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[Aeronaut]

Good morning Snippy.

[SafeReturn]

good morning Snippy

[Iris7]

Been digging around looking for Missouri war materials, Redlegs, guerrillas, all of that stuff. Found one short piece I liked on the last days of William Quantrill, and that was all.

I think any biographer has to have sympathy with his subject to do any sort of justice to his enterprise. I find no sympathy, generally, in the materials I found about the Missouri affair. Everything was very partisan, vile evil this or that, psychopathic killers all of them, mother rapers, father rapers, and crazy as John Wayne Gacey.

Find this interesting. Also, the Northern sympathizers are the more virulent.

The sort of violence done in Missouri, and in other places, is very much par for the human course. Too much fear makes too much anger makes folks bloody minded. When a person knows he will be killed soon he often figures to take a few of his killers with him. Just how things are.

Plenty of tragedy in that war. Plenty enough for anyone. More than enough for me.

[GailA]

Good morning...promising to be another warm day...it ended up at 74 yesterday, in the 60's today.

[The Mayor]

February 16, 2005

Temporary Tears

Read:
1 Peter 5:6-11

May the God of all grace, . . . after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you. -1 Peter 5:10

Bible In One Year: Leviticus 24-27

Author George MacDonald wrote, "God has come to wipe away our tears. He is doing it; He will have it done as soon as He can; and until He can He would have them flow without bitterness; to which end He tells us it is a blessed thing to mourn because of the comfort that is on its way."

While we wait for that comfort, we can be assured that God will not allow us to be tested beyond our ability to bear the trial. Every difficult circumstance is timed with exact precision. Every hard situation is screened through His perfect love. We will not suffer one moment more, nor will we suffer more intensely than is necessary. "To a close-shorn sheep God gives wind by measure" goes an old Basque saying. In other words, God will not allow those most vulnerable to life's difficulties to be overtaken by them.

There may be deep waters through which you must wade; there may be fires through which the ore of your character must pass. But in the midst of them God promises to be your partner, companion, and faithful friend. He will "perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you" (1 Peter 5:10).

And then, when He has finished His work, He will take you home to heaven and wipe away all your tears-forever (Revelation 21:4). -David Roper

He knows our burdens and our crosses,
Those things that hurt, our trials and losses;
He cares for every soul that cries-
God wipes the tears from weeping eyes. -Brandt

Tears are often the telescope by which we can see into heaven.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Why Would A Good God Allow Suffering?
When Hope Is Lost

[alfa6]

Good Morning Bump to the Freeper Foxhole on a fine Wednesday Morning.

For the last 30 years I have made numerous trips from Kansas City to St Louis each year. In the town of High Hill IIRC, which is about 90 miles west of St. louis, there is been a large red brick house. About 5 years ago or so a sign went up anoucing the "Anderson Mansion" at this brick house. I have always been meaning to stop but as I am usually on a day trip I haven't had time to stop. I will have to make time on one of my next trips to check this out.

I am prepared to be fleeced :-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Foxhole.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Snippy.

You better be getting ready to meet with the Chamber. ;-)

[SZonian]

Good morning everyone, interesting, in depth article. Like one poster said, it's hard to find accurate information on this sad and vile chapter of the Civil War (War of Northern Aggression).

Cheers!

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies. Flag-o-Gram.

[stand watie]

one man's massacre is another man's GRAND VICTORY!

my ancestor, PVT William James "Little Thunder" Freeman, late of the 4th MO Partisan Rangers, fought BRAVELY at Centralia!

had we fought the whole war as partisans, the southland would be FREE! (the few barefooted,hungry but BRAVE "lads in Gray" had NO CHANCE, longterm, against the damnyankee war machine in a long, conventional war. the only thing the CSA had in excess was BRAVERY & at the bitter end that was NOT enough.)

free dixie,sw

[w_over_w]

Evening Grace Folks~

Today's read was somewhat brutal. It's certainly a part of history that merits study and comment. I'm at a loss for words . . . but I7 provides a noteworthy summary . . .

The sort of violence done in Missouri, and in other places, is very much par for the human course.

To borrow a line from the movie "Cold Mountain", "there will be a reckoning."

On the lighter side, this one's for you Snip & Sam . . .