VRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!

21 posted on 09/08/2023 6:29:20 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

22 posted on 09/08/2023 6:29:31 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )

Good evening, Fiji...thanks for the tunes. ((HUGS))

Love Floyd Cramer and his music.

23 posted on 09/08/2023 6:32:30 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: Kathy in Alaska

Red Hots & Chile Mac--The Moroccos (1956)

A Chicago delicacy

24 posted on 09/08/2023 6:32:34 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening, Kathy!

25 posted on 09/08/2023 6:33:14 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

To: Kathy in Alaska

September 9

Accepting Guidance

Bible in a Year:

No human being can tame the tongue.

James 3:8

The air smelled of leather and oats as we stood in the barn where my friend Michelle was teaching my daughter to ride a horse. Michelle’s white pony opened its mouth as she demonstrated how to place the bit behind its teeth. As she pulled the bridle over its ears, Michelle explained that the bit was important because it allowed the rider to slow the horse and steer it to the left or right.

A horse’s bit, like the human tongue, is small but important. Both have great influence over something big and powerful—for the bit, it’s the horse. For the tongue, it’s our words (James 3:3, 5).

Our words can run in different directions. “With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings” (v. 9). Unfortunately, the Bible warns that it’s very hard to control our speech because words spring from our hearts (Luke 6:45). Thankfully, God’s Spirit, who indwells every believer, helps us grow in patience, goodness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22–23). As we cooperate with the Spirit, our hearts change and so do our words. Profanity turns to praise. Lying gives way to truth. Criticism transforms into encouragement.

Taming the tongue isn’t just about training ourselves to say the right things. It’s about accepting the Holy Spirit’s guidance so that our words generate the kindness and encouragement our world needs. .

Reflect & Pray

What inner attitudes come out through your words? How might cooperation with the Spirit influence your speech?

Dear God, please change my heart so that my words encourage others and honor You.

26 posted on 09/08/2023 6:37:29 PM PDT by The Mayor (RNC = REALLY NOT CONSERVATIVE)

To: Kathy in Alaska

Many of us on this board who are politically active and show up at conventions and conferences have eaten plenty of these. They go well with rubber chicken.

Rubber Biscuit--The Chips (1956)

27 posted on 09/08/2023 6:37:35 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

To: Kathy in Alaska

Bless you for keeping this thread going.

You're a great person.

28 posted on 09/08/2023 6:39:40 PM PDT by A Cyrenian (MO's state motto: Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law.)

Good evening DJs & Thank you!

*The House Is A Rockin'*

29 posted on 09/08/2023 6:43:03 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: Kathy in Alaska

A knocked-out shack that features barbecued chicken and ribs as well as live music.

The House of Blue Lights--Freddy Slack, with Don Raye & Ella Mae Morse (1946)

30 posted on 09/08/2023 6:44:23 PM PDT by Fiji Hill

Good evening, Publius....Lollipop, a fun song. Thanks...((HUGS))

31 posted on 09/08/2023 6:46:08 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

32 posted on 09/08/2023 6:52:03 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

Fiji!!

2nd!!

33 posted on 09/08/2023 6:54:16 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: left that other site

34 posted on 09/08/2023 7:01:25 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

Publius!!

Honorable Mention!!

35 posted on 09/08/2023 7:03:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))

To: Kathy in Alaska

Some "bubblegum music"...

"Sugar, Sugar" - The Archies

36 posted on 09/08/2023 7:12:06 PM PDT by Songcraft

To: Kathy in Alaska

Thanks Kathy, not much going on with me this weekend, enjoying the cool morning temps and pleasant, sunny afternoons.

You have any plans?

37 posted on 09/08/2023 7:14:02 PM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)

38 posted on 09/08/2023 7:20:16 PM PDT by Songcraft

To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; radu; All

39 posted on 09/08/2023 7:22:28 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Land is simply a place I visit until I can return to the sea.)

To: Kathy in Alaska

40 posted on 09/08/2023 7:25:38 PM PDT by Zuriel (Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)

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