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“Bits from Bob” for January 13, 2021
This Day in History
1610 Galileo Galilei discovers Callisto, fourth satellite of Jupiter
1794 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars and 15 stripes
1874 Battle between jobless and police in NYC leaves 100s injured
1920 NY Times editorial (falsely) reports rockets can never fly
1930 "Mickey Mouse" comic strip first appears
1938 The Church of England accepts the theory of evolution
1942 German U-boats begin harassing shipping on US east coast
1943 Adolf Hitler declares "Total War" against the Allies
1966 First Black selected for presidential cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)
1968 Johnny Cash performs at Folsom Prison
1978 NASA selects its first American women astronauts
1979 YMCA files libel suit against Village People
1990 Douglas Wilder of Virginia becomes the nation's first African American governor
1992 American serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer pleads guilty but insane
1999 Michael Jordan retires for a second time
2012 Costa Concordia runs aground at Isola de Giglio, Italy, causing 32 deaths
We’ll walk through 2021 with devotions written by Joshua Dubois. Dubois writes a regular column for The Daily Beast and teaches at
New York University. He also founded Values Partnerships, which advises leaders in government, business, and the nonprofit sector
on faith-based partnerships and religion in the public sphere.
January 13, 2021 “Your Mysteries”
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated by the Spirit,
seen by angels,
proclaimed among the nations,
believed on in the world,
taken up in glory.
—1Timothy 3:16 (ESV)
The riddles of God are more satisfying than the solutions of man.
—G. K. Chesterton, The Book of Job: An Introduction
We're satisfied with your mysteries today, dear God. We rejoice in knowing that there are things beyond our ability to
comprehend. We wonder and we wander, but we are never fully resolved outside of your grace. We delight in that fact, oh
Lord. It makes us smile. Amen.
Bad Dad Jokes
My friend said, "My kid refuses to eat fish. What do you think is a good replacement?"
“Cats,” I said. “Cats love fish.”
Yesterday I purchased a world map, gave my wife a dart, and said to her, "Throw this and wherever it
lands, I'm taking you for a holiday.” Turns out we're spending three weeks behind the fridge.
My 4-year-old son has been learning Spanish all year and he still can't say the word please. Which I
think is poor for four.
When my wife told me to stop impersonating a flamingo, I had to put my foot down.
A burglar stole all my lamps. I should be upset, but I'm delighted.
Today’s Links
Just when you think you’ve heard about all the effects of COVID,
here’s another one: broken toes.
Find out more about the newest national park, New River Gorge.
The world’s oldest woman just celebrated her 118th birthday.
Steph Curry hit 105 3-pointers in a row—and was still mad when he
missed number 106.
Hey, there, all you hunters! You can get a unicorn hunting license
from Michigan’s Lake Superior State College.
From the travel website “Far and Wide” comes this list of the best
signature food in every US state. And, before you ask, they say that our
state’s signature food is deep dish pizza. Get out of Chicago much?
Watch a bunch of robots manufactured by Boston Dynamics dance to “Do You Love Me.”
Announcements for This Week
Zoom worship is at 9:15 AM each Sunday. Log in using this link and meeting ID
815 064 120. You can also dial in at (312) 626 6799 and log in with the meeting ID.
2020 has complicated a lot of things, including how to get envelopes out to all of
you. They’ll be available at 8 AM worship. Otherwise, feel free to stop by the church
office to pick yours up, or let us know you’d like them mailed. If you aren’t interested in
using envelopes in 2021, the church office would appreciate knowing that, too.
Please also be sure to return your commitment cards for 2021 to the church office. They’re really important as
church leadership continues the process of finalizing the budget for next year.
Our rescheduled Bible study session is today at 7. Sessions will be on Zoom. Follow this link and log in with
meeting ID 846 9061 3289. We’ll pick up where we left off, with chapter 8 in the student book, which starts
with Acts 16. If you’d like to join the class but don’t have a book, call or text me at 6184028013.
If you have a written or financial report to turn in for the annual meeting booklet, please do so as quickly as
you can. Thanks!
Our annual meeting will be held January 31 immediately after the 8 AM service. Zoom worship will start at
9:30 AM, rather than at 9:15 AM that week. Please note the time change.
I need a volunteer to run meals out to school once a week, on Thursday, for the “Blessings in a Backpack”
program. If you’re interested, please call or text me at 6194028013. Thanks!
The pecan tree behind the church is scheduled to come down January 22, weather permitting. Any members of
the church interested in taking home a load or two of firewood should bring their trucks and chainsaws and be
ready to help themselves.
Today’s Prayer Concerns
Please pray for all those battling COVID, as well as for the
healthcare professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. Please
also hold in prayer all mourning the deaths of loved ones, including the
families of David “Red” Lehr and Debbie Volner, both of whom passed
into God’s care last week, as well as the family of Betty Deutschmann.
Congrats to local resident Helen Schneider on her 100th birthday!
Joe Behnken is out of ICU and no longer on a ventilator, but
remains hospitalized. Please pray for his continued recovery.
Lela Torrens is still hospitalized with non-COVID health issues.
Sue Kosarek is home, but needs prayers for recovery and strength.
Kim Hughes asks our prayers for her niece Sabrina, facing surgery
for degenerative back disease.
Melinda Milligan asks that we pray for her sister Donna, receiving
physical therapy at the New Athens Home for the Aged following a fall
in her home.
Please hold my cousin David Mehrtens in prayer as his battle with cancer continues.
Please continue to pray for Tom Kohnen and Sandy Cummins, both on transplant waiting lists, as well as for
Kim Juenger, who is still contending with a number of health issues.
Donna Reuss asks our prayers for her cousin, Angie Van Buren, who is still in the hospital.
Please pray for the residents, staff, and administrators at all nursing homes, especially those at the New
Athens Home for the Aged, as well as at the Freeburg Care Center, currently battling a COVID outbreak.
Pray for the safety of the teachers, administrators, and students at area schools, as well as at our own
New Beginnings Daycare.
Here are the folks on this week’s congregational prayer calendar: Cheryl and Richard Klein, Alan Klein,
Cole Klein, Barb Knewitz, Charles Knewtz and Janet Knewitz, Darlene and Bill Knippel, Cathy and Bob Koch,
William Koch, Rosemary and Norman Koenigstein, Amy and Tom Kohnen, Mallory Dawson and Haley
Kohnen, Loren Kolditz, Kay and Tom Kolditz and family.
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