http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/guidance/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:40:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050228/posts For the Christian, the center from which the Divine design proceeds within the fabric of our own lives- and through which we begin to discern the beauty of God’s perfect plan - is the Cross of Jesus Christ. It is the central patch of cloth from which the pattern proceeds. It is also where the pattern returns. However, seeing this pattern requires ongoing conversion. We need the eyes that can only come through living faith. We need the strength to pull ourselves up by grasping the wood. It is only there where we begin to see that the threads all... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050228/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:40:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1890759/posts Gregory the Great, a Model for Civil and Religious Leaders by Pope Benedict XVI Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, 3 September, the Roman calendar commemorates St Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church (c. 540-604). His exceptional, I would say, almost unique figure is an example to hold up both to pastors of the Church and to public administrators: indeed, he was first Prefect and then Bishop of Rome. As an imperial official, he was so distinguished for his administrative talents and moral integrity that he served in the highest civil office, Praefectus Urbis, when he was only... Catholic Culture.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1890759/posts#comment Tue, 4 Sep 2007 03:27:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790178/posts ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Feb. 23, 2007 – The problem of “Water, water, everywhere, nor any drop to drink” can apply as much to deployed troops cut off from their pure water supply as it did to the ancient mariner stranded at sea in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s beloved poem. Clean water is critical to military operations, used in everything from drinking to hygiene and field sanitation to food preparation to medical care, Army Maj. Bill Bettin, chief of the field water section for the Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine here, told American Forces Press Service. The... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1790178/posts#comment Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:10:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643926/posts Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the Multinational Force, Over the last three years, your sacrifices and those of your comrades before you brought the Iraqi people freedom, a democratically elected government, and a chance for a new future. The Multinational Force is now at the point where we can move from the forefront of the effort to secure freedom to a position where we assist the Iraqis in securing and governing their own country. One important way for us to assist the Iraqis is to demonstrate the discipline and values that mark us as professional armed forces of free... Defend America News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643926/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jun 2006 23:16:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629660/posts N. Korea's Kim Jong-il is giving "on-site guidance" at No. 110 Pig Factory, newly constructed by N. Korean soldiers. The Daily NK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1629660/posts#comment Wed, 10 May 2006 06:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1587111/posts California's registered domestic partners should report their pay on federal tax forms the way single people do, rather than using methods available to married couples, according to an internal memo the Internal Revenue Service released Monday. The clarification is the first guidance from the IRS in the wake of a sweeping state law that took effect in 2005, giving gays and lesbians many of the rights of married couples. The news should ease the confusion facing the state's 71,000 partners with the April 17 tax-filing deadline just weeks away. But the federal agency's response wasn't the answer that gay and... Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1587111/posts#comment Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:16:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546697/posts Winning Iraq: The Untold Story Sun., Dec. 25 at 2 a.m. ET •Reporter's Notebook: The Making of "Winning Iraq" Hosted by David Asman Terror attacks always make it to the evening news. But is that the complete picture of what's happening in Iraq? We wanted to find out. While Americans debate whether we're winning the war in Iraq, we sent FOX News correspondent Greg Palkot and a production team to crisscross Iraq for almost six weeks. [...] This documentary includes reports about peaceful vacations spots, a vibrant Iraq economy, plus interviews with grateful Iraqis and stories of average people triumphing... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1546697/posts#comment Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:27:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506924/posts AR RAMADI, Iraq (Oct. 21, 2005) -- Some people need the guidance and direction the Marine Corps provides and Pfc. David Smush, a machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, was one of them. A Chicago native, Smush was working odd jobs and struggling to find direction when he stumbled into a Marine Corps recruiting office one day. “It was a spur of the moment thing,” the 19-year-old said. “I was tired of being at home all the time. I worked at a gas station and sometimes at a fire station. I needed something more.”... Marine Corps News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506924/posts#comment Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:16:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1288967/posts Leading An Adult to Christ Building people requires sharing love. And there is no greater way to share love than introducing someone to the source of all love-Jesus Christ. As you minister and serve the Lord, you will have the opportunity to tell others of the power and love of Jesus. There will be random encounters, long-term relationships, and ministry contacts. Each contact will be an occasion to share the love of Christ and experience God's Spirit at work in your life and the life of the person with whom you share Jesus. Below are some ideas to guide... Wesley.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1288967/posts#comment Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:45:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1198027/posts NEW YORK – The College Republicans are preparing for the Republican National Convention. Roughly 50 eager student volunteers will descend on New York next week to man hospitality desks and give directions. "It's a great way to get our members to get to know people," says Gregorio Pro, executive director of the New York College Republican state committee of the New York chapter of the national group. Mr. Pro - who will be a junior at The King's College in New York this fall - will volunteer in the convention's transportation department, greeting delegates and ensuring that they board the... The Christian Science Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1198027/posts#comment Tue, 24 Aug 2004 06:42:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1197213/posts Fellow Christian Freepers, I have struggled for the last several years with decisions such as what city or neighborhood to move to, what house to buy, whether to accept a new job offer to stay where I was at, etc.. I seem to have screwed up every major decision despite sincere and frequent prayer to our Lord for His guidance, asking for His will to be done (as opposed to help me get the job with the most money, the biggest house, etc.). I truley wanted to do whatever would draw me and my family closer to Him, to do... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1197213/posts#comment Mon, 23 Aug 2004 05:28:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1186316/posts All, I hope this is the right place to post this.... I'd like to start my own listserv/majordomo type email list/discussion group on one of my virtual servers I monkey with. Anybody out here have any suggestions as to software or cgi script hat would allow me to do this? Ideally, I'd like to have several lists. Appreciate any guidance. day10 me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1186316/posts#comment Fri, 6 Aug 2004 15:20:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/784200/posts Terminal Accuracy Smart Munitions Knock Out Ground Targets With Fewer Weapons, Less Collateral Damage Glenn W. Goodman, Jr. The extensive use of satellite-guided, Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAMs) by US Navy and Air Force aircraft to destroy high-value ground targets during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan marked another progression in the application of US airpower. During the 1999 Kosovo air campaign, the bulk of the precision-guided munitions (PGMs) used were laser-guided bombs, which had been the air-to-surface weapon of choice for US air strikes for 20 years. JDAMs were still in low-rate initial production by Boeing, and USAF's B-2 stealth... Armed Forces Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/784200/posts#comment Thu, 7 Nov 2002 07:51:21 GMT