A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day...... Apr 14 & 15 -08....Military Tribute

Billie, The Mayor

[Temple Owl]

ping

[The Mayor]

Thank you!

It’s chilly here this am, in the 30’s as we head out to a Press Conference. I am introducing a friend that is running for assembly in NY.

[OESY]

RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by the White Star Line and built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard. At the time of her launching in 1912, she was the largest passenger steamship. During her maiden voyage, Titanic struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and sank two hours and forty minutes later on April 15, 1912.

The sinking resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, ranking it as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history and by far the most famous. The Titanic used some of the most advanced technology available at the time and was popularly believed to be “unsinkable”. It was a great shock to many that despite the advanced technology and experienced crew, the Titanic still sank with a great loss of life. The media frenzy about Titanic's famous victims, the legends about what happened on board the ship, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck in 1985 by a team led by Robert Ballard have made Titanic persistently famous in the years since. -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Titanic

* * *



The clear April night sky was filled with sparkling stars as the largest and finest steamship in the world sped through the calm seas of the icy North Atlantic. Many of the passengers had gone to bed, but some still could be found in the lounges, enjoying the Titanic’s luxury. No one was alarmed by the slight jar felt around 11:15, but many noticed when they no longer felt the vibrations of the engines.

Ignoring iceberg warnings, the Titanic had been steaming full speed ahead. Suddenly she struck a large iceberg which ripped her side. Within fifteen minutes the captain realized the danger of the situation, and the wireless operator put out a call for assistance. Sailors made lifeboats ready and ordered women and children to get into them first (Christian culture had stamped the ideas of chivalry into men, making them willing to give up their lives for women and children as their protectors, something rarely seen in other cultures). There were 12 honeymooning couples on board the ship. Though all of the brides were saved, only one of the grooms survived.

The captain ordered the band to play to keep up the spirits of the passengers. It began playing a rag-time tune, but soon was playing hymns.

There were only twenty lifeboats on the huge ocean liner— barely enough for 1/3 of the passengers and crew. Not all of them could be lowered. All 85 engineers continued to work to keep the ship afloat as long as possible. At the end many people knelt together in prayer until the waters covered them.

Throughout the mournful, evacuation, with loved ones being tearfully separated, the band continued to play. There is some dispute about what was played that night. Several people in the life boats heard “Nearer My God to Thee.”

One of the passengers traveling on the ship was evangelist John Harper. He put his six-year old daughter into a life boat and then ran through the ship warning others of the danger and talking to them about the eternal destiny of their souls. When he was finally forced to jump into the icy water, he clung to a piece of wreckage and asked another man “Are you saved?” When the man answered no, John said to him, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.”

When the Titanic sank early in the morning on this day, April 15, 1912, John Harper was among the 1,522 people who died. The band went down with the ship. The last hymn they played was “Autumn,” which concludes with the prayer

Hold me up in mighty waters
Keep my eyes on things above,
Righteousness, divine Atonement,
Peace, and everlasting Love.


-- http://chi.gospelcom.net/DAILYF/2003/04/daily-04-15-2003.shtml

.

[MEG33]

Have a good one!

[luvie]

[click on picture]
~~~~~~~~~
"LESS IS MORE"
by Jeff Russell
aka Texas Songwriter


God bless our troops...
...and God bless America!

[jaycee]

Thank you for our Scripture and Devotional today, Mr. Mayor, and the Pledge was beautiful.

God Bless Our Military!


God Bless Our Country!

[jaycee]

I loved that picture Meg! Also thanks to Sandrat!

[jaycee]

Thanks Sandrat, that is a sweet picture of those wonderful children and their art!

[The Mayor]

Your very welcome Jaycee. Thank you!

[jaycee]

Thank you, Luv!

[DollyCali]

Thanks for the titanic info oesy.

Until the movie came out (the Cameron one), I never really knew too much about it except it was a luxury ship that went down a long time ago.

after the movie I did a lot of online research...

[DollyCali]

we got spoiled for a few days last week, didn’t we?

back to reality of life in the north & we aren’t out of the woods for an accumulated snowfall!

we did have flurries yesterday... but the sun was out today & despite being cold, I can take it so much better when the sun is shining brighly

[GodBlessUSA]

Good Morning
Thanks for Military Tribute, The Mayor :)

[GodBlessUSA]

Terrific Pledge! :)

[GodBlessUSA]

[The Mayor]

April 15, 2008

The Alice Tax

ODB RADIO: Listen Now |  Download
READ: Mark 12:12-17,41-44

Having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. —1 Timothy 6:8

Author Calvin Trillin's wife, Alice, held a unique view of income tax. She believed that "after a certain level of income, the government would simply take everything." She thought there should be a limit on how much money people were allowed to keep for themselves. Writing in The New Yorker, Trillin said of his wife, "She believed in the principle of enoughness."

In Mark 12, Jesus avoided a carefully laid trap by telling His questioners to "render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's" (v.17). When Jesus watched people making their offerings to the temple treasury, He commended a woman who would have been considered foolish for her extravagance. "This poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood" (vv.43-44).

Jesus placed more importance on wholehearted love for God than on wholesale concern over material needs. His tranquil attitude toward money and possessions was based on trusting His Father to supply each day's needs. "Your Father knows the things you have need of" (Matt. 6:8).

Enoughness. What a concept!

He clothes the lilies, feeds the birds;
Would He to you, then, pay less heed?
Look up to Him with prayerful heart,
He will supply your every need. —Renfrow

Contentment is not getting what we want but being satisfied with what we have.

Bible in One Year: Judges 10–12; Proverbs 6:1-11

[MEG33]

America..Land of the Free Because of the Brave
*May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country*

[The Mayor]

Morning Meg, we are supposed to hit 70 today!Yahoo.

[MEG33]

WOO HOO!
We had a record low of 33 yesterday..We will warm up to 70 today..

[The Mayor]

We are getting there slowly.