"Biblical orthodoxy without compassion is surely the ugliest thing in the world." - Francis Schaeffer

It has rained off and on since the middle of the night, and the On intervals have been pretty heavy. We should be at an inch before the day's done. I worked outside or in Barnette depending on the amount of water coming out of the sky and made good progress.

The garden's new fence posts are cemented in place and the deer fence tacked to them. The next step is building the raised beds and spraying everything with RoundUp. The 2+ years the approx. 15' x 60' area sat fallow has it overgrown with wild berry vines, weeds, and ground cover. But those steps will wait until we're closer to spring.

I got the door for the wood shed's storage bay made and installed. I came up three boards short, but I'm using 5' cedar fence boards and they're cheap. Now I need to come up with a floor - something to go over the sloping dirt and will make it easier for wheeling my generator and compressor in and out.

We got a dehumidifier at Lowe's and it's running in Fred. When I turned it on the display said the humidity level was 78%, lower than I expected. I've got it set to shut off at 30%, but I don't really expect it to ever get there. I'll be thrilled to get it below 50%.

Because tomorrow is the last Sunday of the month Emmaus will have "Big Table," a potluck brunch that takes the place of the worship service (meh). Immediately afterward the time that is normally spent just visiting will be the annual meeting. Scott (the pastor who doesn't want to ever be called "pastor") said we'll get a report on 2015 and a look ahead at what's planned for 2016. Should be interesting.

In an email exchange with Miguel, the pastor of the church in Puerto Rico that's hosting the seminars, I asked how long is typically allotted for the sermon.
"45-60 minutes"
Uhm....
Like movies (see the title of Thursday night's post) sermons have natural limits. Someone said, "The mind can absorb no more than the seat can endure." I'm not a fan of the contemporary 15 minute sermon devotional; nothing of substance can be covered, no meat can be served in that short a time. By the time the preacher does even a brief intro at the front end and real-life application at the back end the middle of the sandwich can be nothing more than Nutella.
In this case some time will be eaten up with translation, but that's not a 50% factor.
If they're used to 45-60 minutes and I'm done in 35 (my normal duration) everybody is going to wonder what happened.
I've got some work to do.

P.S. The answer to the "what is this?" pic from last night's post: the front axle from a Model T.
Sure wish I knew the story behind that!