A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....01-25-07..."Bush Delivers SOTU Address...Dems Struggle..."

JohnHuang2 and dutchess | JohnHuang2

[dutchess]

I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
One Nation, Under God,Indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for All.

[dutchess]

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!! ENJOY his take on the State of the Union Address!!!!

[dutchess]

Goodnight. Hope you enjoy John's ever so bright commentary. See you all in the morning!

[MEG33]

Hat's Off For a great essay and presentation!
Woke up in the middle of the night and had a
good laugh at the Hillary tank picture..!
I really liked the President's speech as did
the majority of Americans polled..

[The Mayor]

January 25, 2007

Valuing Others

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READ: Luke 19:1-10

The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. —Luke 19:10

As a young person, Robert had many things working against him—poverty, a broken home, a violent neighborhood. He skipped school often and was difficult to handle. But when a friend was shot to death, he considered it a wake-up call. Determined to change his life, Robert worked hard to bring his grades from failing to top marks.

Yet the school counselor did not believe in him and told him that no college would accept him. But Robert proved him wrong. He graduated from college and pursued a career in education. He chose that career because, as he says, “Teachers saw me as a non-entity”—a person of little value. He didn’t want that to happen to others.

Jesus views everyone as significant. Zacchaeus was a dishonest tax collector (Luke 19:1-10). Jesus could have ignored him, but He saw him in the tree and called him by name.

It’s important that Christians acknowledge others as people with value. Brennan Manning writes, “A Christian who doesn’t merely see but looks at another communicates to that person that he is being recognized as a human being in an impersonal world of objects.”

Do the people we interact with know that we view them as valuable to us and to God?

Burdened people everywhere
Need to know what Christ has done;
They need to feel God’s love and care—
It was for them He sent His Son.  —D. De Haan

Love people and not things, use things and not people.

Bible in One Year:   Exodus 12-13; Matthew 16

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Good morning Dutchess and John.

Awesome essay John.
Thanks for posting it Dutchess.

[DollyCali]

Sorry that things in my life are not permitting as much participation as I would like but do post when I have a few minutes.

Great Job on the Essay JH2 & welcome back. We have missed your wit & insight!

Great Presentation Dutchess &

Thank you Pookie and as usual your toons are used here & there & everywhere at FR for various "emphasis".. like this...

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning Dutchess and JohnHuang
I enjoyed reading. Thank You!

Addressing the cut-'n'-runners, Bush said this tonight: "It would not be like us to leave our promises unkept, our friends abandoned, and our security at risk. Ladies and gentlemen: On this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. So let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory."

[dutchess]

God Bless Our Military
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Below are names of some of our FReepers' loved ones who are serving our country. If you have someone you would like to add, please address a post to Billie; Aquamarine; Dutchess, The Mayor, DollyCali or GodBlessUSA and we will add their name to this list. As we pray for them, we pray also for all our nation’s leaders, and military personnel, and their families and friends. May God hold them close to His heart.

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We ask Lord, that You guide the leaders of our great country in their hour of decision. The burden that has been placed on their shoulders is overwhelming. We ask that with Your infinite wisdom You guide them gently to the right decisions.

Please give us the strength, Lord, to get through each difficult and devastating day that faces each of us and our country. Protect and guide our Military that are now being called to duty, strengthen them in their trials and temptations; give them courage to face the perils which beset them; and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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[Aquamarine]

Excellent job you two!

Addressing the cut-'n'-runners, Bush said this tonight: "It would not be like us to leave our promises unkept, our friends abandoned, and our security at risk. Ladies and gentlemen: On this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. So let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory."

In case any libs are still wondering what the word victory means:

Victory
Defeat of an enemy or opponent.
(n.) Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
(n.) The state of having triumphed.

In the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq, victory is defined as "An Iraq that is in the lead defeating terrorists and insurgents and is providing its own security." ...

The V sign hand gesture is considered a Victory sign .... which produces Peace.

[MEG33]

Happy John Huang Day!

[Billie]

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!!

Yes it is, and he does! And dutchess hay-elped! Running out of ways to say yay, good job, nailed it, great graphics, wonderful, funny, hilarious, best ever, so here goes:

yaygoodjobnaileditgreatgrahpicswonderfulfunnyhiliariousbesteveryadayada!

[MEG33]

Artwork by OhioWFan..Love it!

[Texagirl4W]

Ms. Ohio, you are so bad. I'm very busy these days and don't get a chance to read these every day. But I always try to read John's comments on Thursday.

[MEG33]

Grin! Good to see you!

[Aquamarine]

LOL. Good one!

[Aquamarine]

Hi Billie. Did you lose your power during the ice storm?

[Billie]

Hi Billie. Did you lose your power during the ice storm?

Not off for a long period. Just little blips as far as I know. Just enough not to want to keep the pc powered up. Sun is shining today and I'm happy about that! Everything okay there?

[Billie]

Artwork by OhioWFan..Love it!

A work of art! We should make sure that gets in Dubya's Presidential Museum. :)

[Aquamarine]

Not off for a long period. Just little blips as far as I know. Just enough not to want to keep the pc powered up

Oh that's good, didn't see you post for a few days so was worried.

It stayed in the 30's here all day with sunshine. No frozen percipitation but very blustery. We're supposed to get some snow next week.