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Good morning, snippy and everyone at the Freeper Foxhole.
Today's pic is of the LST 325 and the USS Constitution in Boston Harbor
Oh amd a Hump Day Bump for the Freeper Foxhole to boot
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"Always be ready," Peter urged, "to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15). The Greek term for "reason" is apology. That doesn't mean a weak-kneed excuse; it means a convincing argument. Philosopher William Alston of Syracuse University has written very helpful books in defense of the Christian faith. He has something to say that should encourage all of us: "The final test of the Christian scheme comes from trying it out in one's life, testing the promises the scheme tells us God has made, following in the way enjoined on us by the church, and seeing whether it leads to the new life of the Spirit." Don't think that because you aren't a philosopher or a scholar that you can't be an apologist. You can bear witness to the truth and power of the gospel. Your life can be your own best argument—your best defense of your faith in Jesus Christ—to anyone who asks why you believe. So put your faith into practice. Let people see the difference Jesus makes. —Vernon Grounds
As I serve Jesus faithfully; And may the world see Christ in me— This is my earnest prayer. —Hess People will listen to you carefully if they see you living faithfully.
How Can I Break The Silence? |
'Morning folks. Long wasted day in Joisy yesterday. Topped off by the cancellation of my return flight. So we punted, and I had to set foot in the one place is the USA I vowed never to set foot.
That's right, Nuevo Yawk City. Home of those other picante sauces (Get a Rope!). So, I can now say I've seen the Brooklyn Bridge (Pretty cool, especially with two HUGE flags on the towers), The Umpire State building (Yer OUT!) and the Walter P. Whatshisname Building.
Somewhere in Brooklyn or so, we saw hundreds of folks dressed in black with funny black hats, and curled sideburns dangling below their chins. To steal a quote, "I thought they only did that s@%t in the movies".
Said stolen quote coming from on of my Airman during my USAF tenure. This Airman was a New York native referring to the sea of Cowboy Hats seen the first time he set foot in a bar in Texas. Heh heh heh
Speaking of Joisy, we had to stop and ask for directions, Mapquest having failed us. We stopped FOUR times. The fourth time being a bank, since the folks at gas stations being unable to communicate in Engrish. How far off target were we you ask? Three friggin miles! A call to the folks at the meeting place was no help either. ME: we're at CR-514 and Anteres in Woodbridge. THEM: I don't live here, I can't help. Oy vey.
Excellent read about the Alien and Sedition Act. Somehow it's debate seems ripe for today's media.
Supreme Court Justice Richard Peters issued a warrant for the arrest of Benjamin Bache.
Interesting power of SCOTUS.
Their opponents were, one Federalist wrote, "democrats, mobocrats and all other kinds of rats."
And they still are.
The Acts, along with a couple of other mistakes, probably cost Adams a second term. Of course, it didn't help that he broke with Hamilton and the High Federalists, splitting his own party.
What's the best argument we can give those who ask why we have accepted Jesus as our Savior? How can we most persuasively bear witness to our faith?