albums. It went okay.
2. I am working on another sermon (I got asked last week to speak on something specific), and I think I found the perfect opening bit. The U2 song "Until the End of the World" off Achtung, Baby is about an imaginary conversation between Jesus and Judas (Iscariot). And there's this line, "...I was drowning my sorrows, But my sorrows they'd learned to swim." Wow! I like that. Achtung, indeed!!
3. Not bragging, but I've been doing pretty good with my daily Bible reading and this 40-day journal that includes 10 minutes of silence. Man, I really like structure like that. One thing that's really been on my mind a lot lately is: I've been feeling convicted about not speaking out against injustice enough. Yeah, I get it that it's exhausting trying to keep up with social media, politics, and everything going on in the world right now (particularly the USA). I'd like to just stick my head in the sand, drink a beer, and watch funny pet videos. But... I don't know that that is what Jesus would have me do. I don't know that that's what he did; or the Apostles; or the Martyrs. ... ... Yeah ... ...
4. Anyway, one thing I've been meaning to add here for some time is... boy have I really sucked at reading emails lately! Like, a lot! I used to hate having unread/unresponded to emails in my inbox. There's just so much. Mostly I just let them pile up and then at some point I'll go through and swipe them all into the garbage. I'm not proud. S*it happens.
5. "When accessing all information is common, paying attention to important information is rare." - James Clear

Alright, my friends... You know what to do. And I mean that... I think you do.

Happy Valentines Day! ;)