Church was pretty full yesterday, & we didn't notice anyone wearing masks, either in church or Bible class. We had supper with friends at Big Red Sports Bar & Grill last night, & it was packed. Only a few people were wearing masks. Even our server wasn't masked! People are definitely ready for COVID restrictions to be over. Hopefully, we've turned the corner.

TODAY'S PROVERBS FROM THE LIVING BIBLE

"The Lord despises those who say that bad is good, & good is bad." (17:15)

"A wise man's words express deep streams of thought." (18:4)

WHAT I'M READING

Last night I finished reading "Eighty Days:  Nellie Bly & Elizabeth Bislands' History-Making Race Around the World." SPOILER ALERT! One of them breaks the record. I won't tell you which one. Now I'm reading "The Flood in the Light of the Bible, Geology, & Archaeology," by Alfred Rehwinkel. I read it quite a few years ago. It has a 1952 copyright, so it's dated, but still compelling. Just for the record, I believe the Biblical account of the Flood, & I believe that most of the earth's present geology & geography are the result of it. There you go

MEMORIES

"When we revisit our childhood homes, why do they appear so much smaller than we remember? It's hard to believe it's just that we were little back then." ANSWER: When we were much shorter, our angle of viewing made our surroundings look taller, but our innocence also increased their apparent importance. Everything in the house loomed large in our lives. When we moved out & saw more of the world, visiting our parents in that same house frequently, this impression slowly corrected itself. But if we leave the house when we are young & don't see it again for decades, that old image will have remained & likely clash with reality." Ask Marilyn, by Marilyn von Savant, the world's smartest woman, in Parade Magazine, Apr 11, 2021