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FReeper Canteen ~ Just Hangin' Cafe ~ 30 June 2017
June 29, 2017
| Grumpy and Sleepy
Posted on 06/29/2017 6:00:57 PM PDT by beachn4fun
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before. FReeper Canteen Just Hangin'
Come on in, we're open Need a place just to hang out? This is it.
We serve coffee, tea, conversation and music. Get your groove on.
Our AWESOME military, our AWESOME allies, and their families are welcomed and honored here. No worries in the FReeper Canteen Just Hangin' Cafe. Grab a cup or a glass, and start a conversation. You never know who you might meet in the Cafe. Glad you could join us. Enjoy your stay. Come back again. REMEMBER
The Canteen is a family friendly place. We welcome the military, our allies, and their families. Continued prayers for the success and completion of your mission. Prayers for your safe return home.
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KEYWORDS: canteen; military; music; news
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To: beachn4fun
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
Time to Flourish
June 30, 2017
Sir, the man replied, leave it alone for one more year, and Ill dig around it and fertilize it.
Luke 13:8
Last spring I decided to cut down the rose bush by our back door. In the three years wed lived in our home, it hadnt produced many flowers, and its ugly, fruitless branches were now creeping in all directions.
But life got busy, and my gardening plan got delayed. It was just as wellonly a few weeks later that rose bush burst into bloom like Id never seen before. Hundreds of big white flowers, rich in perfume, hung over the back door, flowed into our yard, and showered the ground with beautiful petals.
My rose bushs revival reminded me of Jesuss parable of the fig tree in Luke 13:69. In Israel, it was customary to give fig trees three years to produce fruit. If they didnt, they were cut down so the soil could be better used. In Jesuss story, a gardener asks his boss to give one particular tree a fourth year to produce. In context (vv. 15), the parable implies this: The Israelites hadnt lived as they should, and God could justly judge them. But God is patient and had given extra time for them to turn to Him, be forgiven, and bloom.
God wants all people to flourish and has given extra time so that they can. Whether we are still journeying toward faith or are praying for unbelieving family and friends, His patience is good news for all of us.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. (John 15:5).
God has given the world extra time to respond to His offer of forgiveness.
Right before the words of todays passage, Jesus described how His coming causes division between those who accept Jesus and the new reality He brings and those who reject Him (Luke 12:4956). Words like these could have led some to interpret tragedies like lives lost in a collapsed tower (13:4) as Gods judgment. But Jesus rejected this way of thinking (v. 5), teaching that we should not condemn others, but instead look at ourselves. The parable of the barren fig tree (vv. 69) illustrates that although God is merciful and has given the world extra time to turn to Him (v. 9), a choice to live in Him must be made. Thats the only way to live fruitfully.
How can you, instead of condemning others, focus more deeply on your response to Christ?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:01:27 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: beachn4fun
Hiya Beachie!
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:01:29 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(President Reagan, your worthy successor has arrived to save our beloved America)
To: Kathy in Alaska; GodBlessUSA; LUV W; Arrowhead1952; E.G.C.; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; MEG33; mylife; ..
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:02:28 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: The Mayor
Good evening Mayor ((HUGS))
You were quick on the trigger tonight.
How was your day?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:04:44 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: PROCON
Good evening Pro ((HUGS))
How was your day?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:05:26 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: beachn4fun
Good evening, beachy, and thanks for today's Just Hangin' Café.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:06:39 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: beachn4fun
Hurrah!!!! We finally made it to Friday!! ((HUGS))
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:07:36 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
WOW! Ma got in at #3. WOOHOO
Good evening. How has your day been so far?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:09:31 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: beachn4fun
HI Beachie!
I spent my day traveling to and from Seattle to have some minor surgery done at the VA hospital there. A cyst I've had for years below my right ear was excised.
Feeling good, a little sore.
Spending a lot of time with my son lately which is fun.
A few summer trips here and there planned.
Howz thing with you this summer?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:09:58 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(President Reagan, your worthy successor has arrived to save our beloved America)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Yes, we did.
But, geez, the month of June just zipped right on by.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:10:19 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
I can see the weekend!! Family coming for the Independence Day celebration?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:12:00 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: beachn4fun
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:13:50 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; 2LT Radix jr; 300winmag; ..
~ Just Hangin' Cafe!! ~
FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.
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To every service man or woman reading this thread.
Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are proud of each and every one of you.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open. The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:15:09 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Well, congratulations for getting that cyst taken care of.
Nothing major on my end. Finally found a handyman to tackle those home projects. So, I can now rest on that for now. Our community pool has finally opened and I managed to get a sunburn on the shoulders.
Check your FReepmail in about 3 minutes.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:17:16 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: PROCON
I never saw the sun the month I was stationed in Ft. Lewis but saw a lot more sun from the VA than I saw all month. I had seeds implanted there. They told me to stay form children, pregnant women and young women. I got a chuckle out of that. Life is good.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:20:25 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Admin Moderator; grundle
Never forget: President Obama forced successful supermarkets to shut down...
This is current news. with the coming election you better believe Obama and Fauxcohantas will be out there screaming about the rich, which is rich and the crony capitalists will support them.
Solyndra and a ton of other crackpot schemes were enabled by Team Obama and the Dems.
Further:
Private equity firm Comvest Partners allegedly directed a “Machiavellian scheme” to strip real estate assets from the Haggen supermarket chain amid a disastrous expansion that ended in bankruptcy, according to a lawsuit by Haggen’s unsecured creditors.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N1BK23O
IIRC they were heavy Obama donors as well.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:21:45 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
To: left that other site
Good evening ML ((HUGS))
How are things up your way?
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:24:34 PM PDT
by
beachn4fun
(When a crowd adopts a point of view en masse, all critical thinking stops...William Powers)
To: beachn4fun
Pretty nice weather...not hot at all.
Which is my fault. I purchased an air conditioning unit and struggled with its installation, so now, of course, I don’t need it.
The story of my life.
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:29:49 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: Vendome
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posted on
06/29/2017 6:35:44 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(President Reagan, your worthy successor has arrived to save our beloved America)
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