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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Edwards Air Force Base, California ~ 05 June 2018
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Posted on 06/04/2018 6:05:12 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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To: Kathy in Alaska
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A Blind Mans Plea
June 5, 2018
Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!
Luke 18:38
Some years ago a traveling companion noticed I was straining to see objects at a distance. What he did next was simple but life changing. He took off his glasses and said, Try these. When I put his glasses on, surprisingly my blurred vision cleared up. Eventually I went to an optometrist who prescribed glasses to correct my vision problem.
Todays reading in Luke 18 features a man with no vision at all, and living in total darkness had forced him to beg for a living. News about Jesus, the popular teacher and miracle worker, had reached the blind beggars ears. So when Jesuss travel route took Him by where the blind man was sitting, hope was ignited in his heart. Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! (v. 38) he called. Though without sight physically, the man possessed spiritual insight into Jesuss true identity and faith in Him to meet his need. Compelled by this faith, He shouted all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me! (v. 39). The result? His blindness was banished, and he went from begging for his living to blessing God because he could see (v. 43).
In moments or seasons of darkness, where do you turn? Upon what or to whom do you call? Eyeglass prescriptions help improve vision, but its the merciful touch of Jesus, Gods Son, that brings people from spiritual darkness to light.
Father, open the eyes of my heart to clearly see who Jesus is and what He can do.
The Fathers delight is to give sight to those who ask Him.
From the gospel of Mark we learn the blind mans name is Bartimaeus (10:46). Bible scholar Kenneth Bailey, in Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes, tells us that Bartimaeuss story is best understood in the context of what happens nextJesuss encounter with Zacchaeus, the chief tax collector of Jericho (Luke 19). With these two men, Jesus is reaching out to the extremes of the social context of first-century Israela blind beggar and a wealthy publican. Christ shows profound grace to both by giving Bartimaeus his sight and bringing salvation to the house of Zacchaeus (19:910).
A key element that connects these stories is the word son. Bartimaeus calls Jesus Son of David, a title identifying Jesus as the Messiah that Israel had longed for. Jesus calls Zacchaeus a son of Abraham (v. 9). This was not an ethnic description but an affirmation that Zacchaeus had come to faith (Galatians 3:7). The stories close with Jesuss self-identification as the Son of Mananother title with Messianic implications (Luke 19:10).
On the cross Christ would complete His work of seeking and saving those who are lostlike Bartimaeus, Zacchaeus, and us.
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:05:30 PM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Did you survive Monday? I have not, just yet.
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:08:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Has an uncle that worked there next to the X15. I remember it was hot and dry there.
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:09:39 PM PDT
by
mountainlion
(Live well for those that did not make it back.)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
WOO-HOO Road Trip time!
My Dad worked there for a year while working on a hush-hush project with Boeing, late '50's.
HOT desert climate!
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:09:55 PM PDT
by
PROCON
('Progressive' is a Euphemism for Totalitarian)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:32:03 PM PDT
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SkyDancer
( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:37:08 PM PDT
by
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(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: laurenmarlowe; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:46:09 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Rain rain Rain all day.
No Hike.
No Bike.
And THEN>>>>>
“Computer Issues” EEK!
What a day!
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posted on
06/04/2018 6:50:01 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: SkyDancer
Named for (one of many!) USAF pilots who died in the skies above Edwards, in collisions, fires, explosion, and on the ground.
Edwards was killed testing the very early Northrup flying wing above the lake.
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:09:05 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(The democrats' national goal: One world social-communism under one world religion: Atheistic Islam.)
To: mountainlion
California desert....too true....hot and dry.
Special times for those working on experimental flight.
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:09:49 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: PROCON
Too hot for me....but interesting times working on hush-hush “stuff”.
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:10:41 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: SkyDancer
Good evening, Janey...((HUGS))...are you off in flight again?
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:11:25 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
Someone, maybe Chuck Yeager, said that Rogers Dry Lake was God”s gift to the Air Force.
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:11:31 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: left that other site
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...well, that wasn’t a very fun day. And then computer issues. ICKY!!
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:13:47 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: yarddog
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:16:13 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: The Mayor; PROCON; ConorMacNessa; SandRat; mountainlion; HiJinx; Publius; Jet Jaguar; TMSuchman; ...
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:18:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: Kathy in Alaska
I was up there a few times when the space shuttle landed there in the 1990’s. Long drive on some bad roads. Parked and stood around in the dark with 500,000 other people. You stood behind a rope line and security was off road vehicles and helicopters pacing back and forth in from of you. The runway about 1 mile away.
You listened for the double sonic booms then saw the shuttle fly overhead and turn towards the runway and land.
Wish I could see that again.
I asked my uncle who was a aerospace engineer (wind tunnel among other things) if he wanted to go up there to see this and he said no as he had seen the shuttle up close before. I asked when did he go and he replied that he and some of the guys went there to see how the tiles on the shuttle worked out.... I asked if he needed anyone to help steady the ladder.
To: The Mayor
In first....The Mayor grabs the gold!!
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:27:14 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
To: mountainlion
And in second....mountainlion snags the silver!!
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posted on
06/04/2018 7:27:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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