I went to Church today

The morning of this incongruously bright Sunday, I was ferried with a group of other Nanooks to Bethel Church were I enjoyed the sermon and music.  It was larger than MFC, but not so large that I felt uncomfortably lost.  There were worship songs much like what I'm accustomed to.  The sermon, which was delivered by the main pastor whose name I've forgotten, was very enjoyable and thought-provoking.  It covered Exodus 32 where the liberated Israelites condescended to idolatry.  One of the most convicting questions I drew was 'How does what I'm praying for further God's Glory?'  I was also reminded that the rosy view of God as endlessly forgiving and loving doesn't capture the entire frame, as God could have easily slaughtered every idolater who kneeled at the golden calf.  God told Moses he was going to do so. Furthermore, jealousy was a word that came up often during the sermon as a description of God.  In summation, God doesn't share his throne.

Then I attended an adult bible study group during which we studied 1 John, focusing on what it meant to be a child of God as opposed to say a child of Satan.  I enjoyed having a time to read scripture with others and discuss it as I haven't had that opportunity to do so in quite a while.

What I'm reading in Linguistics is very enlightening.  Did you know there are two different 'k' sounds in English?  For example, the sound in 'key' is different than 'coo', and therefore they are marked differently in IPA.  Did you know that the way we pronounce our 'r' is almost unique to English?  Also, there are two 'l' sounds in English, for example 'lion' and 'Al' are produced with different, but related sounds.