Wonky

Yes, I know my blog is all messed up.

I haven’t changed anything, but Squarespace got a whole new system last week and I’m blaming them. I would change the template to solve the problem if I were able to get in there to do it, but that bit isn’t working for me either.

Which is just as well, because I’m too busy to be fooling with my blog anyway.

Update on Saturday, July 26, 2008 at 10:55AM by rebecca

Yippee! I fixed it myself. One of the posts had a bit of silly html in it and that messed the whole thing up.

Now, back to more important things.

You're Gonna Need a Quality Shoe

Busy day, recycled post.

If we expect the road of our life to be all freeway, or even all paved sidewalk, we’re going to be disappointed. Jesus warned his disciples that in this world they would have trouble. Why should we expect it to be any different for us? Eventually, we’re all going to run into difficult circumstances and we may have to endure them for a long time. It’s the way of this world and we are in the world.

Jesus didn’t tell his disciples how hard things would be for them because he wanted to scare them, but rather, because he wanted to prepare them for it. When persecution and difficulty came, he didn’t want them to be blown away by it. 

Do you remember Jesus’ words of warning?

In the world you have trouble and suffering, but take courage—I have conquered the world. (John 16:33 NET)

He told his disciples that they could expect to experience pain and hardship in the world, and that the reason they could face their trials courageously was because he had been victorious over the world.

Did they remember what he said? What happened the first time the disciples faced trouble after Jesus ascended? How did they react?

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Gas Up: July 24

or, more appropriately, gas down 3 cents a litre from last week to $1.449 per litre.

For the first time this summer, the price of gas at my neighbourhood station has gone down. I should throw a party or something. 

• The price Dorothy is paying for gas has gone down, too.
• threegirldad reports on the 21st:

  $3.69 as of this morning. It will be interesting to see if it shoots up tomorrow. We’re due for a price spike any day now.
  

I think I might smell a downward trend.

What about you? Are your gas prices following the downward trend or are they bucking it?

Update on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 8:09AM by rebecca

In Ontario, Kim

paid $1.33 or something like that here in town. En route, about 15 minutes out of town, I saw it for $1.29 at another station. I will never understand how prices can vary like that.

Update on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9:53AM by rebecca

threegirldad’s price for gas has continued to drop. Last Friday, it was $3.59.