[SilvieWaldorfMD]

“2000 Miles” by The Pretenders.

[SandRat]

Stille Nacht (Silent Night)

[PROCON]

FReeper Christmas!!

[HiJinx]

In!

And off to dinner....

[Rudder]

“Soul Finger”

[HiJinx]

Mannheim Steamroller’s ‘Silent Night’ or ‘Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer’.

TSO’s ‘Sarajevo’ is good, too.

[The Mayor]

December 13, 2007

Pay It Backward

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READ: Luke 6:27-36

If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? —Luke 6:33

Would you pay the bill for the people in the car behind you at a fast-food drive-thru—even if you didn’t know them?

That was the challenge given by a local Christian radio station to change their community. It was called “The Drive-Thru Difference.” The goal was to do a Christlike act of kindness for people who didn’t expect it and to leave a note saying you did it because of your love for Christ.

Why do this? Why spend money for someone else’s food—especially someone we don’t know and who may be hostile to the faith? Why give without any hope of return? It sounds countercultural, but the idea has strong biblical basis.

Notice what Jesus said as He addressed a large crowd: “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you?” (Luke 6:32-33). Clearly, Jesus wants us to do good to people who can in no way pay us back.

Whether we’re paying someone’s bill at Taco Bell or dropping change into the Salvation Army kettle, our concern should be selfless giving—whether we get credit for it or not. In Jesus’ name, who can you bless today?

Be a servant of the Lord
And do not look for a reward;
Not for glory or for fame,
Just give freely in His name.  —Roworth

The motive of giving reveals the character of the giver more than the gift itself.

Bible in One Year:   Hosea 12-14; Revelation 4

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[laurenmarlowe]

United States Marine Corps Band~National Anthem

[TASMANIANRED]

Hugs Fatima..

Lovely table...

[MS.BEHAVIN]

*HUG*
Top 20?

[r-q-tek86]

Carrol of the Bells... aka Ding Fries Are Done

[Bringbackthedraft]

Blue Christmas by “the King”.

[mylife]

“Jesus Christ, The Apple Tree”

[laurenmarlowe]

Pfc. Juan M. Villar recieves a coin from Sgt. Maj. Carlton W. Kent, the 16th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. Villar, who is stationed at Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Camp Pendleton, was selected to recieve a coin from Kent for his exeplary performance in the workplace. Photo by: Lance Cpl. Spencer M. Hardwick

A Marine with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, provides security as he watches over a crowd of Garma residents during the grand reopening ceremony of the “Lollipop” Market in Garma, Iraq, Dec. 1. Coalition Forces joined Garma citizens and local dignitaries in the celebration of the market reopening, marking progress toward economic growth for the community. Though there were few shops opened for business the day of the ceremony, all were optimistic, believing merchants would soon occupy the majority of the shops. Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones

A Marine with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 6, walks up to children that anxiously await him, Nov. 18. “They’re really crazy about pencils, rulers, erasers, sharpeners and stuff like that,” said 28-year-old Sgt. Ysac M. Perez, a squad leader with 4th platoon. Marines with Co. K regularly handed out school supplies to the children in the area over past months to encourage them to attend school. Photo by: Pfc. Brian D. Jones

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”

Beach Boys

[MinuteGal]

To listen to.....a mighty choir singing "Glory in Excelsis Deo" with the soprano section singing the high descant imposed on the melody.

Curls yer toes, that it does, ducky.

To sing myself.....the ultimate, powerful hymn celebrating the divine Birth, "Joy to the World, The Lord is Come" (all verses).

Leni

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Carol of The Bells!!

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Breath of Heaven
O Holy Night
0ld City Bar (Trans Siberian Orchestra)

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Jose Feliciano......

Police on my lawn..
Police on my lawn...
Police on my lawn, I'm going to be on COPS....
Oh, my God...