Hey, PE, would you rather fly with these guys??
Posted on 05/29/2006 5:16:06 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
Standby flew just after the last post.
I'm home now. Durn I'm tired. I believe 17 hour days are for the birds.
WOW what a day for you. Happy to hear you're home safe and sound. Crawl in the quilts and sleep. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Howdy folks. Just checked up here. No fair, PE and family got rain and we ain't seen none for months! :-(
In other news, business is still great. Working a lot. Family's fair-to-middlin' 'cept for a couple of little things. Generally life is good but busy. :-)
Hello there!
Well, I was thinking of you today and here you are.;0)
All is well here in the sticks. We had hot, hot, but are in a cool down now. Feels great, I don't do heat and humidity.
Hi Bentfeather!
Even though ya'll don't hear from me, I think of ya'll every day. I miss having the opportunity to jump over here and chat to break the day's monotony and sure do miss the company.
It's just flat hot here. HOT I tell ya! Texas/August - what can I say. A lady where I was eating lunch today started up a conversation. She didn't have to say she wasn't from around here when she asked if the nights didn't start getting cool in Waco around mid-August. "uh - no." LOL
Bless ya my friend.
August 9, 2006
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If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. —Matthew 6:14
The small church was struggling, and everyone knew why. Two elderly church members had a conflict, and the people had divided their loyalties between them, which made any kind of progress impossible. They blatantly disregarded Jesus’ instructions on forgiving others (Matthew 6:14).
A new pastor came to the church and spent several weeks teaching about forgiveness and trust. For a while, the people stuck to their divided loyalties and continued to slog along in their stagnant pool of distrust.
After much prayer, the pastor felt directed by the Lord to take action. So during a morning service, he called on the two men to stand and then asked them to forgive each other. He knew that if the church were ever to have peace again, a storm of confrontation had to occur. The men faced off, paused, and then embraced. Tears ran down their faces as each begged the other for forgiveness. Forty-five minutes later, the crying and hugging and forgiving throughout the congregation finally stopped. The church was revitalized to serve together as a loving community for the glory of God.
Forgiveness is a powerful thing, bringing a comforting calmness. With it, we can enjoy harmony with God’s people; without it, the storm continues.
For Further Study
Read Matthew 18:15-20 for guidelines in dealing with conflict.
Also check out Developing The Art Of Gracious Disagreement
Forgiveness is Christianity in action.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 77-78; Romans 10
Great for a Hobbit Lass. ;)
LOL
LOL. Welcome home. I remember when the didn't sell Coors anywhere west of the rockies.
August 10, 2006
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Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” —Matthew 16:16
When writing on the life of Simon Peter, songwriter and author Michael Card described the apostle as “a fragile stone.” It is a term filled with contrast, yet one that aptly describes Peter.
Throughout Peter’s life, we see this contrast lived out as he displayed moments of courage followed by spiritual failure. After his declaration of Christ as the Son of God, Jesus said to him, “I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Matthew 16:18). A rock. A stone. Peter, whose name means “a small stone,” proved to be fragile when he tried to dissuade Jesus from going to the cross, and when he denied Him three times after His arrest.
Peter, the “fragile stone,” reminds us that no amount of personal strength or talent can make us adequate for this life and its challenges. Only as we rest in the strength of Christ will we find His provision. When we acknowledge our frailty and dependence on Him, Christ’s strength can empower us for the troubles life throws our way.
Like Peter, we are all “fragile stones.” How grateful we can be for His strength that is made perfect in our weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 79-80; Romans 11:1-18
When hobbits leave the Shire...
Good morning, Samwise. What a fabulous picture.
Good morning, everyone.
Hobbit Lass learned what the word "awesome" really means. I am soooooo glad that we got the opportunity to go.
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