Bridegrooms, Patches and Wineskins?

So in reading through the Bible I'm into Mark. I read an OT book then a NT book... So in Mark 2:18-22 Jesus answers some questions about fasting. My question is what does verses 21-22 have to do with 18-20?? Please help!

Interesting Verse

I've begun reading through the Bible this year and have already come across several good passages/verses. Here is a verse that recently stuck out to me.

Psalm 11:7
For the Lord is righteous,
He loves justice;
Upright men will see His face.

Video??

Does anyone know how to upload a video from my phone/computer??

Righteousness

Ben Glupker was in town during New Year's weekend and I told him that I miss having deep conversations with him about biblical topics. He's back in Kentucky now, so I though I would pose a question from my reading in Genesis to the bloggers (if Ben had a blog he could participate).
So I'm reading about Abraham and Lot in Genesis 18-20. Abraham had three visitors. According to the text it appears that one was the Lord and two were angels. Abraham pleads for Sodom asking the Lord six times if He would save Sodom if there were only at the end ten righteous people. Abraham must have know that there were not many righteous people in Sodom and most likely was trying to save Lot and his family.
So when the angels go Sodom they don't find ten righteous people, but they do get Lot and his wife and two daughters out of the city. Then they destroy the city.

Okay, here's my question. Did the Lord get Lot and his family out of Sodom because they were righteous? The reason for this question is that if you read on about Lot and his family several unrighteous acting things happen to them. Lot's wife disobeys God's words shortly after leaving the city and turns to a pillar of salt. Lot's daughters commit incestuous acts with their father shortly after leaving the city. Lot gets drunk to allow this. So again were Lot and his family spared because they were righteous? Or was it Abraham's righteousness that spared them? Or was it something else.

I'm looking for some opinions on this topic. I know this is not my normal blog style, but I'm enjoying the challenges that God is sending to my thoughts through His Word.

Interesting Thought

So a lot of us set goals or New Year's resolutions for this next year for ourselves. I have not done this for a while due to usually breaking them right away and also knowing that I don't need a new year to make a goal. But this year I did make a couple.
One, like Kelly, is to read through the Bible. I've never completely read through the Bible. I have a good plan this year that allows a reflection day every 7th day, which falls on Sunday. This is good so that I can focus on Pastor Mark's message.
Anyway today I was reading in Genesis 15-17. I noticed something interesting. God credited Abraham as righteous for believing that he would have a son and many descendants. Abraham then had a son with Hagar, not God's plan. He failed God, but after 13 years God came back to Abraham and made a covenant with him and Sarah had a boy named Issac.
God knew that Abraham was his man, even though Abraham questioned God, laughed at what God was telling him, went against God's plan and had a child with Hagar. God most definitely believes in second chances. Abraham was a righteous man, who still made mistakes.
I read this and think that God is a great God who cares for even me. Even though I don't always do the right things. God will be there to continue "His" work in and through me.

Christmas at the Wickman's

This year was different, but the same for our family for Christmas. The different part was that we were at Pam and James' house in Mayville. The part that was the same was that we were together as a family, eating (too much), playing games, and just enjoying each other's company. Christmas was very relaxing for me, (Pam did a great job making dinner, and she said she was tired at the end of the day.) Thanks Pam!!! Here are some pictures of Christmas at the Wickman's! (The birtday hats are for celebrating Jesus' birthday.)