Posted on 07/06/2019 4:54:47 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Good evening, All!
Sounds like Barky
Obama’s creed?
Have a blessed Lord’s Day, everyone.
Kneel for God and stand for the National Anthem.
I almost posted the resemblance. d:o)
And I was thinking about President Trump and America’s birthday and the lack of being miserable.
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS)))
Bible in a Year : Job 3435; Acts 15:121
You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty. 1 Samuel 17:45
Giles Kelmanson, a South African game ranger, described the incredible scene: two honey badgers battling a pride of six lions. Although outnumbered, the honey badgers refused to back down from ferocious predators ten times their size. The lions thought the kill would be simple, but video footage shows the badgers walking away with something like a swagger.
David and Goliath offer an even more improbable story. Young, inexperienced David confronted the fierce Philistine Goliath. Towering above his young combatant, Goliath possessed brute strength and unrivaled weaponrybronze armor and a lethal, razor-edged javelin (1 Samuel 17:56). David, a fledgling shepherd, carried only a slingshot when he arrived at the battlefield with bread and cheeses for his brothers (vv. 1718).
Goliath challenged Israel to engage in battle, but no one was willing to fight. King Saul and all the Israelites were . . . terrified (v. 11). Imagine the shock when David stepped into the fray. What gave him the courage none of Israels hardened warriors possessed? For most, Goliath dominated their vision. David, however, saw God. The Lord will deliver [Goliath] into my hands, he insisted (v. 46). While everyone else believed Goliath controlled the story, he believed God loomed larger. And, with a single stone to the giants forehead, Davids faith proved true.
Were tempted to believe that Goliath (our troubles) directs the story. God is larger, however. He dominates the story of our lives.
What concerns threaten to overwhelm you these days? How does Gods reality, the fact that Hes larger, transform your perspective?
How about listening to Hollywood Trump haters on CNN and getting angry and depressed about it?
Welcome to the Canteen, Freedom4US, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
nice kathy!!
Hey Kathy, my wife an I are heading to Fairbanks in April, for our 25th Anniversary, going to go dog sledding in Wiseman, skip down to Valdez, and then to Anchorage, and back to Fairbanks. I spent two years at Ft. Wainwright 84-86, this will be her first time there, we are very excited to visit your state. What area are you? Maybe we could crash on your couch or something while we are there. :)
Good evening, Rushmore Rocks, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Thanks for posting that, Kathy. Ive taken a screenshot of it. Sad to say, it applies to a bunch of people I know.
Four Noble Truths of Buddhism ☸️
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Noble_Truths
1 dukkha (suffering, incapable of satisfying, painful) is an innate characteristic of existence with each rebirth
2 samudaya (origin, cause) of this dukkha is the "craving, desire or attachment
3 nirodha (cessation, ending) of this dukkha can be attained by eliminating all "craving, desire, and attachment
4 his marga (path, Noble Eightfold Path) is the means to end this dukkha
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_Eightfold_Path
Hai Kathy! (((HUGS))) - sitting in the terminal waiting for my plane to arrive to fly it to Cleveland then overnight there.
Good evening, lightman...excellent advice. And a Blessed Lord's Day to you and yours.
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I always look forward to your posts.
I lived in Alaska in the late fifties/early sixties. Graduated from high school in Anchorage. Lost several friends
in the ‘64 earthquake. Been back several times, would move there if my children and grand babies were not settled here.
We even have a husky named Alyeska....one of my favorite places. Is the Double Musky Inn still there?
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