FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops! ~ 21 October 2021

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~

~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~

Boxing Is A Perfect Readiness Drill!

211008-N-FB730-1144 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 8, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Crystal Carmenatty, left, from Springfield, Massachusetts, and Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Ronald Briggs, from Portland, Oregon, box in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Woods)

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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.

Junior Firefighter Reporting For Duty!

Senior Airman Robles Marrero, 51st Civil Engineer Squadron, fire emergency services driver operator, straps a child into a firetruck passenger seat during a Fire Prevention Week open house event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 9, 2021. The open house culminated a week full of events in which Airmen assigned to the 51st CES taught best practices of fire prevention to educate the community. (Photo by Senior Airman Allison Payne)

Sparky Making Friends!

Sparky, the 51st Fighter Wing Fire Department mascot, greets a child during a Fire Prevention Week open house event at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 9, 2021. The 51st CES Airmen showcased their abilities to the local community through a simulated helicopter rescue, vehicle extraction and firefighter demonstrations. (Photo by Senior Airman Allison Payne)

Charlie Brown, This Cutie, and A Pumpkin Patch!

III Corps and Fort Hood along with Cowboys4Heroes (C4H) celebrated Fall Festival and Togetherness Day near the Phantom Warrior Center at Fort Hood Texas, Oct. 16, 2021. The festival welcomed all military members, veterans and families. Events included a pumpkin patch, arts & crafts, DJ music, sports and many more. The C4H Foundation provided over 15,000 free meals (hamburgers, hot dogs, and sausage-on-a-stick — individually wrapped) to the Fort Hood community as a thank you for their service to our nation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

This Isn’t A Stretching Exercise: Just A Cornhole Pose!

III Corps and Fort Hood along with Cowboys4Heroes (C4H) celebrated Fall Festival and Togetherness Day near the Phantom Warrior Center at Fort Hood Texas, Oct. 16, 2021. The festival welcomed all military members, veterans and families. Events included a pumpkin patch, arts & crafts, DJ music, sports and many more. The C4H Foundation provided over 15,000 free meals (hamburgers, hot dogs, and sausage-on-a-stick — individually wrapped) to the Fort Hood community as a thank you for their service to our nation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Herman)

That Looks Exhausting To A Couch Potato!

A candidate for the Best Sapper Competition swims, Oct. 13, 2021, at Ivy Gym, Fort Carson, Colorado. The Soldiers were required to keep their weapons out of the water as they swam laps through the pool. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Brenda Salgado)

Saving Lives On A Daily Basis: The Sailor That Makes Coffee!

NEWPORT NEWS, VA (Oct. 14, 2021) - Retail Service Specialist Third Class Javier Urrea, assigned to the supply department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), adds ice to a customers coffee that will be served at George’s Java, the ship’s coffee shop. George Washington is undergoing refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding. RCOH is a multi-year project performed only once during a carrier’s 50-year service life that includes refueling the ship’s two nuclear reactors, as well as significant repairs, upgrades, and modernization. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Corbin Hagman)

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[The Mayor]

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Thursday,
October 21, 2021

Studying the Scriptures

Read: John 5:39–47

[Jesus said], “These are the very Scriptures that testify about me.” John 5:39

J. I. Packer (1926–2020), in his classic work Knowing God, spoke of four well-known believers in Christ whom he called “beavers for the Bible.” Not all were trained scholars, but each one exercised great care to know God by gnawing into the Scripture, like a beaver digs in and gnaws away at a tree. Packer further noted that knowing God through Bible study is not just for scholars. “A simple Bible reader and sermon hearer who is full of the Holy Spirit will develop a far deeper acquaintance with his God and Savior than a more learned scholar who is content with being theologically correct.”

Unfortunately, not all who study the Bible do so with humble hearts with the goal of getting to know the Savior better and becoming more like Him. In Jesus’ day there were those who read the Old Testament Scriptures, yet they missed the very One they spoke of. “You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life” (John 5:39–40).

Do you sometimes find yourself stumped as you read the Bible? Or have you given up studying the Scriptures altogether? Bible “beavers” are more than Bible readers. They prayerfully and carefully gnaw away at Scripture in ways that open their eyes and hearts to see and love Jesus—the One revealed in it.  — Arthur Jackson

What are some Old Testament Scripture passages that you recognize as “testifying” about Jesus? What better habits do you need to develop to become a better student of the Scriptures?

Father, open my eyes to see Jesus in all of Scripture so that I might love, obey, and serve Him more.

Bible in a year: Isaiah 62–64; 1 Timothy 1

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!

[PROCON]

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

[SkyDancer]

~ Good Evening ~

~ Supposed Major Weather Event Will Be Happening Thursday, Hmm, Nothing On Weather Underground About it. Oh Well ~

~ Good Evening ~

~ Welcome To My World ~

I’m Down There Somewhere

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Remembering Our Troops! ~

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Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

You were fast! You’re a hard man to beat. LOL

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Are you expecting any effects of the “bomb cyclone” moving in from the Pacific?

[radu]

It might be this weather system you heard about. From AccuWeather .....

A beast of a bomb cyclone will take shape just off the coast of the northwestern United States and western Canada later this week, and AccuWeather forecasters say it will rival, in some aspects, the intensity of strong hurricanes from the Atlantic this season. The powerful storm will bring dangerous and damaging impacts up and down the West Coast, but the precipitation it will deliver to parts of California, Oregon and Washington is greatly needed.

[The Mayor]

When I’m here on time I am : )

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Any chance of catching your breath tonight?

[PROCON]

Hiya radu!

I doubt we'll get any of that as it would have to climb over the Cascade mountains to reach us.

It'll drench Seattle and be blamed on global warming.

[radu]

You were definitely here on time tonight.
I thought I might have a chance, but nope. :-)

[The Mayor]

:-)

[radu]

It sounds pretty stout so I thought it might be able to push over the mountains. From the sound of it, you’re probably lucky if you miss out on that action.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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

Did we make it successfully through hump day?

[luvie]

Remember our brave troops!
They are heroes!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

The Mayor!!

1st!!