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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.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[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!”

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Hump Day! Things down to a somewhat dull roar?

[luvie]

Never Forget Them!

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good Thursday morning and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[luvie]

Sorry…no morning post today. We got word this morning that my husband’s brother is dying in the hospital and we had to just leave everything and go see him. I wasn’t able to go in, but he did get to say goodbye. Keep Tommy and his family in your prayers, please. I don’t even know where to begin telling you what is wrong with him. Lots of things.