I had a wee lie-in this morning, partly because I did actually sleep till after 6:30, and partly because it was rainy when I got up — not actively raining, but threatening to rain at any minute (and it did indeed rain a bit later in the morning). So I had my cup of coffee, pondered Wrede’s ‘Die Biblische Kritik innerhalb des Theologischen Studium’ (of course I did, because I have to compose a sermon for Sunday and finish an essay for publication as soon as humanly possible), showered, and put out the bins before Morning Prayer. After that I walked to the town square for a cup of coffee and to protect some unwary patron of Java from eating one of their cinnamon rolls. Then off to home with stops for a nine-volt battery, groceries, and a stop at the church office to check phone messages. I tell you, the excitement never stops around here.