Sunday 5th October

I have been running about today, missed the 8 o'clock, which I had intended going to this morning.   At 9.45 I joined Pattisue at her Bible Study at Oklahoma Baptist .

As the membership of her church largely comprise the professors and students of the University they are rather more intelligent and well read than the other Baptists in town (and there are over 100 Baptist churches in Shawnee, which I guess to be about the size of Seaford.

From there to Emmanuel and was in time for the Communion half of the morning service.   Time for a quick bacon sandwich, then back to Emmanuel.   Ten days or so ago, I went with a group to the Hebrew congregation at Seminole for their Rosh Hashanah service.  Last night marked the end of Yom Kippur, and the Jewish High Holy Days, and the visiting student rabbi - en route to the airport for his flight back to his rabbinical college in Cincinnati, Ohio, came to Emmanuel with another member of the congregation, and there was an interesting discussion group.

I was fascinated to discover that this guy - who in every respect is the epitome of a fine, upstanding rabbinical student, en route to becoming a serious rabbi - has another profession.   Professionally, he is a stand up comic. 

I wish I had taken a photo of him at Emmanuel, or Seminole, looking like a rabbi.