Posted on 10/03/2004 11:18:26 PM PDT by SAMWolf
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'This is Gene and I'm on the surface and as I take man's last step from the surface, back home for some time to come - but we believe not too long into the future - I'd like to just say what I believe history will record. That America's challenge of today has forged man's destiny of tomorrow, and as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and God willing as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.' -- Gene Cernan, |
Good Night Snippy
Good night Sam.
A Van Morrison Bump for the Foxhole
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
Is everybody watching "From the Earth to the Moon" on Dish Network? It's really good.
Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Foxhole.
Read: Daniel 3:1-18
We do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up. Daniel 3:18
Bible In One Year: Isaiah 20-22; Ephesians 6
I recall a Sunday school lesson from nearly 40 years ago in which we were taught to love God in spite of our circumstances. Loving God is easy when He grants our requests and provides what we desire. Loving Him in difficult circumstances tests our faith.
In Daniel 3, we read of the life-and-death decision Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego had to make. If they chose to worship the golden image, they would live; if they refused, death was certain. They answered King Nebuchadnezzar: "Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace . . . . But if not, . . . we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up" (vv.17-18).
Were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego lacking in faith when they said "but if not"? No. They knew God was fully capable of delivering them from the fiery furnace.
There's a lesson in this for all of us. Is God all-powerful? Yes. Is He able to deliver us from all our problems? Yes. Does God always deliver us from our difficulties? No.
We may not fully comprehend God's purpose in our difficulty and suffering, but we must not cease to love Him. We must trust Him and hope in Him in spite of the trials that threaten to overwhelm us. Albert Lee
Present!
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on October 04:
1289 Louis X (the Stubborn) king of France (1314-16)
1626 Richard Cromwell lord protector of England (1658-59)
1809 Robert Cumming Schenck Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1816 Egbert Benson Brown Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1902
1822 Rutherford B Hayes (R) 19th pres (1877-81)
1850 John W McGraw (Gov-R-Wash) (1893-97)
1860 Sidney Paget illustrated Sherlock Holmes adventures
1861 Frederic Remington US, artist/sculptor of the American West
1880 Damon Runyon writer (Guys & Dolls-based on his work)
1889 John B Kelly Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly
1892 Engelbert Dollfuss Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis
1894 Cliff Hall Brooklyn NY, actor (Crime Photographer)
1895 Buster Keaton actor (The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr)
1895 Richard Sorge German spy for USSR in Tokyo (WW II)
1917 Jan Murray Bronx NY, comedian (Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear)
1922 Malcolm Baldrige Conn, US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87)
1923 Charlton Heston actor (10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes)
1929 Leroy Van Dyke Spring Fork Mo, country singer (Walk on By)
1931 Dick Tracy comic strip crimestopper
1934 Sam Huff NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Washington Redskins)
1941 Lori Saunders Kansas City Mo (Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails)
1941 Anne Rice New Orleans LA, author (Interview with a Vampire)
1943 Buddy Roemer (Gov-D-La)
1944 Patti LaBelle singer (LaBelles-Lady Marmalade)
1946 Susan Sarandon [Tomaling], Jackson Hgts NY, actress/political stooge (Bull Durham)
1949 Armand Assante NYC, actor (Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours)
1960 Jennifer Anglin Adrian Mich, actress (Cheryl-General Hospital)
1961 David W Harper Abilene Tx, actor (Jim Bob-Waltons)
As this generation of explorers reaches the age at which many of them will pass from us, it is important that younger Americans remember and honor the achievements and bravery of those who have gone before them. Those were heady times, when it seemed like the national will and spirit was united behind a common cause. Can we regain that spirit as a nation? I'd like to think so, but sometimes wonder.
Apollo 17 ended with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean approximately 0.4 miles from the target point and 4.3 miles form the prime recovery ship USS TICONDEROGA.
Heh ... Dad was on the Tico when they picked up Apollo 17. He was also on the USS Ranger when she picked up one of the earlier space missions. Quite a coincidence ... I suppose the Navy was just smaller in those days!
Catherine Booth died of breast cancer in terrible agony. She was an incredibly tough woman, and could more accurately be described as "co-founder of The Salvation Army." I recommend Blood and Fire, a very solid book about the Booths and their mission.
Mornin Feather!
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