[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning Troops!
Thank You, for your service
Thank You, for my freedom.

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[GummyIII]

Thread's up! Just a bit of an inklin' of what's in store for us. I was telling my daughter yesterday how swiping a plastic card instead of using money was so futuristic (and in a lot of sci fi books) when she was born. That's how fast things have changed!

[Radix]

A Star Trek thread???????


Whoa, cool.

[HopeandGlory]

Good morning Troops, Veterans and Canteeners.

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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God

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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, they're fighting for our Freedom.

Prayers going up.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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We're grateful to all
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-- and as we honor our brave troops,
let us never forget the sacrifices
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[trussell]

 

Please Lord, may I have a good home with a child who will love me?

 

 

The Pastor's Cat
 
Whoever said the Creator doesn't have a sense of humor?
 
Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church.

He had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his backyard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc.

The kitty would not come down. The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove away, so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. He did!

All the while, checking his progress in the car frequently, he then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke.

The tree went boing! and the kitten instantly sailed through the air --out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the  neighborhood asking people if they'd seen a little kitten.

No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping, and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store, and met one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping cart and was amazed to see cat food.

This woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, why are you buying cat food when you hate cats so much?

She replied, You won't believe this, and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so the Mom finally told her little girl, Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll! let you keep it.

(Can you see where this is heading?)

She told the pastor, I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.

Never underestimate the Power of God and His unique sense of humor.

 

 

 

 

 

[StarCMC]

Wow Gummy -- Interesting stuff you got there! Excellent thread! Thank you!!

[TheBigB]

[luvie]

Great bunch of stuff here, Gummy! Thanks for putting on such an informative thread!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Thanks Scotty!

[The Mayor]

February 7, 2006

As Stubborn As Prunes

Read:
Psalm 32:8-11

Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle. —Psalm 32:9

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 1-3; Matthew 24:1-28

At a Colorado ranch where I once worked, we had a mule named Prunes. He was big, strong, and intelligent. He was also the ringleader of a small band of horses that regularly escaped from the corral.

One evening we hid near the barn to see how they got out. Just before dark Prunes approached the gate, flipped up the latch with his nose, and then knocked his head against the lever. The gate swung open and Prunes gave a satisfied snort as he and his friends trotted off to freedom.

Prunes was smart, but he was also stubborn, and only a strong, skilled rider could control him. Perhaps the psalmist had known an animal like that when he wrote: "Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near you" (Psalm 32:9).

The Lord longs to lead His children in a much different way: "I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye" (v.8). Just a glance from the Lord is enough to keep an obedient, cooperative Christian on the right trail. It takes a bit and bridle to direct a stubborn mule.

Which will it be for us today? —David McCasland

We need God's guidance from above,
His daily leading and His love;
And as we trust Him for direction,
To our course He'll give correction. —Fitzhugh

To avoid going wrong, follow God's leading.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
How Can I Know What God Wants Me To Do?

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From the men in the Military and the Canteen

[usmcobra]

When did Star Trek get a Marine Corps and Why didn't anyone tell me about it?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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 are proud of each and everyone of you.

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We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

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[trussell]

Gummy...are you sending out subliminal messages at the beginning of your thread? LOL!!

[BIGLOOK]

Fascinating, Gummy!

[Army Air Corps]

Okay, so when do I get my own Runabout?

[MeekMom]

Thanks for today's thread Gummy.
Hope all is well with you and everyone here at the canteen.

[SandRat]

Gen 5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God took him.