[StarCMC]

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[StarCMC]

New thread’s up! Come read about a hero!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Click on the pic and I'll guide you
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FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT
Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

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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.
To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

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

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FR Canteen Post Office Established November 30, 2001

Will You help keep the Candle Lit for our service men and women?
Can you spare a few moments today to either
e-mail them or learn about sending packages to them?
Many of them are away from home for the 1st time.
PLEASE Click on the graphic and help cheer them up.
You will stay right where you are on this thread while you write them.

Some links are broken. These are being worked on.

[SandRat]

Salute!

[TASMANIANRED]

Thanks for the Thread Star...

[The Mayor]

August 20, 2007

Consumer Mentality

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READ: 1 Corinthians 3:5-15

If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. —1 Corinthians 3:14

I like to read, and I enjoy buying books. But I don’t like it when publishers refer to me as a “consumer.” The word consume can mean “do away with completely” or “spend wastefully.” It brings to mind forest fires that devour acre after acre of vegetation, leaving behind only scorched remnants of trees and homes. When we read books, we don’t consume them in that sense, for they don’t cease to exist after we’ve used them. In fact, quite the opposite is true. They become a part of us; they change us.

This is especially true of the Bible. When the words of Scripture remain in us, they keep us from taking the destructive way of sin (Ps. 119:11). Jesus said that when His words abide in us, we will bear much fruit (John 15:5-8). In other words, we will be creators, not consumers; givers, not takers.

The apostle Paul referred to Christians as “God’s fellow workers” (1 Cor. 3:9), who are to build things that cannot be consumed in the fire of God’s judgment of their works (vv.13-15). Later he urged readers to excel in gifts that build up the church (14:12).

As Christians, let’s be known not for the goods we consume but for the good fruit we produce. 

Thinking It Over
Why does God give us spiritual gifts? (Eph. 4:11-13).
On what are we to build our works? (1 Cor. 3:10-11).
What is the result of work that will last? (1 Cor. 3:14).

A selfless life reaps an eternal harvest.

Bible in One Year:   Psalms 105-106; 1 Corinthians 3

[AZamericonnie]

Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen
at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[Old Sarge]

I’M IN HERE SOMEPLACE!

[amom]

Thanks for this thread! What an inspiring man Upham is.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Star!

Always an inspiration to kick off the week!

Thanks for last week's tribute to Charlie Rogers. I might have another story for you to review since we do recognize the honor and courage of our allies as well as that of our own.

[BIGLOOK]

Good on ya, Mate!

[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[laurenmarlowe]

A U.S. Army soldier takes a break in the doorway of a house during a security mission in Baqubah, Iraq, on Aug. 10, 2007. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment are conducting operations in the city to capture insurgents and locate weapons caches. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

U.S. Army paratroopers from Red Platoon, Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne) navigate to Observation Post Chuck Norris in Dangam, Afghanistan. DoD photo by Sgt. Brandon Aird, U.S. Army. (Released)

U.S. Marines inspect and clear a road for possible improvised explosive devices during a sweep south of Al Asad Air Base, on Iraq, on Aug. 7, 2007. The Marines are attached to Marine Wing Support Squadron 271. DoD photo by Lance Cpl. James F. Cline III, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

[mware]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WDrbbtaO0E

[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.

[MeekMom]

Star!!
Howdy sweetie!
(((hugs)))

[gpapa]

This Day in U.S. Military History August 20

1942 - Searchlights crossing the sky cease to be a fixture of Hollywood premieres as of this day in 1942. In an attempt to avoid attack and surveillance by enemy forces in World War II, the entire West Coast was required to dim its lights at night. During the war, movie studies were also limited in the amount of cloth they could use in costumes, the quantity of new construction they could devote to sets, and the amount of film stock they could purchase.

[MoochPooch]

Very inspiring.

[luvie]

Great thread! Thanks Star.

So many heroes, so little time!

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks for tonites thread Star!
Good evening Ma!
*HUG*
Good evening canteeners and Troops!
We are just having a grand time..
My company has just left to trturn to the cottage for the evening.
We had a great day today beginning with a PGR ride..
Then we went to a B B Q at Togus VA hospital to honor our Veterans...
After that, we scooted to lewiston to see Bonnie and the Cats rock the Balloon Festival..
Then to my place for lobstah dinnah!!
I’m in for a bit!
Hugs alla round!
Ms.B