Posted on 05/29/2006 5:16:06 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
Are these drones?? I see a propeller.
They're dolled up UAV's.
That's such a pretty picture.
Did you make that lamp?
no, I found it at Lowe's a couple of months ago. I bought one for spiderboy, then went back a few days later for my own.
It was 29.95. I saw them on Amazon for the same price.
I was exaggerating about that eating at Lowe's thing--but just a little bit.
June 17, 2006
READ: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Our light affliction . . . is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. —2 Corinthians 4:17
A college student wrote a startling letter to her parents:
Dear Mom and Dad:
I have so much to tell you. Because of the fire in my room set by rioting students, I suffered lung damage and had to go to the hospital. While there, I fell in love with an orderly. Then I got arrested for my part in the riots. Anyway, I’m dropping out of school, getting married, and moving to Alaska.
Your loving daughter
PS: None of this really happened, but I did flunk a chemistry class, and I wanted you to keep it in perspective.
We might question this student’s method of breaking bad news to her parents, but her approach highlights a truth: Proper perspective is essential.
When Paul encouraged the church in Corinth, he wrote a litany of his own very real trials and tribulations. To gain perspective, he shifted his focus to the eternal. “Our light affliction,” he said, “is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:17).
In some ways, our perspective is more important than our experiences. Paul continued, “The things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal” (v.18). Our sufferings will diminish in importance when compared to the glory that awaits us.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Nehemiah 7-9; Acts 3
June 18, 2006
READ: 1 John 4:12-19
There is no fear in love. —1 John 4:18
In 1990 a TV documentary on the US Civil War attracted huge audiences. One program featured a letter by a soldier killed at the battle of Bull Run. Sullivan Ballou realized the peril he faced in the looming clash, so he wrote a poignant letter to his wife. In part he said, “If I do not return, my dear Sarah, never forget how much I loved you, nor that when my last breath escapes me on the battlefield, it will whisper your name.”
Men, more than women, often find it difficult to express deep emotions. They may squelch the impulse to put their tenderest feelings into words.
This Father’s Day, many men will receive expressions of love, but they may have trouble voicing their love in return. Yet nothing is more masculine than to express love to our loved ones. That’s true not only for fathers but for all of us. We can bestow no gift more precious to those who are wrapped up with us in the bundle of life.
“There is no fear in love,” wrote the apostle John, “but perfect love casts out fear” (1 John 4:18). So let us boldly declare our love, not only for our loved ones but for the One who gave His life for us.
This Father’s Day, emulate that courageous fallen Civil War hero and give voice to your love.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Nehemiah 10-11; Acts 4:1-22
and equal time for the Blues...
BTW, this is a Father's Day bump for the Freeper Foxhole.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
June 19, 2006
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Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey. —Matthew 21:5
A minister referred to Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem and asked: “What if the donkey on which Jesus was riding had thought all the cheering was for him? What if that small animal had believed that the hosannas and the branches were in his honor?”
The minister then pointed to himself and said: “I’m a donkey. The longer I’m here the more you’ll come to realize that. I am only a Christ-bearer and not the object of praise.”
In recording Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, Matthew referred to the prophecy of Zechariah: “Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Behold, your King is coming to you, lowly, and sitting on a donkey, a colt, the foal of a donkey’” (Matthew 21:5; see Zechariah 9:9).
On Palm Sunday, the donkey was merely a Christ-bearer, bringing the Son of God into the city where He would give His life for the sins of the world.
If we could develop a healthy “donkey mentality,” what an asset that would be as we travel the road of life. Instead of wondering what people think of us, our concern would be, “Can they see Christ Jesus, the King?” Rather than seeking credit for service rendered, we would be content to lift up the Lord.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Nehemiah 12-13; Acts 4:23-37
June 20, 2006
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Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men.” —Acts 5:29 In his powerful book Unspeakable, Os Guinness wrestles with the problem of evil in the world. In one section, he focuses on the Nuremberg trials that followed World War II. The Nazis stood charged with crimes against humanity, and their mantra of defense was simple: “I was merely following orders.” The verdict, however, was that the soldiers had a moral obligation to defy orders that, though legal, were clearly wrong.
In a much different context, Peter and the disciples were arrested for presenting the message of the risen Christ and brought before the religious rulers in Jerusalem. Rather than allowing themselves to be shaped by the mood of the mob, the disciples declared their intention to continue preaching Christ.
The orders of the religious establishment may have been legal, but they were wrong. When the disciples chose to obey God rather than the godless religious leaders, they raised a standard of conviction that rose above the opinions of the rulers of this world.
The trials we face may test our commitment. But we will find opportunities to exalt the King if we trust Him for the strength to go beyond the words of the crowd-pleasers and do right as He defines it in His Word.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Esther 1-2; Acts 5:1-21
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