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It's so nice having you with us again. Beautiful thread, you haven't lost your touch. : )
Good morning All.
| December 20, 2005
A Tale Of Two Slaves
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Spartacus is not just a film legend but a historical figure. Historians say that he was likely a Roman soldier who deserted, was recaptured, and then sold into slavery as a gladiator.
While at the gladiatorial school at Capua, Spartacus led a rebellion. This act of defiance attracted massive numbers of slaves, growing to an estimated 70,000. Initially, Spartacus' slave army enjoyed spectacular victories. But they were eventually defeated, and the captured rebels were crucified along the road to Rome.
What a contrast to Spartacus is the apostle Paul. Saul of Tarsus (as Paul was also known) was born a free man and yet was destined to become a slave. Acts 9 records the fateful day when Saul came face to face with the Savior he sought to oppose. From that time on, he served Jesus wholeheartedly.
Spartacus was forced to serve a Roman taskmaster. But Paul, in response to God's grace, voluntarily became a slave to Jesus Christ.
In the believer's heart rages a spiritual war between sin and righteousness. We can obey the slave-master of sin, or we can say yes to the God of grace who has made us free (Romans 6:16; John 8:34). Our greatest liberty lies in serving the One who created and redeemed us. —Dennis Fisher
True freedom is found in serving Christ.
Good morning, Amy. It's nice to see you posting a poetry and potpourri thread again! I hope you have a wonderful day.
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Merry Christmas, Amy! So glad to see you back.
I got a part time job which has turned into a full time job and we're STILL trying to homeschool the kids. (Tim works from home so it's possible). I'm also making at least 2 quilts a month, so....I'm a little busy.
Anyway, I miss you all. MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wish we had another Inagural Ball to look forward to in January, one of the best nights of our life! The kids STILL talk about it!!! Jim, thank you from the bottom of my heart for giving me the opportunity to bless my children with that life long memory. It meant so much to us that it was a family friendly event. God love you!
We have another nephew leaving for Iraq. He's leaving right after Christmas. We thought he was leaving in January, but now we just found out last night he is leaving sooner. He's in the Missouri guard, I'll have to ask my SIL which unit. Anyway, be praying for him and his unit. He's an Apache helicopter pilot, but we don't think he'll be doing that. We aren't sure yet what his job will be. He wants to be shooting at the enemy, but we want him tucked away in a quiet corner working on a computer. *sigh*
Anyway, please pray for him. He's Chris Moenster, and he's 6'5, dark and gorgeously handsome (amazingly so!!) and in need of a GOOD wife, but he'll be gone for a year. You'll have to wait until he gets back.
His brother, Todd is a B2 Stealth pilot. He needs a wife too, but can't find a good Christian woman who is willing to move to Kansas City to be with him. If you know anyone, let me know. ROFL (I'm not kidding). These two brothers like smart, conservative, beautiful, Christian women. Ugly liberals need not apply.
Merry Christmas everyone!!! Hooches and Smugs! (Pray for me. My mother is coming! ACK! God help me!)
MICHIGAN HOMECOMING — U.S. Army soldiers from the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, mark their return from a year-long deployment to Iraq by marching out of a C-130 aircraft at Grayling Army Air Field in Grayling, Mich., Dec. 17, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Helen Miller
MICHIGAN HOMECOMING — A young girl holds her mother tightly after seeing her for the first time in over a year at the Grayling Army Air Field in Grayling, Mich., Dec. 17, 2005. Her mother, Janice Libstorff, a member of the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan Army National Guard, is returning from a year-long deployment to Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Helen Miller
