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A young Iraqi girl carries her little brother while walking in the Muhalla 513 neighborhood just outside Mudafra Square in the Sadr City District of Baghdad, July 28, 2008. Photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen Young, Joint Combat Camera Center - Iraq.
A painful illness had prevented Bible teacher Billy Walker from carrying on his active schedule for several months. He told a group of men that he especially missed being able to preach, but that God was teaching him throughout his recovery.
One day during his illness, as he meditated and prayed, Billy’s attention was drawn to the passage about Paul’s shipwreck on Malta recorded in Acts 28. There is more to the story than Paul’s miraculous immunity to a venomous snakebite (vv.3-6).
This great apostle to the Gentiles, preacher to thousands, worker of miracles, and writer of much of the New Testament, was stuck on an island as a prisoner. Did he lie back and bemoan his condition? Did he think he should be treated better than others because he was an apostle? No! The Scriptures tell us that he chose to contribute to the work and needs of his fellowmen. It was cold and rainy, so Paul “gathered a bundle of sticks” for a much-needed, warming fire (v.3).
Perhaps you’ve been set aside for a while due to difficult circumstances. Maybe you’ve reached the time in your life when vigorous activity is no longer possible. Don’t despair. Remember Paul’s example, and do what you can do—even if it’s simply “gathering sticks.”
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UMM QASR, Iraq (Aug. 13, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Trent Thompson, commanding officer of the coastal patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC 10), greets senior Iraqi naval officers on the pier after the boat arrives in Umm Qasr as part of Iraq Navy Day celebrations. Firebolt is the first U.S. ship to visit Iraq in more than 15 months. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Nathan Christensen/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 13, 2008) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Samson Kattil, from Hawaii, pipes the ship's whistle from the pilothouse of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) into the 1MC before passing a message informing the crew of the conclusion of a counter-measure wash down. Howard and the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility operating in the western Pacific and Indian oceans. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)
POPONDETTA, Papua New Guinea (Aug. 13, 2008) Popondetta villagers greet Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 133 with flowers as the Seabees march to the Isivini Secondary School. Members of NMCB-133 and the Papua New Guinea Defense Force Engineering Battalion worked side-by-side to construct and renovate one school building, two clinics and two other water catchment systems as part of a Pacific Partnership 2008 civil engineering project. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico/Released)
Hope to be on the Kitty Hawk on Saturday.Will post pictures when I can.
Thanks for tonites thread, Ma!
*HUG*
Good evening everyone!
FRIDAY!!!! WOOT! WOOT!!
Life's Little Ironies Dept: I just saved a bunch of money today by switching my car insurance from GEICO back to All-State. Go figger.
It's How Hot??? Dept: Checked Google Weather to see if their will be more storms knocking out my satellite reception tonight or tomorrow and I noticed that they give you the current temp to the nearest tenth of a degree, if for some reason you need that kind of accuracy. By the way, it's currently 66.6 degrees in Brooklyn. Guess those storms cooled us off a little.
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather which wolf would win.
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Can=CAN’T say enough. Must be the gratitude and blurry screen...
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops they're fighting for our Freedom.
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up.
Gut Shabbos, Kathy. Photos here are very inspiring.
