http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/love/ en-us Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:26:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418605/posts I hate to say this out loud. Upon hearing Rush Limbaugh was in the hospital and his condition serious, I felt a nervous twinge in my stomach. Dare I say it, I thought, “Oh my gosh, what if Rush was gone”. I could not help but think of the shocking passing of Michael Jackson. The next morning, I timidly turned on my TV. “Praise God!”, Rush is resting comfortably. I had the same fearful feeling in my stomach once before years ago. My wife passed out after dinner as we were leaving a restaurant. She awoke and was fine. During... LloydMarcus.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418605/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:26:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417053/posts I was an associate pastor in New York City in the early 1980’s, and one of the other pastors had been a member of the motorcycle gang called the Pagans. They are a large and notorious gang that has a record of violence and drugs. This man, named Tom, began to date a backslidden Christian and led her into a sinful lifestyle. The girlfriend’s mother was a strong believer, and God had burdened her heart not only for her daughter, but for this man Tom. One day, led by the Spirit, this little woman marched right into the Pagan’s clubhouse... Following Judah's Lion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2417053/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:57:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414164/posts "Jesus Loves Strippers." You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414164/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:11:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414068/posts Is the Koran Accurate? How is Islam different than Christianity? Ravi Zacharias explains... You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2414068/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:44:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411239/posts It was a simple question, posed to us in the Highlands Writers Group. “What was the best Christmas gift you ever received?” That question made me think deeply. I discovered that gifts change as years pass. I don’t mean the obvious, that you get different gifts in different years. I mean that the gifts you did get, even long, long ago, change with time. I was six in 1949, when the first Christmas I clearly remember, came around. We lived at 205 W. College Avenue, in Salisbury, Maryland. On the Eastern Shore, Salisbury was, and mostly still is, a sleepy... Special to FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411239/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:20:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410156/posts MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's highest court is being asked to decide what a dog's love is worth. The state Supreme Court on Thursday was to hear a case that began in July 2003, when Denis and Sarah Scheele, who were visiting relatives, let their mixed-breed dog wander into Lewis Dustin's yard and he fatally shot it. Now the Scheeles are asking the court to carve out a new legal doctrine that a dog's owners can sue for emotional distress and loss of companionship, just like parents can when they lose children. "We're still working toward having the courts recognizing the... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410156/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:24:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408913/posts DEFUNIAK SPRINGS – He was quiet. She wasn’t. He liked to hunt, while she loved her potted plants. She was 16 when they met in a skating rink. They eloped in a dump truck later that year. After 59 years of marriage, James and Lolie Brackin died Saturday morning only moments apart. “They say when you die, you’re immediately in the presence of Jesus,” said their youngest daughter, Dana Troublefield. “I think she got up there and said, ‘Where’s my husband?’ And Jesus said, ‘Just a minute. I’m working on that.’ “She didn’t like to go anywhere alone,” Troublefield added.... Northwest Florida Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2408913/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:05:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2403867/posts We just left Aunt Gert’s home. It’s been a bright spot in a rather lackluster winter month. zenithmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2403867/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 18:14:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394889/posts Rivals on the dating scene could make one feel closer to God, according to new research that suggests one's religiousness may be more closely related to mating strategies than previously known. In experiments with 269 college students, researchers found that both men and women apparently felt more religious when they saw attractive potential competitors. Social psychologists had volunteers view dating profiles of either attractive men or women and told them these were fellow students participating at an online dating site. They were then asked to rate, on a 10-point scale, the extent to which they agreed with statements like, "I... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394889/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:05:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389464/posts 11/18/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- He was there, and then he was gone. It was just a glimpse in the night of Oct. 31. She continued to exit the C-130 Hercules that had just landed at this air base in Southwest Asia, still scanning her surroundings to see if it could be. Then she saw him. Her face lit up as she joyfully greeted her husband at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing reception area. Although she was ecstatic to see her husband for the first time in six months, Capt. Kieran Dhillon-Davis, the newly arrived chief of the 380th... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389464/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:24:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386913/posts "Always In Prayer" Network In His earthly life, even Jesus had to wait on His Father's appointed times and seasons. John 2 Water Turned to Wine  1 On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding. 3 And when they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, “They have no wine.” 4 Jesus said to her, “Woman, what does your concern have to do with Me? My hour has not yet come.” 5 His... "Always In Prayer Network" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2386913/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:41:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384791/posts (IsraelNN.com) A researcher at the University of Haifa has discovered that the hormone oxytocin, also known as the "love hormone," can trigger negative emotions such as jealousy as well. Oxytocin is released naturally in the body during childbirth, lactation and when engaging in intimate relations. Participants in a previous experiment who inhaled a synthetic form of the hormone displayed higher levels of altruistic feelings. However, it was also discovered in earlier studies on rodents that the hormone may be linked to higher levels of aggression as well. INN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384791/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:22:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383790/posts Junior Daley, current mayor of Chicago blames Ft. Hood’s massacre on “America’s love of guns”. Ahhh … Junior, it was a gun that ended the massacre. It works better than a hay rake. IDIOT! If guns are so bad, why do all Chitown’s cops wear one? Fox News (No Link) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383790/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:13:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383354/posts KILLEEN, Texas, Nov. 10, 2009 – Waiting at the airport last night for the last families to arrive for today’s ceremony honoring victims of the fatal shooting rampage at nearby Fort Hood, several soldiers were dealing with their own pain and confusion by reaching out to families of the fallen and to each other. Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Hall, Army Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Rodriquez and Army Spc. Laurence Palmer man a table in Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport in Texas on Nov. 9, 2009, to welcome families arriving for a ceremony scheduled the next day to honor the 13 people... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383354/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381831/posts Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush made a private visit to Darnall Army Medical Center at Ft. Hood Friday evening. The former president and first lady visited with soldiers wounded in the incident on Thursday, as well as some of their family members. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2381831/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:24:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380082/posts <p>PLEASE continue to pray for MarySecretary and her recovery from a successful kidney transplant operation.</p> <p>THANKS to everyone who has prayed. Please continue.</p> <p>From: April T. Subject: Mary Date: Friday, November 6, 2009, 8:41 AM I called the hospital this morning. They just brought Mary into her room a little before 8:00. Due to the out break of H1N1 in the Syracuse area visiting hours are restricted to 12:00 - 8:00 p.m.</p> Various http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2380082/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2379914/posts When 6-year-old Elena Desserich was diagnosed with brain cancer, she began hiding hundreds of little love notes around the house for her parents to find after she was gone. Here’s the story: Just before her sixth birthday, Elena Desserich (right) was diagnosed with brain cancer and given 135 days to live. She lived 255 days, passing away in 2007. After her death, Elena’s parents, Brooke and Keith, found hundreds of notes from Elena hidden around the house — in between CD cases, between bookshelves, in dresser drawers, in backpacks…. "It just felt like a little hug from her, like she... babies, Kids, and Medicine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2379914/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 14:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371699/posts Is This Haunting Picture Proof That Chimps Really DO Grieve? MICHAEL HANLON 27th October 2009 [Pic in URL] United in what appears to be deep and profound grief, a phalanx of more than a dozen chimpanzees stood in silence watching from behind the wire of their enclosure as the body of one of their own was wheeled past. This extraordinary scene took place recently at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center in Cameroon, West Africa. When a chimp called Dorothy, who was in her late 40s, died of heart failure, her fellow apes seemed to be stricken by sorrow. Enlarge Chimpanzees... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371699/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:01:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358408/posts We don’t know each other, though I’ve known of you and your work for some time. Like many others, I recently read your “How I’m Losing My Love For Israel” in the Forward. Because you write so articulately, and because your column has attracted such widespread attention, I’m taking the liberty of responding. The truth is, you and I agree about a lot. We’re both worried about some of what’s happening to Israeli society. We’re both tired of all the equivocating (though probably for different reasons). We’d both love some real leadership around here. We’d both like peace. And we’re... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2358408/posts#comment Fri, 9 Oct 2009 15:31:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355017/posts Retired South African Judge Richard Goldstone told an interviewer Sunday on the CNN cable news network that as a Jew, he had an "obligation" to investigate war crimes, such as the ones the he claimed the IDF committed in Gaza. Goldstone headed a panel on behalf of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, which issued a report accusing the IDF of committing "war crimes" against residents of Gaza. Chicken massacre? While parts of the interview were dedicated to enumerating the supposed war crimes committed by Israeli soldiers – for example, he accused troops of killing thousands of chickens and destroying... Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2355017/posts#comment Mon, 5 Oct 2009 07:35:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353826/posts 'Lucky' the dog and 'Misty' the cat are in love... Flixxy.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2353826/posts#comment Sat, 3 Oct 2009 00:05:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342027/posts The only thing worse than having a job is looking for a job. Much the same can be said about dating. Men too often put up with a lot of crap from women just to save having to start looking again. In our minds, that shouldn't be the case. The longer a man is in this situation, the more he will grow accustomed to the drudgery, leading him to stay in the relationship far longer than its expiration date. Whether you suspect that you’re in this situation or you know it for a fact, we’re here to introduce you to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2342027/posts#comment Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:48:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1031288/posts Unabridged and Unedited Delivered July 26, 1885 at the METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON IMMEASURABLE LOVE BY C.H. SPURGEON "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."  John 3:16 I was very greatly surprised the other day, in looking over the list of texts from which I have preached, to find that I have no record of ever having spoken from this verse. This is all the more singular, because I can truly say that it might be put in the forefront of all my volumes... The Spurgeon Archinve http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1031288/posts#comment Mon, 1 Dec 2003 01:46:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2336297/posts Where is Obama? I am Jewish and I cannot go more than six hours without an Obama speach. I mean I know he is an antisemetic black racist but I need him. Please Obama speak...tell me how much you love Islam and hate American arrogance. I cannot go another six hours without another Obama speach! Why haven't we heard from you? Are you OK? One more Obama speach! Please? I like need it, man like some hope man, ypu know and some change and crap..givit to me man Its been way over six hours...I need another speach How is your... vanity@vanity.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2336297/posts#comment Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:49:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324479/posts (AP) — PHOENIX - The bride wore white. The groom looked serious. The chaplain spoke about love conquering adversity. Some in attendance cried. In many ways, it was a perfectly ordinary wedding. Except there was nothing ordinary about it. The ceremony for Timothy Schlappi and Lacey Vollentine took place in room 7-C-29 at Maricopa Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon. Timothy, who has been in the Navy for 13 years, was part of a parachute-jumping exercise in Eloy on Aug. 10. He had jumped in the service more than 850 times. But somewhere between the plane and the ground, something went... lehighvalleylive.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324479/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:31:21 GMT