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FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HYPOCRITE? ~ 29 September 2024
Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

Posted on 09/28/2024 5:33:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska


 


 

 

 

WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HYPOCRITE?


I always chuckle a little when I must sit through someone's "sermon" on why he/she doesn't ever darken the door of a church. Invariably at the top of the list of reasons given for not attending is something about the church being so full of hypocrites. You know, those people who affect virtues and qualities they don't have ... religious fakes.

The humor in this line of argument rests not so much in the fact that I never hear anything original, but rather in the facts surrounding the genesis of the word hypocrite. It was a term applied to the ancient Greek actors who wore masks in order to convey to the audience certain qualities and emotions. The actor hid behind the mask and the mask projected the necessary image.

In reality, a hypocrite is anyone who wears a mask hiding the true self while projecting an image for the benefit of the "audience". As I see it, that makes us all hypocrites! We all hide behind masks pretty consistently. How often, for instance, do we observe our hurting friends struggling to keep the "coat hanger" smile in place?

Yes, when two people stand eyeball-to-eyeball, it's one hypocrite starin' at another! The guy who won't go to church because it's full of hypocrites is not being completely honest. What he really means is that he prefers secular hypocrisy to religious hypocrisy. It's sort of like the smoker's preference for a particular brand of cigarettes.

CDR Thomas E. Braithwaite, CHC, USN




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1 posted on 09/28/2024 5:33:32 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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2 posted on 09/28/2024 5:37:49 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; luvie; HiJinx; AZamericonnie; Jet Jaguar; beachn4fun; laurenmarlowe; MS.BEHAVIN; ..

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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

THANK YOU
for your service!


3 posted on 09/28/2024 5:39:02 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good evening.


4 posted on 09/28/2024 5:39:23 PM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. PTL ~ Þ)
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To: lightman; xzins; bethelgrad; LiteKeeper; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; ...
Late home from work...next week will be posted closer to 8:30p eastern time.

Please join us for Sunday Chapel ~ WHO ARE YOU CALLING A HYPOCRITE?, and Liberty

Lt. Charles F. Suver, CHC, USN, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
"Mass at Iwo Jima"


Please stop in and say a prayer of protection for the military.
Prayers from all denominations are needed.




Sunday Liberty starts after the Guest Military Chaplain's Service!


5 posted on 09/28/2024 5:42:42 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: SkyDancer

Good evening, Janey, and Shavua Tov and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Lots of parachute runs this week? Ubering coming up?


6 posted on 09/28/2024 5:57:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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7 posted on 09/28/2024 6:04:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: All


Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier, Reservist, National Guardsman, or Merchant Marine
feel alone or forgotten.

O Israel, hope in the Lord;
For with the Lord there is loving kindness,
And with Him is abundant redemption.
And He will redeem Israel
From all his iniquities.

Psalm 130:7 & 8


8 posted on 09/28/2024 6:06:11 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Howdy, Kathy.

Did you get a good night’s sleep? Sleep late?
I hope there weren’t any unwelcome surprises at the office today.

Even though it’s pretty cloudy up your way, it’s still a much nicer day than here. Dark, dreary, and drizzly all day. Nice to get some rain but I yearn for sunshine.


9 posted on 09/28/2024 6:07:08 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: radu

Good evening, radu, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Still raining? Wind all gone?


10 posted on 09/28/2024 6:34:52 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: BykrBayb

Good evening, BykrBayb...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Did you make it safely thru Helene? Hope no damage for you or your area.


11 posted on 09/28/2024 6:36:19 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: Kathy in Alaska

The wind is just a little breeze this evening but it was rippin’ this morning when I woke up briefly. Another large branch came down but it’s small enough for me to handle.
It’s been drizzling non-stop since last night and there’s a half inch in the gauge. No puddles anywhere so it’s all soaking in. Just the kind of rain we needed.


12 posted on 09/28/2024 6:44:33 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: The Mayor; PROCON; mountainlion; Jet Jaguar; 2111USMC; Publius; spel_grammer_an_punct_polise; ...

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

A Blessed Lord's Day and Shavua Tov to you.


13 posted on 09/28/2024 7:24:45 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: radu; bitt; Jane Long; Kathy in Alaska; null and void; Red Badger; Tilted Irish Kilt; LS; ...

A naval aviator is buried at sea in his plane / The only case in the history of the U.S. Navy.

The film shows the burial of a naval aviator at sea in his aircraft. USS Essex (CV-9) , Battle of Manila Bay, November 5, 1944.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu0-daCLJD8


14 posted on 09/28/2024 7:28:16 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Keep the Lord’s Day in the Lord’s way.

A blessed Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Feast of St Michael and All Angels† (Western) / Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Orthodox) to all!

†New Calendar Orthodox Christians celebrate the Synaxis of the Holy Archangels on November 8.


15 posted on 09/28/2024 7:38:48 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Kathy in Alaska; acad1228; AirForceMom; Colonel_Flagg; AliVeritas; aomagrat; ariamne; ...



Casting Crowns~Praise You In The Storm

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir~How Great Thou Art

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Statler Brothers~Amazing Grace

Gaither Vocal Band~Heaven's Joy Awaits

St. Olaf Choir~When Peace Like A River

Providence~Sweet Beulah Land

GOD BLESS YOU THIS LORD'S DAY!
...AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!


16 posted on 09/28/2024 7:49:25 PM PDT by luvie (🇺🇸The bravery/dedication of our troops keeping us safe & free make me proud to be an American.🇺🇸)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Good Evening Kathy! The weather’s been kinda windy/rainy so no jumping. We did meet to go over safety issues and stuff. I’ve a couple of ubering flights coming up - AZ, then up to Ut and home. Nice round robin. Take care, be safe. Jxx


17 posted on 09/28/2024 8:03:40 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Am Yisrael Chai ~)
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To: radu

Not a bad night and a couple extra hours sleep...it was nice.

No surprises at the office, but a HUGE amount of mail that took forever, but I did get the garns processed and mailed.

Glad you are getting drizzly rain...soak in, soak in, soak in.


18 posted on 09/28/2024 8:32:21 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.


19 posted on 09/28/2024 8:37:59 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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To: MoJo2001; The Mayor; PROCON; left that other site; radu; mountainlion; lightman; luvie; Allegra; ...

Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.



20 posted on 09/28/2024 8:40:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska ((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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