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June 1, 2009

God’s Peace be with you all.

1 Kings 4:29-34  ²⁹ And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding beyond measure, and largeness of mind like the sand on the seashore,  ³⁰ so that Solomon's wisdom surpassed the wisdom of all the people of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.  ³¹ For he was wiser than all other men, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations round about.  ³² He also uttered three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.  ³³ He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he spoke also of beasts, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of fish.  ³⁴ And men came from all peoples to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and from all the kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom. 

Last year the SC Synod voted to become a synod that was dedicated to the Bible.  This initiative is called the “Book of Faith” initiative, and while at Synod convention last week, we heard several stories about how it has played out in various churches around our synod.  The Book of Faith initiative is one reason why I feel it is so important for us to continually jump into the texts for dialogue and education.  Reading the Bible is an ongoing conversation that is constantly changing, and it is good for the church to engage in this habit.

So to help us all out, and to copy one of the presentations at this year’s convention, I have listed below a number of familiar sentences and quotes.  It is up to you to guess whether or not they are in the Bible.  I will email out answers on Wednesday, so it gives you a couple of days to think about it.  I can’t wait to see your responses!  Enjoy.

1.       “like the sand on the seashore”

2.      “at their wits' end”

3.      “you talk to much”

4.      “hey ya’ll”

5.      “the waters flow”

6.      “read the Bible”

7.      “a drop in a bucket”

8.      “signs of the times”

9.      “eat, drink, and be merry”

10.  “by the skin of my teeth”

11.  “labor of love”

12.  “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”

13.  “in the twinkling of an eye”

In our prayers this week: 

Doris and her mom, Ann, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Joseph, Norm, Jane, Irene (Jane’s mom), Marianne, and Michael, who is headed back to Iraq for a second tour of duty.

God’s Peace,

Pastor Judson