The FReeper Foxhole - Memorial Day - Freedom Is Not Free - May 29th, 2006

[Professional Engineer]

So-so.

My long "dead" mother has re-inserted herself into the remnants of the family. This is somehow stirring up resentments leftover from my parents' divorce 30+ years ago. I'm bearing the brunt of it.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh dear, sorry. Some things never leave us PE.

My father abandon our family when I was 3 years old. I have no concept of father. Sure can screw up a life.

[snippy_about_it]

You always have all the fun!

[snippy_about_it]

When are ya heading down south?

Sam will be staying here with the dogs and I'll be going down on Saturday. Sam says to think of it like I'm off to the Army. LOL. I sure am going to miss him and the dogs!

We are looking for a place down there, something I will be able to do on weekends then we can sell the NC house, much as we hate too.

[snippy_about_it]

Thanks Wneighbor, we consider it a blessing and believe it's the right thing to do.

[alfa6]

Well I back from "the Big Wazooo" Adventure. No major problems but I have to watch out for the sesame seeds and other such items in order to keep from developing diverticulitis.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Soaring Feather]

Good news alfa!

[Professional Engineer]

For the R/C buffs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DV-zeYkQrXA&search=radio%20control

[The Mayor]

July 12, 2006

Campaign Of Reconciliation

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READ: Luke 19:1-10

The Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost. —Luke 19:10 In Craig Nelson’s book The First Heroes, we read about the Doolittle Raiders who launched the first major counterattack on the Pacific front during World War II. Not all of the “raiders” returned from their bombing mission. Jacob DeShazer was among those who were captured and held in POW camps under difficult and painful circumstances.

DeShazer later returned to Japan after the war, but not to seek revenge. He had received Jesus as his Savior and had come back to Japanese soil carrying the message of Christ. A former warrior who was once on a campaign of war was now on a campaign of reconciliation.

DeShazer’s mission to Japan mirrors the heart of the Savior, who Himself came on a mission of love and reconciliation. Luke reminds us that when Christ came into the world, it was not merely to be a moral example or a compelling teacher. He came “to seek and to save” the lost (19:10). His love for us found its expression in the cross, and His rescue of us found its realization when He emerged triumphantly from the tomb in resurrected life.

In Christ we find forgiveness, and that forgiveness changes our life and our eternity—all because Jesus came on a campaign of reconciliation. —Bill Crowder

While Jesus hung on Calvary’s cross,
The devil and his demons smiled;
Disciples grieved and mourned the loss,
But God and man were reconciled.  —Sper

We can go to others because Jesus came to us.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 4-6; Acts 17:16-34

[alfa6]

Wednesday Morning Bump for the Freeper Foxhole

'ow about a nice picture for Hump Day. Wailua Fall, Kauai Hawaii out to fit the bill, eh.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Professional Engineer]

Good morning ladies and gents. Flag-o-Gram.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning, alfa! Lovely picture. One of my kids was in Kauai last Fall, she love it there.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning, PE.

Hope today is great for you. ;)

[colorado tanker]

Congratulations on the new job. Regards to Jeb Bush and raspberries to the Florida Supreme Court!

How do you like living in Red States for a change??

[Professional Engineer]

Better, thanks.

I'm still trying to figure how to respond to an angry letter from my dad.

[Soaring Feather]

Oh so sorry PE. You will do what is right.

[snippy_about_it]

The South is so far everything we'd thought it would be. Folks are friendly and still have their manners. Getting used to the humidity is a challenge though.

I'll be assigned to a government project so I just might run into Jeb. Raspberries to the FSC if I ever see any of them. :-)

[colorado tanker]

I've lived in low humidity for so long, a permanent move to Gulf Coast humidity would be a real challenge!

[alfa6]

Thursday Morning Freeper Foxhole Bump

4 days to go till snippys new job

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[The Mayor]

July 13, 2006

He Wanted To

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READ: Acts 1:1-8

You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. —Acts 1:8 n his book Love Is Now, Peter Gilquist mentioned that he and several other friends were invited to speak to a group of UCLA students. After the meeting, a young man expressed a desire to discuss the matter of salvation. So Gilquist arranged to meet with him the next morning.

The student said that he really wanted what he saw in the lives of believers. But he hesitated to make a commitment because he thought he would have to tell others about Jesus. Gilquist, however, assured him that to become a Christian he was not required to do anything but place his trust in Christ.

Realizing that salvation is by God’s grace through faith, the student gladly received the Lord Jesus as his Savior. But a strange thing happened as he went back to his fraternity house. He met a friend and told him of his newfound faith in Christ. Before the day was over, he had testified to every one of his fraternity brothers about Jesus.

Our witness for Christ should reflect a grateful heart—a sincere desire to share salvation’s blessings with others. If we shrink from giving a word of testimony, let’s ask God to give us the desire to speak out for Him. Then we’ll witness because we want to. —

Lead me to some soul today;
O teach me, Lord, just what to say.
Friends of mine are lost in sin
And cannot find their way.  —Houghton

If you know Christ, you’ll want others to know Him too

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Psalms 7-9; Acts 18