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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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Lord, Please Bless Our Troops, They're fighting for our Freedom.
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God Bless Our Republic
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Our Flag Flying Proudly One Nation Under God
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God Bless Our Republic
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One Sunday at the church where I pastor, I invited three children to find several scrolls with Bible verses written on them that I had hidden in our worship center. I told them that once they found them and read the words aloud, I would give them a prize. You should have seen those kids! They ran, moved chairs, and looked under plants and in purses (with permission). Their search for the scrolls was intense, but exciting. Their diligent search and subsequent discovery of the scrolls led to joy in the children, affirmation from our congregation, and a renewed sense of the importance of God’s Word.
In 2 Kings 22–23, we read how King Josiah and the people of Judah rediscovered the joy and importance of God’s Word. During the repairing of the temple, Hilkiah the high priest found the Book of the Law. It must have been lost or hidden during the reign of Manasseh. Then when the scroll was read to King Josiah, he listened and responded to it (vv.10-11). He sought further understanding of it (vv.12-20), and he led the people to renew their commitment to its importance in their lives (23:1-4).
Many today have unprecedented access to God’s Word. Let’s renew our commitment to “find” it every day and by our lives show its prominence.
Read: 2 Kings 22:8–23:3
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Aloha Connie!
Checkin’ in to the Canteen
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Thanks for Scuttlebutt!
A coolish 71 degrees here today, Woo-Hoo!
Where are the answers to the trivia questions?
Evening Connie, Hugs.
Got to help a military dependent today, Dad in the sandbox.
Thanked Mom for their sacrifice.
Gracious lady.
No clue.
What is the postal abbreviation for Texas?
Uh, TX?
Which Joe was nicknamed the Yankee Clipper?
DiMaggio, of course!
William Henry Gates III amassed his fortune from which source?
Next...
In Peter Pan, what sort of animal was Nana?
A dog.
In basketball, where do the Supersonics come from?
Now, Oklahoma City, before, Seattle, attended many games!
Which state is called the Pine Tree State?
Pinesylvania?
What is the postal abbreviation for Pennsylvania?
PA?
What is California's state capital?
Sacremento.
What is Ohio's largest city?
Cleveland?
Which state lies due east of Alabama?
Georgia?
What is the largest of the Southern states?>
Texas, of course!
Which river starts at Lake Itasca Minnesota and flows into the Gulf of Mexico?
Mississippi.
What type of creature was the star of the film Jaws?
A landshark?..:=)
What was the name of the mansion where Elvis Presley died?
Graceland.
In which country was a 2000 year old, life size terracotta army discovered?
Greece?
Which was the 50th state to become part of the United States of America?
Alaska or Hawaii..sheesh!
Which state is called the Great Lake State?
Michigan?
What was the first name of the first man in space?
Kuri?
Where in America was the world's biggest rock festival staged?
Woodstock, NY
What was the world's biggest passenger ship when it was launched in 1912?
Titantic?
What is the capital of the state of Alaska?
Nome.
In football, where do the Redskins come from?
Wahington, DC
What does the B stand for in SCUBA diving?
Breathing
What color is an Oscar?
Gold
Which state is called the Bear State?
No clue.
Who was the 41st President of the USA?
George H. W. Bush.
Which Texan Governor was traveling with the Kennedys when JFK was shot?
Gov. John Connely.
Who was the first American to walk in space?
Alan Shepard
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
My hero, Neil Armstrong.
Which brothers made the first powered plane flight?
Wright Bro.
Which state is called the Panhandle State?
Idaho?
What was Michael Jackson's album follow-up to Thriller?
Who cares.
What is the capital of the state of Virginia?
Sorry.
In Forrest Gump, his mom says, "Life is like a box of " what?
Cherries?
Why was Mick Dundee nicknamed Crocodile?
He killed them?
Who became the first US President to resign in office?
Pass, wasn't Nixon.
Where was the second Atom bomb dropped?
Nagasaki, Japan.
Who lost part of his ear to the teeth of Mike Tyson in 1997?
Evander Holyfield?
Where was a wall built to divide a city?
Berlin, Germany
Which lake provides Chicago with 20 miles of lake shore?
Lake Superior?
What is Minneapolis's 'twin city'?
St. Paul.
Which part of Florida is famous for its alligators?
Everglades.
Which is the other northern Pacific state along with Washington?
Idaho?, Montana, Oregon?
What's the name of the bird that cartoon cat Sylvester chases in vain?
Tweety.
OK, tell me how dumb I am...
Evening, folks! (& Good night, time for bed)!
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Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our
AWESOME
Military, our Allies and their families.
Thank you, Connie, for preparing the Canteen for today's activities.
DC Metroland weather report
~ Today: A good deal of sunshine.
High 84F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph.
~ Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening
followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers after midnight.
Low around 65F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30%.
Forgive the format. I'm at home and don't have the copies I use at work.
I will also only be here as a lurker
as FR is terribly slow this morning
and I have some chores I hope to get done today.
Now, I have to make my way through the Canteen to see whatz been happening.
But, you stay right where you are.
Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel.
Put down that remote.
Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor.
but not too long
don't want you to strain your eyes. LOL
Now remember, the Canteen is
Come in y'all
and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS
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Two Texas Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on Hwy 77, just south of Kingsville, TX. One of the officers was using a hand held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the town of Kingsville. The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour and climbing. The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the Mesquite treetops on Hwy 77 revealed that the radar had in fact locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise near this, its Naval Air home base location in Kingsville TX.
Back at the Texas Highway Patrol Headquarters in Corpus Christi the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the US Naval Base Commander in Kingsville for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
‘Thank you for your letter.
You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down. Furthermore, an Air-to-Ground missile aboard the fully-armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment’s location.
Fortunately, the Marine Pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position on the side of Hwy 77 south of Kingsville.
The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when cussing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech. And Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left rear molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster.’
Semper Fi
