Buffalo at Yellowstone National Park...
 

Points To Ponder 03/31/2005

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 15) - What did God have Moses throw into the bitter water at Marah to make it sweet?

So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a _________, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 14.

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Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park..... 

Points To Ponder 03/30/2005

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“Busyness is a great enemy of relationships.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians……

What exactly did God do to "trouble" the Egyptians?

1) He caused boils to break out on their skin.

2) He caused their horses to go lame.

3) He caused their chariot wheels to fall off.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 14:1-20.

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Yellowstone Lake..... 

Points To Ponder 03/29/2005

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You are who you are......when you're under pressure. If you squeeze an orange you won't get tomato juice!

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) And Moses said unto the people, “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the __________ went from before their face, and stood behind them: And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a _______ and ______________ to them, but it gave _________ by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 13:17-20.

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Traveling through Grand Teton National Park headed for Yellowstone National Park

Points To Ponder 03/28/2005

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Bad habits are like a comfortable bed....easy to get into, but hard to get out of.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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BIBLE QUIZ: (Old Testament - Moses) - Whose bones did Moses take with them when they left Egypt?

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. And Moses took the bones of ______________ with him: for he had made the children of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.” And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 12:21-24.

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THE MORSE MERCANTILE - A scene on my model railroad. This is a scratch built 1/2" scale building with complete interior. The canned goods were individually labeled from artwork I created on my computer etc. 

Points To Ponder 03/27/2005

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Any man who knows all the answers most likely misunderstood the questions.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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BIBLE QUIZ: (Old Testament - Moses) the TENTH and final plague – In regards to the tenth plague………..

Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and said to them, "Go at once and select the animals for your families and slaughter the ______________ lamb. Take a bunch of hyssop, dip it into the blood in the basin and put some of the blood on the top and on both sides of the doorframe. Not one of you shall go out the door of his house until morning. When the LORD goes through the land to strike down the Egyptians, he will see the blood on the top and sides of the doorframe and will pass over that doorway, and he will not permit the destroyer to enter your houses and strike you down. "Obey these instructions as a lasting ordinance for you and your descendants.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 11:1-7.

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Daffodil in our backyard......... 

Points To Ponder 03/26/2005

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A person who refuses to stand for something will sooner or later fall for anything.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 11) the TENTH and final plague – And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt: And all the __________ in the land of Egypt shall die, from the __________ of Pharaoh that sits upon his throne, even unto the _____________ of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the ___________ of beasts. And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 11:1-7.

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Sunset at Beaver Lake, Arkansas 

Points To Ponder 03/25/2005

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The hardest thing to keep to yourself is an opinion.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) – [Before the tenth and last plague] the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. "Speak now in the hearing of the people that each man ask from his neighbor and each woman from her neighbor for articles of ________ and articles of _________." And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 10:21-23.

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Points To Ponder 03/24/2005

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How we spend our time is a great indicator of what we have given our hearts to.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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BIBLE QUIZ: (Old Testament - Moses) The NINTH Plague – And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be ____________ over the land of Egypt, even _____________ which may be felt.

And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick ______________ in all the land of Egypt three days:

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 10:12-15.

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Butterflies at the War Eagle Mill. 

What is the name of this feathered freind that was eyeing me at the spillway of the War Eagle Mill (War Eagle Arkansas)??? 

Points To Ponder 03/23/2005

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What's down in the well comes up in the bucket.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) The Eight Plague – And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night; and when it was morning, the east wind brought the __________. And the __________ went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous were they; before them there were no such ________ as they, neither after them shall be such. For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 9:22-26.

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Spillway at the War Eagle Mill, War Eagle, Arkansas.
 

Points To Ponder 03/22/2005

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It ought to be the business of every day to prepare for our final day. - Mathew Henry

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) The Seventh Plague – And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth your hand toward heaven, that there may be _______ in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt. And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent ________ and ­­­­­­_________, and the _______ ran along upon the ground.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 9:7-11.

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Engine #1 of the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad at Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
 

Points To Ponder 03/21/2005

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A truth not practiced is a truth not believed.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses) The Sixth plague – But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, "Take for yourselves handfuls of ______ from a kiln, and let Moses throw it toward the sky in the sight of Pharaoh. And it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and will become ______ breaking out with ________ on man and beast through all the land of Egypt."

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 9:1-7.

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The Lost Resort of W. H. 'Coin' Harvey at Monte Ne, Arkansas. The building is in an old town that was partially submerged when Beaver Lake was created.
 

Points To Ponder 03/20/2005

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Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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BIBLE QUIZ: (Old Testament - Moses) The Fifth plague – "For if you refuse to let {them} go, and continue to hold them, behold, the hand of the LORD will come {with} a very severe ______________ on your livestock which are in the field, on the horses, on the donkeys, on the camels, on the herds, and on the flocks. "But the LORD will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt, so that nothing will die of all that belongs to the sons of Israel."'"

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 8:20-25.

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Points To Ponder 03/19/2005

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Some people go through life standing at the complaint counter.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 8) The Fourth plague – Then the Lord through Moses said to Pharaoh, “If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of ______ on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of ______, and even the ground where they are.

"'But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of _______ will be there, so that you will know that I, the LORD, am in this land.

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REFERENCE:

THE FIRST MIRACLE PERFORMED BEFORE PHARAOH BY MOSES AND AARON WAS:

1) The staff of Aaron became a serpent and swallowed up the staffs of the Egyptian magicians which had also turned into serpents.

THE PLAGUES THAT GOD SENT UPON THE LAND OF UPON EGYPT:

1) The waters in the river were turned to blood. [But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts]

2) The river brought forth frogs abundantly. They were in the houses, in the beds, upon the people, in the ovens and the kneading bowls. [And the magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt]

3) Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were gnats on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became gnats through all the land of Egypt. [And the magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast.]

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 8:16-19.

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Points To Ponder 03/18/2005

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In love you will find it is better to make allowances, rather than points.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 8) The third plague – Then the LORD said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the earth, that it may become ______ through all the land of Egypt.'" And they did so; and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and struck the dust of the earth, and there were _____ on man and beast. All the dust of the earth became _____ through all the land of Egypt. And the magicians tried with their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast. Then the magicians said to Pharaoh, "This is the finger of God." But Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said.

REFERENCE:

The first miracle performed before Pharaoh by Moses and Aaron was:

1.) The staff of Aaron became a serpent and swallowed up the staffs of the Egyptian magicians which had also turned into serpents.

The plagues that God sent upon the land of upon Egypt:

1) The waters in the river were turned to blood. [But the magicians of Egypt did the same with their secret arts]

2) The river brought forth frogs abundantly. They were in the houses, in the beds, upon the people, in the ovens and the kneading bowls. [And the magicians did the same with their secret arts, making frogs come up on the land of Egypt]

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 8:1-9.

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Moonrise from our shoreline campsite at Beaver Lake, Arkansas.
 

Inside the water powered War Eagle Mill at War Eagle, Arkansas.
 

Water wheel at the War Eagle Mill in War Eagle, Arkansas. 

Points To Ponder 03/17/2005

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You can't build a reputation on what you're going to do. - Herny Ford

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 7 & 8) – And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt. And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he hearken unto them; as the LORD had said. And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did he set his heart to this also. And all the Egyptians dug around about the river for water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the river. And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had smitten the river. Since pharaoh did not listen and his hear was hardened the LORD spoke unto Moses, “Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth your hand with thy staff over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause ________ to come up upon the land of Egypt.”

REFERENCE:

The first miracle performed before Pharaoh by Moses and Aaron was:

1.) The staff of Aaron became a serpent and swallowed up the staffs of the Egyptian magicians which had also turned into serpents.

The first plague to come upon Egypt was:

1) The waters in the river were turned to blood.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 7:13-25.

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Raccoon at a cabin we stayed in a Beaver Lake. 

Beaver Lake, Arkansas 

Alta Lake, Colorado 

Points To Ponder 03/16/2005

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Given enough time, all your trophies will be trashed by someone else. - James Dobson

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 7) – After the incident of the staff of Aaron becoming a serpent and swallowing up the staffs (turned into serpents) of the magicians, Pharaoh’s heart was hardened, and he refused to let the people go. What was the next sign that God had Moses perform using the staff that had turned into a serpent?

1) He had him smite the dust of the ground with it and the dust became lice on every Egyptian.

2) He smote the river with it and it brought forth a plaque of frogs.

3) He lifted up the staff and smote the river and the waters of Egypt and they turned into blood.

BONUS POINT: What were the ages of Moses and Aaron when God sent them to Pharaoh?

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 7:6-14.

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Points To Ponder 03/15/05

If you have a hill to climb, waiting won't make it smaller.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament - Moses/Exodus 7) – And the LORD spoke unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, “When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show me a miracle: then you shall say unto Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.” And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. For every man cast down his rod, and they became serpents. What happened to the serpents? (Pick one)

1) The serpents that were transformed from the rods of the magicians of Egypt were swallowed up by the serpent that was transformed from the rod of Moses.

2) The serpents that came from the rods of the magicians of Egypt swallowed up the serpent that came from the rod of Moses.

3) The serpent that came from the rod of Moses bit Pharaoh in the heel.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Exodus 5:1-10.

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