If the World Ends Tomorrow: Planting a Tree, Baking a Cobbler

I was not expecting this morning's top news story:  the U.S. bombing a nuclear site in Iran.

Martin Luther said that if the world was ending tomorrow, he would plant a tree (did he really say that?  does it matter? the sentiment is still interesting).  I would bake something yummy.

Of course, the planting of a tree implies a faith in the future that a baked good may not symbolize.

If you are in need of a yummy baked good, I highly recommend this recipe for peach cobbler from the Smitten Kitchen website.  You don't have to peel the peaches, and the topping is easy and forgiving.  In the baking, it forms a crispy outside which doesn't get soggy.  It can probably work with a wide range of fruit; I combined peaches and blueberries, and in the autumn, I plan to prepare it with apples.

So maybe a baked good does imply a faith in the future:  summer stone fruits for a cobbler today, apples in a cobbler in 6 months.

And if you wanted a piece of weightier theology, go to this post on my theology blog.  Today's healing of the man possessed by a Legion of demons led me to think about all the demons that scream at us.

Here is how that sermon ends:

In these uncertain times, our mission is more important than ever. Drown out the shouting of the demons and their demands. Listen for the voice of Jesus. Tell the good news of what God has done—and what God will continue to do, the making of all things new. Remember what the Psalmist declares: “For dominion belongs to the Lord, who rules over the nations.” (Psalm 22: 28).