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Posted on 05/29/2006 5:16:06 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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.... Never Forget Taps |
No, we didn't strike it rich on gold. However, Hobbit Lass was able to receive a cell phone call inside the mine. Can you hear me now?
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
I'll make sure she gets her poem. :^)
Busy day ahead as one of my neighbors cut down a big ol walnut tree and I will be busy turning it into firewood today.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
August 16, 2006
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I am ready to preach the gospel to you. —Romans 1:15
Dementia was slowly taking Mom Cetas from us. And there was nothing my husband or I could do to keep her from slipping away.
In those difficult days, Mom taught us many lessons. She forgot how to do a number of things, but one of the things she did not forget was how to pray. Occasionally, someone would mention a problem they were having, and she’d stop right there to pray for the person’s need.
She also continued to talk to others about Jesus. Those who took care of her at the nursing home said that she often asked the other residents and workers if they knew Jesus as their Savior. She wanted them to be sure that their sins were forgiven and they were going to heaven.
When I think of these qualities in Mom, I think of Romans 1. The apostle Paul remembered the people in the Roman church “always in [his] prayers” (v.9). And he was “ready to preach the gospel” because, as he said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes” (vv.15-16).
As long as Mom Cetas was able, she kept looking to Jesus in prayer and telling others about Him. We all can learn from her example of boldness and trust in the Lord.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 94-96; Romans 15:14-33
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Was it the bandleader looking for her? hmmmm?
Don't get me started about high school band directors.
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
August 17, 2006
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This grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ. —Ephesians 3:8
A story is told of Scottish minister Alexander Whyte, who was able to look at the bleakest situation and yet find something to be thankful for. On a dark Sunday morning when the weather was freezing, wet, and stormy, one of his deacons whispered, “I am sure the preacher won’t be able to thank God for anything on a day like this. It’s absolutely horrible outside!” The pastor began the service by praying, “We thank Thee, O God, that the weather is not always like this.”
The apostle Paul also saw the best in every situation. Consider his circumstances as he wrote to the church in Ephesus while he awaited trial before the Roman emperor Nero. Most people would have concluded that he was a prisoner of Rome. But Paul saw himself as a prisoner of Christ. He thought of his hardship as an opportunity to bring the gospel to the Gentiles.
These words of Paul should challenge us: “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ” (Ephesians 3:8). Paul, a prisoner of Christ, saw himself as being given the privilege to serve God and present the “riches of Christ” to many.
Whose prisoner are we?
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Psalms 97-99; Romans 16
President Bush meets and thanks a group of U.S. and coalition troops during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 1, 2006, where the president thanked the troops for their service in defense of freedom. White House photo by Eric Draper
Another plane is off the assembly line. Do you think we can get started on that list of chores now?
Oh great picture and plane! Thanks.
Cool. Nice job! What chores?
Chores, what Chores, I got, pick a number, more planes to build.
Cool looking aircraft I might add
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
You've been talking to Hubby again. He has two more out in the garage that he's still working on......sigh.
Found this picture, among many, at this guys page about their trip to Oshkosh this year. Some very interesting aerial pics of Mt Rushnore, Devils Tower and the Oshkosh scene
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
August 18, 2006
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It is good for me to draw near to God. —Psalm 73:28
The psalmist kept things simple: “There is none upon earth that I desire besides You” (Psalm 73:25). All progress in the spiritual life is marked by our movement toward that conclusion, the conviction that only one thing is necessary: God Himself.
All progress in the spiritual life is progress toward knowing God and loving Him—moving toward the point at which we say with Israel’s poet: “God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (v.26).
That perspective changes the way we look at everything. Suffering and adversity become the means by which we’re made hungry and thirsty for God. Disappointments become the tools that wean us away from earthly occupations and move us toward a preoccupation with God alone. Even sin, when repented of, becomes a mechanism to push us closer to Him so that we can experience His love and forgiveness. All things become useful when viewed as the means to the highest good—drawing near to God.
Like Paul, we may say, “I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me” (Philippians 3:12). How do we press on? With a humble and grateful response to His love. But it all begins with God. He seeks us so that we may seek Him alone.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year Psalms 100-102; 1 Corinthians 1
Hubby really likes to go to Osh Kosh. I'll have to make sure he sees that link. Have you ever been to the show?
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