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FReeper Canteen ~ Guest Military Chaplain ~ FEB 08 2004
Naval Air Station Oceana ^ | Chaplain Robert Humble

Posted on 02/07/2004 9:00:04 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub

 
 
Welcome to
The FReeper Canteen
 
Today's Spiritual Journey takes us to the

Naval Air Station Oceana




Click on graphic to link to the original sermon.

 

NEW LIFE

Cecil B. De Mille, the great producer of epic movies, tells a story of fishing with his grandfather when he was just a young boy. The two had spent all afternoon together in a rowboat and the young boy was restless. He leaned over the side of the boat to look into the water and watch the water beetles playing.

As he looked, one of the water beetles crawled up on an oar. When it got halfway up it attached the talons of its legs to the oar and died.

The boy's curiosity was aroused, and he awoke his grandfather from his fishing nap to show him the beetle. After discussing the ways of nature, the two went back to fishing.

Three hours later, the boy looked back at the dead beetle. It had dried up, and its shell had begun to crack open. Something had begun to emerge from the opening. It was a beautiful dragonfly.

The boy and his grandfather stared in awe. The dragonfly moved its wings slowly at first. Then it began to hover gracefully over the water where the other water beetles were still swimming.

The boy took his finger and nudged the dried-out shell of the beetle, which looked like an empty tomb. And he understood Easter for the first time.

God transforms and makes new. The grace that renews the world and cares for each living thing can renew us as well. All we need to do is ask. Those who turn to him will never be disappointed.

Chaplain Robert Humble



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To: Fawnn
I am going to make every effort to meet them by midnight. LOL!! BTW....


221 posted on 02/08/2004 4:26:04 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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To: StarCMC

How exciting that you finally got to talk to Kalen!! Hello back to him.


222 posted on 02/08/2004 4:41:37 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
Nice fire. Surely something good to eat is cooking. Thanks men in the Military and the Canteen.
223 posted on 02/08/2004 4:43:39 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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To: Cindy
Good Sunday to you, Cindy. Thanks, always, for the links.
224 posted on 02/08/2004 4:46:38 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
HOWDY!!!

225 posted on 02/08/2004 4:46:39 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: MoJo2001
Heloo Mojo! How are you tonight? In case anyone is interested here is a live thread discussing the Grammy Awards: HERE

We will be watching the Blue's Clues special in our house tonight.

226 posted on 02/08/2004 4:48:50 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
I'd rather have the stomach flu than watch that.

:-)
227 posted on 02/08/2004 4:49:24 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Brad's Gramma
I am with you, but it could provide some entertainment for the troops.

IT could be comic relief to watch the clowns come out at night.

228 posted on 02/08/2004 4:51:04 PM PST by Diva Betsy Ross (Every heart beats true for the red ,white and blue!)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
I live in CA so a lot of the local news is JJ...she can go fly a kite.

On a non-windy day.

Near some .... never mind! I'll be nice. Nice, that's my middle name. Nice.
229 posted on 02/08/2004 4:53:20 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross; MoJo2001
MoJo: Ping to DivaBR's info in #215!
230 posted on 02/08/2004 4:54:36 PM PST by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
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To: Fawnn
231!!!

That's not how you do it, is it?

231 posted on 02/08/2004 5:04:20 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hiya Kathy in Alaska!!
Doing great, although it did not get out of the 20s here today.

232 posted on 02/08/2004 5:04:35 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~ I do Poetry and Party among the stars~)
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To: bentfeather
What's a 20's?
233 posted on 02/08/2004 5:05:58 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Diva Betsy Ross
Good voting info. It is so important that ALL of our military gets to vote! And those votes BE COUNTED!!
234 posted on 02/08/2004 5:06:34 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska (God Bless America and Our Military Who Protect Her)
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To: Brad's Gramma
#233 Gramma!!
235 posted on 02/08/2004 5:06:47 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~ I do Poetry and Party among the stars~)
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To: bentfeather
235 bentfeather!!! Whoo HOOOOO
236 posted on 02/08/2004 5:07:50 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Brad's Gramma
LOL

The temp!! GRAMMA!

Oh dang I missed the 233.
237 posted on 02/08/2004 5:08:22 PM PST by Soaring Feather (~ I do Poetry and Party among the stars~)
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To: Brad's Gramma
That's not how you do it, is it?

Not quite. Close, but yet so far away. ;)
238 posted on 02/08/2004 5:08:38 PM PST by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person)
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To: bentfeather
The temp!!

Wow! Your thermometer goes THAT low? Wow. Ours doesn't. Wonder if it's broken!

239 posted on 02/08/2004 5:10:25 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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To: Fawnn
238 Thelma!

Snicker...

240 posted on 02/08/2004 5:11:27 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma (Pray for America and Israel)
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