A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-29&30-06....T.G.I.F at the Finest

September 29, 2006 | Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA, JustAmy ~

Welcome to TGIF at the Finest!   We hope you've been having as much fun as we have with our essays and/or spotlight on various FReepers. From the beginning, we've been kicking back on Saturdays and Sundays and simply reviewing the features of the week; our weekend threads now start on Friday and continue through Sunday. If you missed seeing any of this week's threads and want to say hello there now, just click on the link for that particular day. If you'd like to drop in and out of this thread today through Sunday, please feel free to do that also. One of us will try to be around to see the welcome mat is still out, put the coffee pot on, and maybe even bring fresh flowers for the table. : )

~ Billie, Dutchess, Dolly Cali, GodBlessUSA, JustAmy ~



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"Getting to Know You"

THIS WEEK'S THREADS


09-25-06 ~ Military Monday
By Billie
Presented by The Mayor

09-26-06 ~ Finest Tours & Travels
By JustAmy & MamaBear

09-27-06 ~ Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
By Billie
Presented by DollyCali

09-28-06 ~ Bill Clinton: At least I tried and I failed
By JohnHuang2
Presented by Dutchess

Have a wonderful weekend!

07-01-06 ~ Hall of Fame #16

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

"Wear Red" Friday

You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why..... The Americans, who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are. Many Americans, like yourself, and all their friends, simply want to recognize that Americans support our troops. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops is starting Friday and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red-blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.

Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University. If every one of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red! So let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE. FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA.

received this in my email June 10th, the author is unknown.
I am wearing red today and every Friday ~ Billie

[Billie]

[Billie]

Red High Heels ~ Kellie Pickler

[lysie]

Good morning.

[Billie]

Morning, lysie. Are you enjoying Fall weather?

[lysie]

Yes, how about you?

I think my body needs to adjust to the cooler temps, though.

[The Mayor]

September 29, 2006

Hadrian’s Wall

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READ: Ephesians 2:11-18

[Christ] has broken down the middle wall of separation. —Ephesians 2:14

When Julius Caesar invaded the south coast of Britain in 55 BC, he met resistance from warring Celtic tribes. But a century later, Roman control had extended all the way north into what is now Scotland.

The conquest took 30,000 Celtic lives, but the Roman victory was short-lived. Surviving clansmen soon began a fierce guerrilla campaign against their occupiers. So in AD 122, Emperor Hadrian ordered a wall constructed to separate the Romans from the barbarians to the north. Hadrian’s Wall stands to this day.

In Jesus’ day, a barrier stronger than Hadrian’s Wall stood between God’s people and the Gentiles who were outside their spiritual community. It was the barrier of ethnic prejudice. God’s design was to bless all the families of the earth through Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3; Isa. 51:2). But instead of being a witness to the nations, Israel nurtured prejudice against the Gentiles.

Prejudice and racism remain with us today, even in the church. Such attitudes do damage to our witness of Christ’s love for all people. Jesus laid down His life to redeem people from every tribe and nation. We must not only accept them, we must love them as our brothers and sisters in Christ (Gal. 3:28-29; Rev. 5:9). —Dennis Fisher

Thinking It Over
Are you willing to take the first step to understand
fellow believers who are different from you?
How can you befriend believers from other cultures?

Christ’s love creates unity out of diversity.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year  Isaiah 7-8; Ephesians 2

[Billie]

I love this time of the year for the brisk feel and the changing colors - the only problem for me is that my allergies are really bad during this time of the year. Guess we can't have everything though. :)

[txradioguy]

tgif!!!

[MEG33]

Anemone

Happy TGIF To The Finest!

*Wear Red On Friday*
To Show Support For Our Troops

[Aquamarine]

Good Morning. Enjoyed the Red High Hills song, I've got mine on.

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' Billie.
Today and tomorrow mark important anniversaries in my life. Sept30 was the day I raised my right hand and took the oath to protect and defend and the 29th was the day my enlistment ended 39 years ago.

My Navy days ended, but the "oath" has no expiration date.

Have a great weekend, y'all. Heading out the door soon for another MRI test. I studied hard for this one. :)

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY FRIDAY TO THE FINEST!

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Wearing Red to support our troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan!

[dutchess]

Fly by hi wearing red to support our troops



Hope your allergies get better soon sistah :o)

[ConorMacNessa]

Great thread and Pledge, Billie!

[dutchess]

Can't leave without saying hi!!!! Sorry I missed you yesterday. It's great seeing you sistah (and you're looking better than ever :o) ! Will freepmail you soon! ((((aqua)))) Okay...back to work! (sigh...)

[Aquamarine]

Hey Sis, you still flying? I've missed being in contact, look forward to your FReepmail. :)

[Dan Lacey]

[stopem]

Bless our awesome Troops Lord!

[Lady Jag]

WEAR RED ON FRIDAYS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

[fanfan]

I'm in red!

Live audio feed- Red Friday in Toronto (Support our troops)