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12/25/2023

US Sailors in winter making snow angels on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower!
Pray for our troops and Merry Christmas!

12/25/2023

Sending Christmas Blessings to you and your family and friends

12/12/2023

Finishing Strong
by P.J. Huck. Sr.Chaplain SoC Ministries

“There is no enjoyment in the game that is easily won. It is that in which you have to strain every muscle and sinew to achieve victory that provides real joy.” – Eric Liddell Christian Missionary / Martyr in China

Olympic Gold Medalist runner and Christian missionary Eric Liddell understood the feeling of striving toward a goal. He knew the frustrations and pain of hard work, and the joy of victory. From his experiences, victory tasted much sweeter when it was hard earned, when it came at a cost. As a runner, Liddell trained regularly and intensely, but he faithfully honored God. His example inspires many people. Just like Eric Liddell, we are all striving towards a goal to finish our Christian race strong! We may feel just like a runner whose muscles burn as they near the finish line, our mental & spiritual muscles are burning. Here are five verses of encouragement, verses to take heart and keep working hard:

In Philippians 3:13-14, Paul exhorts, “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Laying aside the past, Paul strains forward, looking to the future. Eagerly he seeks the goal.

In Hebrews 12:1-2, the author reminds us “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.” Just as Jesus patiently endured suffering, before he received the reward, we too must run with endurance.

In Ruth 2:12, Boaz encourages Ruth for all her hard work in caring for Naomi. He announces, “The LORD repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!” We serve a just God and he will reward those who diligently seek him.

In 1 Corinthians 15:57-58, Paul declares, “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.” Knowing that the victory will come through Christ, we are called to be steadfast, and abound in the work of the Lord.

And finally, in 1 Corinthians 9:24, Paul askes, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.”

Blessings
Sr. Chaplain P.J. Huck. SoC Ministries

12/12/2023

The Texablessed Triangle!
The triangular region framed in by the cities of Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio is experiencing demographic & economic growth of amazing historic proportions greater than anywhere in the world….
*In 2020, the population of the "The TexaBlessed or Miracle Texas Triangle" (MTT) reached nearly 21 million….
*The TexaBlessed Triangle contains five of the 20 largest cities in the U.S., and was home to more than 70% of all Texans: City of Dallas, City of Fort Worth, City of Austin, City of Houston and City of San Antonio….
*The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is bigger than all of Mannahattan….
*The The University of Texas at Austin is the third largest land owner in the United States….
*San Antonio is larger than New York City and Detroit combined….
*Houston has a bigger population than Colorado and 34 other states….
*Four of the top ten metro statistical areas are in Texas….
*The Texas economy is on fire….
The state added 660,000 new jobs last year – more jobs than any other, and twice the number of new jobs compared to its historical average….
With Dallas by far leading the growth….
*50,000 jobs a month is almost 2,000 jobs a day every day of the week for an entire year….
*NO STATE INCOME TAX!….
*The TexaBlessed State is home to over 50 Fortune 500 companies….
And has more Fortune 1000 companies than any other state….
*At 2.4 TRILLION, Texas is ranked as the 9th largest economy among nations of the world by GDP, ahead of Canada, South Korea, Russia, and Australia….
*The TexaBlessed State is the largest exporter of goods in the United States….
*Dallas is home to the fourth most BILLIONAIRES in the world….
*Houston has more than 5,000 energy related firms and is the energy capital of the world….
*The Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world located in Houston….
*25% of ALL retail space in the United States is in Texas….
*Austin is the live music capital of the world….
*The are 12 professional sports teams in the TexaBlessed Triangle...
*Texas has been blessed with 159 universities and colleges that are preparing people for a successful and prosperous career, Including 6 Great Medical schools….
*Texas A&M University has the largest student body in the United States With an enrollment of 74,829…