Of the Week

Matthew 9:35-38 "And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest." Luke 10:1-2 "After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest." John 4:30-42 "Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. In the me...

Apple released macOS Sierra for public download on September 20, 2016 (version 10.12 of the Mac operating system). macOS Sierra brings a variety of features to the Mac: Siri: Just ask. Universal Clipboard: Copy & paste between your iOS device and your Mac. Auto Unlock: Use your Apple Watch to automatically unlock your Mac. iCloud Drive: Have your Desktop and Document files automatically backed up to iCloud Drive. Apple Pay: Use Apple Pay in Safari (if you have an Apple Watch or iOS device with Touch ID). Optimized Storage: Find ways to free up storage space on your Mac. Photos: Photos compiles your photos into Memories and also lets you search your photos by what's in them. Messages: Messages is a little more spiced up. Tabs: Tabs aren't just for Safari and Finder anymore. Picture in Picture: Play a video from Safari on top of your other windows. Follow these steps to get macOS Sierra up and running on your Mac. 1. Make sure your Mac can run macOS Sierr...

"whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." _______________________________________________________ Four years ago today, the first Of the Week was published. In celebration of this, I am posting another "theme verse" for the blog: Philippians 4:8. Of the Week's  first two theme verses are  1 Corinthians 10:31  and  Psalm 145:4.   This blog is meant to be a safe haven on the Web, where content that is true, honest, just, pure, lovely, commendable, virtuous, and praiseworthy can be enjoyed and shared. After more than 100 posts, the journey continues. Thank you for being a part of it!

Writer: Agur son of Jakeh Version: English Standard Version (reformatted) Drawings: Jonathan Ashurst (2006) 2 requests (verses 7-9) "Two things I ask of you; deny them not to me before I die:   Remove far from me falsehood and lying;   give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,           lest I be full and deny you and say, 'Who is the LORD?'           or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God." 2 leech daughters (15) "The leech has two daughters: Give and Give." 4 never satisfied (15-16) "Three things are never satisfied; four never say, 'Enough': Sheol, the barren womb, the land never satisfied with water, and the fire that never says, 'Enough.'" 4 wonderful (18-19) "Three things are too wonderful for me; four I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, ...

Artist: The Gray Havens Album: Ghost of a King Year: 2016 If I took all that I got and spread it out on this table, it might not seem like a lot— a once glimmering joy slowly fadin' from view, all the change in my pockets (not enough), and this picture of you. Still I've heard all that I have in  a moment  is hardly a sign of everything comin' my way. I believe when I need it,  it will be mine. So let's take this slowly. All I need is comin', but  it's just beyond what I can see. So if my eyes press forward in fierce alarm, just turn my head back to see how we got this far, and I'll be alright. I'm not askin' for mountains of riches, no silver or gold. Don't need fame or fancier things I can't take when I go. I'm just asking for grace, grace to carry on, grace to take joy at my place at the table and the Rock that it's standin' on. Still I've heard all that I have in a moment  is hardly a si...