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Hello, Friends.
May is upon us. We are meeting for the last time for this year. Is this really a break? Probably not. We have plans to get together once a month. The summer will fly by just as quickly as the school year did!
I have really enjoyed growing with everyone this year either in our classes on Zoom, through these updates and through our podcast.
Sorry! What did you say? Podcast? Yep! Keep up to date and practice your listening. We have some great episodes recorded to produce and release. We have some great episodes waiting in the wings to be recorded. Listen, like, follow, comment! Let us know what you want to hear next.
Maslow and Memoirs and More
In conversations about memoirs, Maslow's Hierarchy came up. While this model is debated, it has stood the test of time. Articles and discussions and studies show that many people are content with meeting their social and esteem needs.
A Few Fun and Festivities in May
Find a Farmers Market
International Friends Meeting Notes
International Bible Study: Monday, 8-9:00 PM, Zoom
Near the end of the year, we start setting our calendars for the coming year. As we are wrapping up Leviticus: Leviticus 23 offers a calendar of the feasts. Hebrew for Christians offers descriptions of how the feasts are and were celebrated.
Leviticus 24 gets back to giving instruction and telling stories that clarify the given instruction. Once again, the role of the priests and their mutual care by God through the people are illustrated. This chapter underlines that these people are set apart and that the most holy part of their share should only be consumed in the temple.
The second story in Leviticus 24 deals with cursing and blaspheming (the second commandment). When the people take the man to Moses for breaking this law, they are to lay their hands on his head (to recognize/acknowledge his guilt, the community shares in the responsibility of enforcing the law--not arbitrary but formalized according to the law) and then the entire community is to stone him. In addition, this law was enforceable not only for the Israelites, but for foreigners. Leviticus 24: 17-22 cites the famous "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" quote. It does not imply or indicate that the Israelites should take the enforcement into their own hands but should follow authorized legal proceedings.
May 4: We completed Leviticus. The last three chapters were full of information about how to live a good life with God and with each other as the Israelites would go into the promised land. God does not leave them hanging. He is clear about the consequences of breaking their covenant with Him.
June 15: We are Zooming to touch base and hear about the summer travels and celebrations! Happy Summer!
American English Language and Culture: Thursday, 9:00AM- 11:00 AM, Zoom
- Plan to fail.
- Learn from mistakes.
- Welcome change.
- Expect challenges.
- Enjoy every season of life.
- Dignify all the roles you play. They ALL matter.
- Nurture relationships.
- Be a critical thinker.
- Seek the truth.
- Search for evidence.
- Show empathy for others. Seek to understand.
- Be reliable.
- Just do it!
- Don't procrastinate.
- Seize the day.
- Life is short. Make it count!
- Stay young at heart.
- Daydream! Escape, imagine, relax, explore possibilities, experience wonder, feel refreshed.
May 7: Last day of classes...Pizza party! Bazbeaux Pizza 111 West Main Street, Carmel
We are looking into May for dates without a conflict to work on our memoirs and finalize our year. Maybe we will go into writing mode?
Words and Phrases and Punctuation
- Introduce lists: During the inspection, I saw the following: a dead rat, a live rat, dozens of cockroaches, and countless ants.
- Introduce explanations or elaborations: He blamed his divorce on one thing: beer.
- Introduce quotations: He said: “Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect”.
