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Independence Day Edition 2008
Pastor Bill's Newsletter
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Soldier's Prayer
3. Recipe
4. Another Soldier's Prayer
5. The Vulcan Anvil blog
1. Welcome and Introduction
Happy Independence!
Happy Birthday America!
Pastor/Evangelist Earl posted two different "Soldiers Prayer"
in our OnLine Bible Church group.
I posted the first "Soldier's Prayer" in a few places.
Both the first and second "Soldier Prayers" will be included in this Newsletter.
Please remember to pray for our troops!
This is a good time to recommit to remembering our troops as they preserve our freedoms as well as fight for freedoms of many others in foreign lands.
Also, in this newsletter is a delicious recipe from our Independence 2006 Newsletter.
This recipe is specially for this time of year since the foods involved are red, white and blue.
Since this Newsletter is coming out a little late for shopping for ingredients, you could always "cut and paste the recipe" and use it for next year. Either that or try it before the weekend is over. Since Saturday and Sunday many stores will be open.
Finally, if you do not yet know about our Politically Conservative blog with strong Christian leanings then read about the Vulcan Anvil in this newsletter and check out the links.
2. A Soldier's Prayer
O God forgive me the death that I deliver to my foes,
I pray that it were not so.
I prefer to have them as my friends,
but they refuse to come to the table of Love.
The days are dreary, the nights long as the hell of battle sounds all around and yet I find peace whenever I pray to Thee.
The flash of cannon, the crack of the rifle fill the air
and keep me from sleep, finally weary and tired I fall fast to sleep, resting in the comfort that You will see me through.
As the early morning light breaks the eastern sky I once again pray
to You that this day will bring peace and hope for tomorrow.
The stench of death fills the air, bombs bursting like firecrackers on the fourth of July, shrapnel piercing the bodies of my friends and yet death evades me.
Why am I spared the pain of death, the hole in my helmet is testimony that God has His hand on me and yet I know not why I am spared.
Perhaps it is proof that God has something else for me to do
when this war comes to an end,
if so I am ready to follow Him
wherever He will lead me.
As they say there are no atheists in foxholes,
I am beginning to believe that that is true,
for a friend of mine just before he died
asked I if I would say a prayer for him.
I held his hand as life drained from his body, just before he closed his eyes in death he looked at me and said,
"Do you see what I see?"
I turned to him and replied,
"No, tell me what you see."
With that he returned,
"I see the Lord of heaven holding out His hand to me. Him I cannot refuse. Bless you my friend for praying for me."
With that said my friend closed his eyes in death, to my amazement there was a smile on his face, never more will he feel the sting of death, for in the arms of the Lord of heaven he now rests.
3. Recipe
Red, White and Blueberrie Shortcake
I saw this recipe posted by Jackie
from a group called Cooking With Terry
and received permission to repost it.
1 Pkg (10 3/4 Oz) Frozen Pound Cake, Thawed
1/2 Can (21 Oz.) Blueberry Pie Filling
!/2 Can (21 Oz.) Cherry Pie Filling
1 Small Carton (4 Oz.) Non-Dairy Whipped Topping, Thawed
Split Cake into 3 layers.
Place bottom layer on a serving plate;
spread with 1 Cup (1/2 can) blueberry filling.
Add second layer cake:
spread with 1 cup (1/2 can) cherry filling.
Top with third layer of cake;
Frost top and sides with whipped topping.
Chill. Slice. Enjoy!
3. Another Soldiers Prayer
From within I felt the desire to pray, but the heat of battle turned
me away, even so 1 felt the Lord of heaven had His hand on me and was
calling me to a higher calling, one for now 1 did not understand_
The day did come when that war came to an end,
I returned home to a hero's welcome,
but my soul was not yet at peace.
I struggled long to cope with the carnage of that war and what it had
done to me, from alcohol and drugs 1 found no, relief.
This was a different war, this was a war for my soul, finally 1 gave
up and turned to the Lord of heaven once more and asked Him to come
into my life, this time i truly meant it.
Behold, true to His word Almighty God took me by the hand and lead me
to the alter of forgiveness, there I was cleansed of all the thoughts
and feelings that had been a barrier between Him and me.
I now stand in a pulpit among the sheep and the wolves proclaiming
the power of our Almighty God, the one who had turned a killing
machine into a saint.
One worthy of the love of God, one willing to stand in the gap and
proclaim the word of the Lord of the universe, my God and your God,
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. A-men
@2006 Merrill Phillips
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4. The Vulcan Anvil blog
The Vulcan Anvil is a Conservative blog affiliated with no particular political party.
The Vulcan Anvil is also the public blog for the Vulcan Council, a Conservative Yahoo group.
Both "Soldier's Prayers" are also posted in The Vulcan Anvil,
a Conservative blog that I have recently become the main contributor.
I post about Conservative thoughts and spiritual thoughts in The Vulcan Anvil
so if you like my Newsletter then check out The Vulcan Anvil.
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1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Soldier's Prayer
3. Recipe
4. Another Soldier's Prayer
5. The Vulcan Anvil blog
1. Welcome and Introduction
Happy Independence!
Happy Birthday America!
Pastor/Evangelist Earl posted two different "Soldiers Prayer"
in our OnLine Bible Church group.
I posted the first "Soldier's Prayer" in a few places.
Both the first and second "Soldier Prayers" will be included in this Newsletter.
Please remember to pray for our troops!
This is a good time to recommit to remembering our troops as they preserve our freedoms as well as fight for freedoms of many others in foreign lands.
Also, in this newsletter is a delicious recipe from our Independence 2006 Newsletter.
This recipe is specially for this time of year since the foods involved are red, white and blue.
Since this Newsletter is coming out a little late for shopping for ingredients, you could always "cut and paste the recipe" and use it for next year. Either that or try it before the weekend is over. Since Saturday and Sunday many stores will be open.
Finally, if you do not yet know about our Politically Conservative blog with strong Christian leanings then read about the Vulcan Anvil in this newsletter and check out the links.
2. A Soldier's Prayer
O God forgive me the death that I deliver to my foes,
I pray that it were not so.
I prefer to have them as my friends,
but they refuse to come to the table of Love.
The days are dreary, the nights long as the hell of battle sounds all around and yet I find peace whenever I pray to Thee.
The flash of cannon, the crack of the rifle fill the air
and keep me from sleep, finally weary and tired I fall fast to sleep, resting in the comfort that You will see me through.
As the early morning light breaks the eastern sky I once again pray
to You that this day will bring peace and hope for tomorrow.
The stench of death fills the air, bombs bursting like firecrackers on the fourth of July, shrapnel piercing the bodies of my friends and yet death evades me.
Why am I spared the pain of death, the hole in my helmet is testimony that God has His hand on me and yet I know not why I am spared.
Perhaps it is proof that God has something else for me to do
when this war comes to an end,
if so I am ready to follow Him
wherever He will lead me.
As they say there are no atheists in foxholes,
I am beginning to believe that that is true,
for a friend of mine just before he died
asked I if I would say a prayer for him.
I held his hand as life drained from his body, just before he closed his eyes in death he looked at me and said,
"Do you see what I see?"
I turned to him and replied,
"No, tell me what you see."
With that he returned,
"I see the Lord of heaven holding out His hand to me. Him I cannot refuse. Bless you my friend for praying for me."
With that said my friend closed his eyes in death, to my amazement there was a smile on his face, never more will he feel the sting of death, for in the arms of the Lord of heaven he now rests.
3. Recipe
Red, White and Blueberrie Shortcake
I saw this recipe posted by Jackie
from a group called Cooking With Terry
and received permission to repost it.
1 Pkg (10 3/4 Oz) Frozen Pound Cake, Thawed
1/2 Can (21 Oz.) Blueberry Pie Filling
!/2 Can (21 Oz.) Cherry Pie Filling
1 Small Carton (4 Oz.) Non-Dairy Whipped Topping, Thawed
Split Cake into 3 layers.
Place bottom layer on a serving plate;
spread with 1 Cup (1/2 can) blueberry filling.
Add second layer cake:
spread with 1 cup (1/2 can) cherry filling.
Top with third layer of cake;
Frost top and sides with whipped topping.
Chill. Slice. Enjoy!
3. Another Soldiers Prayer
From within I felt the desire to pray, but the heat of battle turned
me away, even so 1 felt the Lord of heaven had His hand on me and was
calling me to a higher calling, one for now 1 did not understand_
The day did come when that war came to an end,
I returned home to a hero's welcome,
but my soul was not yet at peace.
I struggled long to cope with the carnage of that war and what it had
done to me, from alcohol and drugs 1 found no, relief.
This was a different war, this was a war for my soul, finally 1 gave
up and turned to the Lord of heaven once more and asked Him to come
into my life, this time i truly meant it.
Behold, true to His word Almighty God took me by the hand and lead me
to the alter of forgiveness, there I was cleansed of all the thoughts
and feelings that had been a barrier between Him and me.
I now stand in a pulpit among the sheep and the wolves proclaiming
the power of our Almighty God, the one who had turned a killing
machine into a saint.
One worthy of the love of God, one willing to stand in the gap and
proclaim the word of the Lord of the universe, my God and your God,
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. A-men
@2006 Merrill Phillips
4. The Vulcan Anvil blog
The Vulcan Anvil is a Conservative blog affiliated with no particular political party.
The Vulcan Anvil is also the public blog for the Vulcan Council, a Conservative Yahoo group.
Both "Soldier's Prayers" are also posted in The Vulcan Anvil,
a Conservative blog that I have recently become the main contributor.
I post about Conservative thoughts and spiritual thoughts in The Vulcan Anvil
so if you like my Newsletter then check out The Vulcan Anvil.
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