Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
Howdy everyone!
Still on North Carolina time and having a blast with the kiddos.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week!
*HUGS*
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
Thanks for tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!
Bible in a Year:
Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
It’s like living in a dream you can’t wake up from. People who struggle with what’s sometimes called “derealization” or “depersonalization” often feel like nothing around them is quite real. While those who chronically have this feeling can be diagnosed with a disorder, it’s believed to be a common mental health struggle, especially during stressful times. But sometimes the feeling persists even when life is seemingly good. It’s as if our minds can’t trust that good things are really happening.
Scripture describes a similar struggle of God’s people at times to experience His power and deliverance as something real, not just a dream. In Acts 12, when an angel delivers Peter from prison—and possible execution (vv. 2, 4)—the apostle is described as being in a daze, not sure it was really happening (vv. 9–10). When the angel left him outside the jail, Peter finally “came to his senses” and realized it had all been real (v. 11 nlt).
In both bad times and good, it can be hard sometimes to fully believe or experience that God is really at work in our lives. But we can trust that as we wait on Him, His resurrection power will one day become undeniably, wonderfully real. God’s light will rouse us from our sleep into the reality of life with Him (Ephesians 5:14).
Reflect & Pray
Why is it sometimes hard for you to feel God’s power and love? How can you experience His love more tangibly?
Dear God, thank You that in good times and bad, whether I can feel it or not, You’re real, creating new life and hope.
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS))))
I was a student at Radford College in 1978(?) when the arsenal blew.
It flashed, rumbled and shook our windows five miles away. This was early in the morning as I recall, I was a hung over college student and very confused as to what was going on, the flash was so bright thru my window it woke me and I thought someone had snapped a Polaroid picture. Then came the rumble. I learned what happened on the radio.
I used to live in Radford and twice while I was there the plant had major explosions. Both times it shook my house which was 5 or more miles away.
How's everyone doing this morning?
