FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops ~ 23 December 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

AFGHANISTAN BOUND

U.S. Army soldiers board a Boeing 737 as they prepare to leave Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 28, 2011, for a deployment to Afghanistan. The 290 soldiers are assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade Combat Team, Airborne. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Gross

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

TAJI TROOPS

U.S. Army military policemen conduct a dismounted patrol along a road outside Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2011. The policemen are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Brigade, Company H, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kissta Feldner

RIFLEMAN REASSEMBLY

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Stowe reassembles an M240B medium machine gun aboard the USS Makin Island under way in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. Stowe is a rifleman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Elyssa Quesada

ARCTIC EXERCISE

U.S. Marines and sailors climb up the side of the USNS Arctic while conducting a simulated expanded, visit, board, search and seizure mission as part of a composite training exercise while under way in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 7, 2011. The troops are assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Platoon. U.S. Marine Corps

PATTERN IS FULL

F-16 Fighting Falcons demonstrate an "elephant walk " formation as they taxi down a runway during an exercise on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 2, 2011. The Falcons are assigned to the 8th and 419th Fighter Wings. The exercise showcased the participating aircrews' ability to quickly and safely prepare an aircraft for a wartime mission. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas

PERFECT FIT

Ryan Blanck, a prosthetist and developer of the Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis brace, checks the fit after he adjusts one of his braces on Army 1st Lt. Matthew Anderson, an infantry platoon leader, at the Center for the Intrepid in San Antonio, Nov. 10, 2011. DOD photo by Linda Hosek

PATROL PALS

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jon Lyman hands a piece of candy to an Afghan child during a security patrol in Garmser District, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 30, 2011. Lyman is a mortar man assigned to Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers met with local elders at a shura and built rapport with local children during the patrol. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder

FLEET FLUTE

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Clark, center, plays the flute beside Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Band musicians in front of an audience of more than 500 people at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka Fleet Theatre in Yokosuka, Japan, Dec. 3, 2011. Clark is assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Band. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix

WADI CROSSING

U.S. Marines patrol across the Musa Qal`eh Wadi crossing in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment. The structure was built by U.S. troops in an effort to bridge the Musa Qal`eh district center to neighboring villages during the rainy season when the wadi, or seasonal river, is full.

HOVERING HAWKS

Two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare for takeoff at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan, Dec. 4, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht

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[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Night Owl!

[TASMANIANRED]

Merry Christmas, Kathy.

[Jet Jaguar]

Merry Christmas Kathy.

JJ

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening BigLook, Hugs.

Visiting Tn afer the holidays?

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening JJ, Hugs.

[Publius]

Hey, Tas.

(((HUGS)))

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Prof, Hugs.

How’s the lecture business?

[ConorMacNessa]

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BOSTON, (Oct. 21, 2009) Boatswains Mate 2nd Class Philip Gagnon pipes as USS Constitution performs an underway demonstration in honor of the three-masted wooden frigate's 212th birthday. (U.S. Navy photo by Airman Mark Alexander/Released).



Detachment of Marines in 1812 regalia aboard USS Constitution.

OUR TROOPS ROCK!!!!!!!

Etiam non princeps sed usque ad genua, Principis Pacis!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...any sun today? We’ve had a whole day below freezing and a little snow. Might be a white Christmas after all.

[Publius]

The lecture CD went off to my friend who was once the national program director of Clear Channel. I'll see what he thinks of marketing options.

I finished my research of Handel's "Messiah" for tomorrow night's Canteen. Think of it as the George Frederick Handel Songbook. The work is good enough that I'm going to save it for annual posts to the Canteen for Christmas.

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Taz! ((HUGS))

Yes......and it'll all fall in line as soon as my son gets his vacation request approved, which he better do PDQ!

[Jet Jaguar]

Howdy Tas.

HUGZ

[The Mayor]

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The Pursuing God
December 23, 2011

Pastor Tim Keller of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan rightly observes that Christianity is unique among all religions for it is about God’s pursuit of us to draw us to Himself. In every other religious system, people pursue their god, hoping that through good behavior, keeping of rituals, good works, or other efforts they will be accepted by the god they pursue.

The British poet Francis Thompson catches the profound nature of this reality when he writes of the relentless pursuit of God in his life. In his work titled “The Hound of Heaven,” he writes that as he fled from God he couldn’t outrun “those strong feet that followed . . . with unhurrying chase and unperturbed pace.” But God’s untiring pursuit of the wayward is not just Thompson’s story. At the heart of the Christmas message is the wonderful truth of God’s pursuit of every one of us. As Paul affirms, “God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law” (Gal. 4:4-5).

And it’s not just the Christmas story. It’s the story of God’s pursuit of Adam and Eve after the fall. His pursuit of me! His pursuit of you! Where would we be today if God weren’t the “Hound of Heaven”?

Died He for me, who caused His pain?
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? —Wesley

God’s undying desire for you will never cease.

Read: Galatians 4:1-7

God sent forth His Son, born of a woman . . . to redeem those who were under the law. —Galatians 4:4-5

Bible in a year:
Nahum 1-3; Revelation 14

[AZamericonnie]

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[SandRat]

HiYa Kathy.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops ~

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[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Mac, Hugs.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Excellent on both counts.

Looking forward to reading about Handel.