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Posted on 05/07/2023 5:00:54 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Bible in a Year:
[Having] carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you.
A woman once told me about a disagreement that was tearing her church apart. “What’s the disagreement about?” I asked. “Whether the earth is flat,” she said. A few months later, news broke of a Christian man who’d burst into a restaurant, armed, to rescue children supposedly being abused in its back room. There was no back room, and the man was arrested. In both cases, the people involved were acting on conspiracy theories they’d read on the internet.
Believers in Jesus are called to be good citizens (Romans 13:1–7), and good citizens don’t spread misinformation. In Luke’s day, numerous stories circulated about Jesus (Luke 1:1), some of them were inaccurate. Instead of passing on everything he heard, Luke essentially became an investigative journalist, talking to eyewitnesses (v. 2), researching “everything from the beginning” (v. 3), and writing his findings into a gospel that contains names, quotes, and historical facts based on people with firsthand knowledge, not unverified claims.
We can do the same. Since false information can split churches and put lives at risk, checking facts is an act of loving our neighbor (10:27). When a sensational story comes our way, we can verify its claims with qualified, accountable experts, being truth seekers—not error spreaders. Such an act brings credibility to the gospel. After all, we worship the One who’s full of truth (John 1:14).
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think conspiracy theories spread so quickly? How can you be a truth seeker?
Father, help me discern truth from error as Your Spirit guides me.
Thanks for honoring tonight’s Hero, Kathy!
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Hope you and Mrs Mayor had a GREAT and restful weekend and are ready to take on the new week.
Used to belong to a a friend’s Methodist church group that volunteered to bring lunch once a month at Walter Reed on Saturdays when the cafeteria is closed.
Canceled us at the beginning of Covid. Understandable.
But they still won’t let us come back.
Walter Reed just isn’t canceling Catholics!
GHi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
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Good evening, lizma2...”they” are working very hard at canceling ALL Christian faiths.
“They” are the only “higher power”. Sickening!!!
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To all our military men and women, past and present,
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Volunteered at Walter Reed during the Afghan war on the amputation ward.
There was a group of “grads” that would come strutting down the halls, showing off their prosthetics and talk to the new guys.
Eventually they would look at their watches and say “We gotta go. We’re gong wind surfing on the Chesapeake Bay and next year you are coming with us”. It was so uplifting for the patients.
Amazing men. What an experience.
Howdy, Kathy.
Have you had a little downtime this weekend? I imagine you needed some after the crazy week.
I read that Anchorage officially hit 50 degrees this afternoon. Now if there was just some sunshine with it. Lake Hood is almost free of snow now and sunshine would really speed up melting of the ice.
Good evening, Pro...we need to remember his selfless actions.
Howdy, PRO.
Have you had a good weekend? I hope you’re off the roller coaster now and enjoying spring weather.
Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you and Blue get to spend time together today? On the open road?
Had to help out with a gig today, so Blue sat lonely in her parking space. Grrrrr.
Oh well, I was making music, so, no harm, no foul.
Memories of a lifetime!!! How proud you should be for being a part of their lives....no one can do it alone.
What a beautiful picture you have painted of our recovering troops. Amazing for sure!!
There is that...another of your favorite things...making music. 👍
Those experiences were a gift from God.
How was your weekend?
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mid-1950s and was a 1962 graduate of Woodbridge High School. He entered military service through Rutgers University's Army ROTC program, where he earned B.A. and M.A. degrees, and received the Medal of Honor in 1969 for exceptional heroism on the battlefields of Vietnam. He also holds two Silver Stars, three Bronze Stars, and two Purple Heart Medals. Jacobs was an advisor to a Vietnamese infantry battalion when it came under a devastating fire that disabled the commander. Although bleeding from severe head wounds, then 1LT Jacobs took command, withdrew the unit to safety, and returned again and again under intense fire to rescue the wounded and perform life-saving first aid. He saved the lives of a U.S. advisor and 13 allied soldiers.
assets and later co-founded a similar business for Lehman Brothers. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is the Vice Chairman of the Medal of Honor Foundation. He is also a military analyst for NBC/MSNBC.
beyond the call of duty. Capt. Jacobs (then 1st Lt.), Infantry, distinguished himself while serving as assistant battalion adviser, 2d Battalion, 16th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam. The 2d Battalion was advancing to contact when it came under intense heavy machine gun and mortar fire from a Viet Cong battalion positioned in well fortified bunkers. As the 2d Battalion deployed into attack formation its advance was halted by devastating fire. Capt. Jacobs, with the command element of the lead company, called for and directed air strikes on the enemy positions to facilitate a renewed attack. Due to the intensity of the enemy fire and heavy casualties to the command group, including the company commander, the attack stopped and the friendly troops became disorganized. Although wounded by mortar fragments, Capt. Jacobs assumed command of the allied company, ordered a withdrawal from the exposed position and established a defensive perimeter. Despite profuse bleeding from head wounds which impaired his vision, Capt. Jacobs, with complete disregard for his safety, returned under intense fire to evacuate a seriously wounded adviser to the safety of a wooded area where he administered lifesaving first aid. He then returned through heavy automatic weapons fire to evacuate the wounded company commander. Capt. Jacobs made repeated trips across the fire-swept open rice paddies evacuating wounded and their weapons. On 3 separate occasions, Capt. Jacobs contacted and drove off Viet Cong squads who were searching for allied wounded and weapons, single-handedly killing 3 and wounding several others. His gallant actions and extraordinary heroism saved the lives of 1 U.S. adviser and 13 allied soldiers. Through his effort the allied company was restored to an effective fighting unit and prevented defeat of the friendly forces by a strong and determined enemy. Capt. Jacobs, by his gallantry and bravery in action in the highest traditions of the military service, has reflected great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army. 