FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 02 September 2021

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[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, thanks for remembering and honoring our Troops, Kathy!

[lightman]

Happy hump day!

[The Mayor]

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September 2

The Big Story of the Bible

Bible in a Year:

• Psalms 137–139
• 1 Corinthians 13

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness.

2 Timothy 3:16

When Colin opened the box of stained-glass pieces he’d purchased, instead of finding the fragments he’d ordered for a project, he discovered intact, whole windows. He sleuthed out the windows’ origin and learned they’d been removed from a church to protect them from World War II bombings. Colin marveled at the quality of work and how the “fragments” formed a beautiful picture.

If I’m honest, there are times when I open particular passages of the Bible—such as chapters containing lists of genealogies—and I don’t immediately see how they fit within the bigger picture of Scripture. Such is the case with Genesis 11—a chapter that contains a repetitive cadence of unfamiliar names and their families, such as Shem, Shelah, Eber, Nahor, and Terah (vv. 10–32). I’m often tempted to gloss over these sections and skip to a part that contains something that feels familiar and fits more easily into my “window” of understanding of the Bible’s narrative.

Since “all Scripture is God-breathed and is useful” (2 Timothy 3:16), the Holy Spirit can help us better understand how a fragment fits into the whole, opening our eyes to see, for example, how Shelah is related to Abram (Genesis 11:12–26), the ancestor of David and—more importantly—Jesus (Matthew 1:2, 6, 16). He delights in surprising us with the treasure of a perfectly intact window where even the smaller parts reveal the story of God’s mission throughout the Bible.

Reflect & Pray

Why is it important to recognize each portion of Scripture as a fragment of God's bigger story?

Father, please help me to see You and Your work more clearly.

Grow deeper in your understanding of the Bible.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

THANK YOU
for your service!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...are you and Blue enjoying time together? Penny lazing on her porch?

We had scattered showers today.

[lightman]

The “I” storm is usually bad in my parts, and in that way Ida has not disappointed.

5.85 inches of rain since midnight, now tapering to drizzle. Wells replenished but way too much erosion; every stream is brown and swollen. Water rescues everywhere.

Some people don’t get the message; “Turn around, don’t drown!”

[left that other site]

Wednesday is the busiest day of my week...Playing piano at a morning church service, and then three lessons in the afternoon.

On top of that, i did a load of laundry...my washing machine is finally fixed HUZZAH!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! Things down to a somewhat dull roar?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro...cooling off? Smoke going away yet?

[left that other site]

It rained today, so I went in the car.

[PROCON]

Hi Kathy, yup smokes mainly gone and Fall is in the air, had to wear long pants for the first time since June until the PM.

Son's over for dinner and hanging out.

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Did you get your lawn “coiffed” yesterday? :-)

Thanks for sending a little of your nicer temps down here. LOL Feels good to go outside and not immediately break into a sweat. Might need a light jacket or sweater at night for the next week.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hurrah!! Hump day is finally over...almost. I’m still cleaning up emails, etc, before my work day is over.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

Indeed I did mow yesterday and it was a breeze 'cuz of our cooler temps, Fall is here earlier. We had 40 degree temps when I awoke today and by noon we were warm again.

Son's over for dinner and hanging tonight. I forgot to ask, how are the crops doing?

[radu]

Brrrrr! 40 degree temps already? I was thinking our forecast for 60 tonight was a bit cool. LOL

Sounds like a fun evening in store for you. You two still “saving the world” regularly? :-)

The crops around here are doing beautifully. Corn and soybean fields are starting to yellow so they’re through growing. Unfortunately, the cotton is still lush, green, and blooming. ahCHOO!

And you should see the yard! It was too hot to mow last week and after Ida’s two days of rainfall, the grass really took off. No breeze mowing that mess.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

We made it through hump day. Did you make it home?