Posted on 03/20/2008 6:47:57 AM PDT by dutchess
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Thanks for the thread! Enjoyed reading. I was looking forward to this week’s essay. It’s terrific. Thanks!
The reality seems to be that Obama, a mixed race man with degrees from Columbia and Harvard, needed to “prove his blackness” to the black community and only joined the church to help himself politically. Joining the church helped him get connected involved in the black community and win his state and federal senate seats. He can't say the truth, but I really believe his membership was all about getting elected. Accordingly, the correlation between Wright's beliefs and Obama’s is weak.
Are you being called to taste some bitter cup of pain or loss? Are you tempted to push it away? You may be wondering, Is God in this situation? If so, recall the dark and distressing experience of Jesus and His example on the night of His betrayal.
We must never forget that Jesus was the God-Man, with both divine and human natures. He therefore recoiled from the prospect of agonizing crucifixion and the ordeal of having the worlds sin heaped on His sinless soul. And worst of all, He shuddered at the thought of being abandoned by His Father. So He pleaded, If it is possible, let this cup pass from Me (Matt. 26:39). Yet after that He said in trustful submission, Shall I not drink the cup which My Father has given Me? (John 18:11). He knew that the hand, which would for our redemption hold the cup to His lips, was not the hand of Judas or Caiaphas or Pilate. It was the hand of His loving Father intent on redeeming our lost human race.
Baffled by the mystery of such love, we take our stand on Calvary and believe that any cup we drink is held to our lips by the Father of fathomless love and wisdom. Our prayer is that of trustful submission because we believe that even lifes most bitter cup is held in the Fathers hand.
Bible in One Year: Deuteronomy 1618; Proverbs 28:1-14
John Huang2’s wrighteous wrant is wray better than anything Wright could come up with, wright?
LOL Bob!
You've nailed it.
He has a problem, a politically fatal problem.
Kudos & thanks to you three for the efforts to put this here!
great job to you Dutchess for a very attractive thread showing off John’s great essay.. so true it hurts!
sunny here despite about 2-3 inches of new snow..
Will check in later.. going to do some breakfast buritos prep..
Will make enough to freeze & have a couple meals. What I plan to put in
home made hash browns(shredded);
canned refried beans;
scrambled eggs;
chopped & lightly sautteed onion, red & green pepper,
Heavy cheese
garlic and
or mom’s Bob Evan’s sausage & for mine Boca Burgers chopped up.
Will warp in tortilla shells.
I have never made them myself prior but LOVE the Boca brand ones
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Well done. Enjoyed your presentation.
I am going to have to see if Doug put that on U-tube yet..
thanks pookie.. you add a lot here at FR & the other forums you grace with your toons.
Interesting read AliV. Thanks for the link.
Hey Geebee. Good to see you. Happy first day of spring!
off for a few errands prior to my cancer support group. We are having a physician speak to the group.
I made a CD .. called Green Music. Mostly Celtic type with Kermit’s Green. I tried hard to find Tom Jones or Elvis Green Green grass but no luck. Found it but no success with the Free downloads. I dont have pay pal or any way of getting the downloads for pay, as cheap as they are
wanted to have it in for a little balance. We have a St Pat’s theme. Everyone is supposed to bring a “green food/drink” item.
Cold here but sun is still out.. what a first day of spring.. snow all over!
see you all later..
d
Hi Dolly. Sorry I missed you earlier. Your breakfast burritos sound awesome!!!! Sunny spring like day today!...and all our snow is FINALLY gone!
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