Sabbatical comes from Sabbath

Several people have reminded us that the word "sabbatical" comes from "sabbath" which, as Eugene Peterson says, means "stop," "quit", "rest" "take a break."

"So when are you going to take time to rest on this frenetic trip you've planned for yourselves?" our new friend Anne Maclaurin asked us -- or words to that effect.

So, last night we went to see Oliver with Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) in the role of Fagin.