After some false starts, and vague promises, doubles chess (also called bughouse) is finally coming to Christ Church.  The boards and clocks have arrived, and Pastor Greco plans to introduce the wild, fun world of doubles chess to the good folks of Christ Church.

Now before you think that chess is just a slow, boring game (not!), you have to realize that “doubles” is played with two teams of two, with 5 minute time limits, and the passing of taken pieces back and forth.  You have to try it – you have to see it – to believe it!

I found an interesting website called Sixty-Six Clouds recently. It takes all of the words of each book of the Bible and puts them in a word picture (called a “Wordle“) with more common words appearing larger in the picture. This can give a visual representation of the significant words and concepts in a particular book. The picture for Daniel (the book we are currently studying Sunday mornings) is helpful. As you can see below, the emphasis in Daniel is not upon the future, or things to come, or even visions (although that words does appear). Rather, the largest word in Daniel is “King,” followed by “God” (and of course, “Daniel”) which is very appropriate. The book of Daniel is primarily about God as King, King of His people, but even more, King over the nations and the universe. Our Lord indeed reigns.