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Who is the greatest screen hero of all time? Very difficult to pick just one, but if I had to, I’d go with Rick (Humphrey Bogart) in “Casablanca.” Rick immediately wins over all the cynics in audience. He’s a loner who plays by his own rules, and why shouldn’t he? Life has dealt him a bad hand, but he reacts by at least being his own man, and being the one guy that the Nazis never manage to touch. Some great early dialog that shows Rick’s “attitude”: “Rick, why did you come to Casablanca?” “For the waters.” “But there are no waters in Casablanca.” “I was misinformed.” Rick obviously has nothing but contempt for the Nazis, but he prefers to just live among them while privately despising them – as well as the French who surrendered to them. And yet, in the end, he does the right thing (“The lives of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this world”) and he even makes friends of the French Chief of Police. “Louie, this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.” But there are other great possibilities. Clark Gable as Rhett Butler in “Gone with the Wind,” playing about the only Southerner who – at the outset – foretells that such a war will end very, very badly for the South. Then he saves Scarlett and Melanie from disaster, again and again and again. A personal favorite of mine is Mr Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in the Star Trek films. Conisder: In Star Trek the Motion Picture he risks his life to communicate with V’ger. In Star Trek II, he quite literally GIVES his life to save the Enterprise. In Star Trek III, he’s resurrected, like Jesus. In Star Trek IV, he talks to the whales, to help save the Planet Earth. Whew! Dorothy Gale (in the Wizard of Oz) would be the greatest heroine of all time, except that the film adaptation strongly suggests it was all a dream in the end. But if you’re looking for a more recent, and very traditional, hero, you can’t do better than Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. Unlike Frodo in “the Lord of the Rings,” Indy never ever gives into evil, not even for a moment. Harrison Ford’s triumph in this role, I think, is making a hero who overcomes so many odds believable, a feat in itself. Indiana Jones emerges as real, because Ford shows you that Indy feels the pain of his encounters, as did Humphrey Bogart before him “WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS. HERE’S LOOKING AT YOU, KID.”

Who are some actors who thought leaving TV roles would help their careers, but in hindsight were mistaken? Wil Wheaton had the Hollywood golden ticket in his hand, a major role in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” but he missed out on a role in a movie, and tossed the ticket away. His career never recovered. Star Trek Producers would not give him two weeks to film a role in the movie, “Valmont”, so he told Star Trek & Paramount he wanted out of his contract. Wheaton had struck movie success in “Stand By Me”, at age 14, in 1984. His character, Gordie Lachance, had top billing and the movie was nominated for Academy and Golden Globe awards for screenplay and directing. Many consider it one of the most influential movies of the 1980’s. He then landed the role of Wesley Crusher in “Star Trek; The Next Generation”. His character was named after Executive Producer and creator Gene Wesley Roddenberry, who was running the show. The scripts repeatedly had Wesley portrayed as the hero, saving the ship on numerous, some fans would argue TOO many, occasions. Wheaton had still not turned 18 when TNG first aired. He left during the 4th season, and missed out on a gravy train that is still turning out movies and TV series for the actors who stayed with the series. In total, Four major motion pictures and three years of “Star Trek; Picard” on Paramount’s app are just part of the potential series and movies in which Wheaton could have had major roles. Instead he has been tossed a couple of cameo roles. He was even asked to come and film a cameo role in “Star Trek:Nemesis” but producers edited his appearance out of the film. Wheaton’s most noted role since giving Paramount the finger? More cameo roles, playing himself, on the TV series, “The Big Bang Theory.” He now hosts a Paramount publicity show that discusses new Star Trek episodes and series called, “The Ready Room”. In that show he talks to his old cast mates about their newest roles while he watches from the outside. LL&P

“Going Out” by Norman Rockwell (1933)

"I guess I was born with a baseball in my hand. I enjoyed it more than anything." Ten year old Edith Houghton, who was so small that her uniform had to be "cinched with pins and string" to fit, was the starting shortstop and the star of her team, the semi-pro Philadelphia Bobbies. She would go on to serve during WWII as a member of the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services. And then after pitching herself to the Philadelphia Phillies owner, she become a baseball scout for the team. Her philosophy as a scout was that “players must be big, and they must be fast. But they must be able to hit. I learned early in my baseball career that you can’t steal first base.” Edith would rejoin the Navy to during the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Roughnecks are horrible ....glad I went to San Antonio with Wade..... lol

Paraphrasing what Bum Phillips said about statistics......you can't trust them cause a guy drowned in a lake that averaged 2 feet in depth.....so your numbers are deceptive......

Their population is 13x less than ours......your math is deceptive.....

God’s Workers Last week, we talked about God’s House. We mentioned the materials needed to build upon the foundation of Christ. When we obey the Gospel and become Christians, our journey is just beginning. Some people think that all they have to do after being baptized is sit in a pew once a week and go through the motions of a worship service. God didn’t end things there. He expects us to be faithful to Him for the rest of our lives. Revelation 2: 10 Being faithful, means we will continue to be obedient to His Word. In that Word, God has stated that His children must be solid, steady workers. I Corinthians 15: 58 In today’s lesson, we are going to dig into that passage and see the traits of a worker for the Lord. First, a worker for the Lord must be stable. This means that this person is not easily influenced by false teaching. They realize that there is only one path to God. John 14: 6 They understand that there is only one TRUTH. Ephesians 4: 4 - 6 God’s worker is not one who allows false teaching to distract him. God’s worker will study God’s Word and grow in knowledge of that. I Timothy 4: 6 - 8 Those who work for God are not easily influenced by distractions and discouragements. Even persecution and adversity don’t stop a steady worker for the Lord from continuing in his labors. Romans 8: 34 - 36 God’s workers continue steadily in their labors, even when they can see no visible results from their work. They continue even if they are suffering from personal problems. They encourage and build one another up in difficult times. Romans 1: 11 - 13 Colossians 2: 1 - 3 God’s workers are steadfast and immovable. God’s workers are always working. Just like our Lord, we are always drawn to do God’s Will. John 9: 4 The apostles give us an example this non-stop attitude. Acts 5: 42 This non-stop attitude is exemplified by the first century disciples. Acts 2: 42 Paul tells of the non-stop work habits of a child of God by showing us his example. Philippians 3: 12 - 14 God’s workers are persistent and they persevere over all obstacles. They don’t sputter around and they don’t give up when things aren’t working out perfectly. God’s workers are always working. God’s workers are always willing and eager to work hard. They don’t just do the bare minimum and hope that it's good enough. They are willing to go the extra mile. Matthew 5: 41 They know that in order to reap a great harvest, one must work hard at sowing the seed. II Corinthians 9: 6 The Macedonians were hard workers for God. II Corinthians 8: 1 - 5 Paul was eager to get to work in Rome. Romans 1: 15 God’s workers will always do God’s Work. Not all work that is done in religion is God’s work. God is not honored when our work is without scriptural authority. The work of the Lord is that which He authorized. We can find all we need to know in His Word. II Timothy 3: 16 - 17 When we zealously do the work God has laid out for us, following His authority in the New Testament, we will not be working in vain. A lot of the religious work going on in the world is in vain, because it has no scriptural authorization. Those doing these vain works will be surprised on Judgement Day if they don’t take the time to learn what God has authorized and repent of their sinful practices. Matthew 7: 21 - 23 If we are doing the work of the Lord, it is never in vain. We should encourage one another and be encouraged by the great examples we have from scripture of those who did God’s Work. Hebrews 11: 32 - 38 Let’s continue to live faithfully unto death by doing the works that God has shown us in the New Testament that His children must do. Let’s never give up, no matter what happens to us. Let’s never give up, even if we feel we aren’t accomplishing anything. Laying treasure up in heaven means we will work and not worry.

Vol.XX No.XI Pg.5 January 1984 Use Your Bible Dan S. Shipley "LEST HAPLY WE DRIFT..." (Heb. 2:1-3) Intro. 1.Defecting from the faith is not usually an overnight process, but rather a gradual leaving; a drifting away such as mentioned in this text. 2.Notice these things about drifting... I. ITS DECEPTIVENESS A. Not by design 1.No one plans to become an apostate, unfaithful 2.Simply doing nothing is enough to begin the drifting process 3.No such thing as premeditated neglect B. Often undiscernable for a time 1.Because most reluctant to admit its possibility in their own life 2.Because we compare ourselves with others rather than by God's standard (2 Cor. 10:12,18) 3.Consider plight of Laodiceans while thinking themselves to be in need of nothing (Rev. 3:17) 4.Points up need for continual self-examination (2 Cor. 13:5) II.ITS DIRECTION A. Drifting is always downstream 1."Away" (v. 1) None drift to God, righteousness, heaven 2.The derelict ship never drifts safely into port 3.Discipleship requires diligence and effort; most leave God simply by doing nothing III.ITS INFLUENCE A. As the derelict ship poses a danger to all, so does the drifter 1.No husband or wife neglects God without hurting each other (1 Cor. 7:16) 2.No parent neglects God without hurting his children (Eph. 6:4) IV. ITS END A. "How shall we escape.."? (v.3) 1.2 Thss. 1:7-9, etc. V. Its Deterrent A. "..We ought to give the more earnest heed..." (v.1) 1.Heedfulness to that spoken and confirmed word; yea, more earnest heed! 2.Ps. 119:11 "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee." CONCLUSION AND APPLICATION A. Drifting Christians is one of the most serious problems in the church today. Is it a problem with you?

For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the Dallas Stars are the Central Division champions. Dallas defeated the Seattle Kraken, 3-1. Goals from Craig Smith, Jason Robertson, and Miro Heiskanen. And a 26-save performance from Jake Oettinger. Dallas is now on 111 points this season, and is one point back of the Rangers in the hunt for the President's Trophy.

Vol.XX No.XI Pg.4 January 1984 A Resurrected Life Robert F. Turner The gospel accounts of the life of Christ are unique in that they depict him as one having lived without sin. They even record Jesus himself as claiming sinlessness (Jo. 8:46). Thus one cannot ignore the significance and implications of... THE PERFECT LIFE OF CHRIST. Some affirm that this perfect life was lived in order that it might be imputed to us for right- eousness and use Rom. 5:10 for proof. But, look at the context. Rom. 4:25 speaks of the death of Christ and his resurrected life, ("delivered up...raised." Vss. 6,8,9 follows with repeated references to the death and blood of Christ. Then vs. 10, "reconciled to God through the death of his son" — "saved by his life." It is his life following his death — not vice versa — of which the apostle Paul speaks. But this perfect life is not without signific- ance for us. One thing it does is serve as "an example that ye should follow in his steps," (1 Pet. 2:21-f). Then, too, it qualifies him to serve as high priest. The Hebrew writer argues that because of the perfect life he is a high priest that can be touched with the feelings of our infirmities for he was tempted as we are, yet without sin, (Heb. 4:14-15; 2:17-18). He "needeth not daily...to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins..." (Heb. 7:26-28), for he "knew no sin," (2 Cor. 5:21). Thus the significance of the perfect life is that it made Christ fit to be... A PERFECT SACRIFICE. "A body didst thou prepare for me...", Heb. 10:5 affirms. The context indicates that this was a body prepared in order that it might be sacrificed for man, rather than a life lived perfectly so that it might be imputed to him for his righteousness. The words in the context ("sacrifice" and "offering") seem to indicate this, and then vs. 10, ("the offering of the body of Christ"), seems to nail down this idea. It was the sacrifice of Christ that was needed in order that our sins might be forgiven, (Heb. 9:22), for in so doing he bore our sins, (Heb. 9:26) and put them away, (Heb. 9:28). And, it was his perfect life that made this sacrifice acceptable (Heb. 9:12-14). Thus a body was prepared for sacrifice and as a consequence we have obtained our eternal redemption, (Heb. 9:21), our sanctification, (Heb. 10:10), and our consciences cleansed (Heb. 9:14). As a result, Christ now lives... A RESURRECTED LIFE. Having become the author of our salvation (Heb. 5:8-10), he now sits on the right hand of God (Heb. 10:12), appearing before the face of God for us, making intercession for the sins of the people (Heb. 9:23-24; Rom. 8:23-24; Heb. 7:25). The body sacrificed on the cross and the resurrected life is what effect our salvation and thus are emphasized in the scriptures. The perfect life before the sacrifice effects me only in that it made a suitable sacrifice for sin possible. It is forgiveness through mercy, not imputation of a perfect life, that brings salvation. David Smitherman

@BarryLaverty @PepeSilvia @KirtFalcon @Crawford @Wild74 ....great movie....no politics.,

Y'all gonna lose.....

Y'all gotta go with the comics.....Black Adam was Shazam enemy from the beginning.....

Federal Reserve is a Rothschild puppet.....

Should be executed, not given a prison sentence.....

@ctown81 @BarryLaverty @PepeSilvia

Rothschilds at work trying to keep control......