Another view of the American Eagle Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Another view of the American Eagle Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/30/2005

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To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the ______ ______. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."

(Fill in the blank above and pick one below):

One of the disciples was not present on this occasion. Which one was missing?

1. Bartholomew
2. Andrew
3. Thomas
4. Jude

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Luke 24:12-34.

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Points To Ponder 06/29/2005

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Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - On the same day that Peter witnessed the empty tomb two followers of Jesus were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?" They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named __________, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?". . . . . .And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, Jesus explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. . . . . . As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them. How was it that their eyes were opened and they recognized him: (Pick One)

1.) Their eyes were opened after He explained the Scriptures to them.

2.) Their eyes were opened when he was at the table with them, and He took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them.

3.) Their eyes were open when he explained, “did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?"

BONUS POINT: What happened immediately after their eyes were opened?

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 20:14.

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The American Eagle Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/28/2005

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The past should be a springboard, not a hammock.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - At the tomb - When Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus standing there she did not realize that it was Jesus. Who did she think it was? (Pick One)

1.) Peter

2.) The gardener

3.) John

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 20:10-12.

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Powder cache (explosives storage building) at the Vindicator Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/27/2005

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We need to learn how to interpret circumstances by the love of Christ and not interpret the love of Christ by circumstances.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Peter and John left the tomb and went home Mary Magdalene stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw: (Pick One)

1.) an angel in white, seated where Jesus' body had been.

2.) The grave clothes that Jesus had been wrapped in.

3.) and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 20:7.

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Remains of the Vindicator Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/26/2005

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At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you’re a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - What did Peter and John find in the tomb of Jesus? (Pick Two)

1.) strips of linen lying there.

2.) the robe of Jesus.

3.) His sandals.

4.) the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 20:1-31.

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Head frame of the Vindicator Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/25/2005

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When a person agrees with us, we admire his resolve….When he doesn’t we remark about his stubbornness.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - After finding the tomb of Jesus empty Mary Magdalene went running to Simon Peter and John, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!" So Peter and John started for the tomb. Both were running……who got there first? (Pick One)

1. Peter

2. John

Which disciple was the first one to go into the empty tomb? (Pick One)

1.) Peter

2.) John

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Mark 16:1-8.

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Remains of the Vindicator Mine near Victor, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 06/24/2005

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Our faith should be our steering wheel, not our spare tire.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. What did they see when they entered the tomb: (Pick One)

1.) Nothing, it was empty.

2.) A young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side.

3.) The strips of linen lying there but did not go in.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matthew 27:64.

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The Mackey Mine at the ghost town of Nugget, Colorado. Oil painting by Ron Morse.
 

Points To Ponder 06/23/2005

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Hindsight explains the injury that foresight would have prevented.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Why were the chief priests and the Pharisees worried about the tomb and the body of Jesus? (Pick One)

1.) They thought the people might come and steal the body and tell the people that Jesus has been raised from the dead.

2.) They thought His disciples might come and steal the body and hide it somewhere else.

3.) They thought His disciples might come and steal the body and tell the people that Jesus has been raised from the dead.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Mark 15:47.

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A mountainside of Indian Paintbrush on our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/22/2005

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We know God will provide…but it seems we always look for someone else just in case He doesn’t.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Who was sitting opposite the tomb when Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in the tomb : (Pick Two)

1. Mary Magdalene

2. Salome

3. Mary the mother of Joses

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matthew 27:59-60.

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More Indian Paintbrush on our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/21/2005

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It’s not so bad being out on a limb provided Christ is the branch.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took the body of Jesus, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in: (Pick One)

1.) a tomb cut out of rock.

2.) a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.

3.) a new tomb, in the garden, in which no one had ever been laid

4.) a new tomb, that belonged to Joseph of Arimathea, that he had cut out of the rock.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 19:38-40.

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Indian Paintbrush on our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/20/2005

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Love that is regulated by the other person’s response is no love at all.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Joseph of Arimathea was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. With Pilate's permission, they came and took the body away. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, weighing about ________ pounds. Taking Jesus' body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. (Pick One)

1.) 75

2.) 55

3.) 35

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 19:38-42.

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Points To Ponder 06/19/2005

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Experience is the best teacher; however, if you can accept it second hand the tuition is less.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jews. With Pilate's permission, he came and took the body away. Who helped him? (Pick One)

1.) Simon Peter, James and John.

2.) Nicodemus.

3.) Lazarus from Bethany

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 19:31-34.

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A view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/18/2005

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“Listening to gossip is like accepting stolen property, and it makes you just as guilty of the crime.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down. The soldiers therefore came and broke the legs of the first man who had been crucified with Jesus, and then those of the other. But when they came to Jesus and found that he was already dead, (Pick One)

1.) the soldiers did not break His legs.

2.) one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.

3.) the soldiers did nothing since he was already dead.

4.) Number 2 above.

5.) Number 1 & 2 above.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matthew 27:51-53.

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A waterfall cascades into a snowfield in this view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/17/2005

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Being at peace with yourself is a direct result of finding peace with God.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last and the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. What happened next: (Pick one)

1.) The earth shook

2.) The rocks split.

3.) The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.

4.) Number one and two above.

5.) Number three above

6.) All of the above.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 19:31-34.

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Crossing a snow field on our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/16/2005

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Don’t read the Times; read the eternities - Thoreau

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two from: (pick one)

1.) left to right.

2.) bottom to top.

3.) top to bottom.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Mark 15:34.

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Another view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/15/2005

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There is a big difference between giving advice and lending a hand.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"-- which means, (pick one)

1.) It is finished.”

2.) "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

3.) “Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.”

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Mark 15:31-33.

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Another view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/14/2005

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The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of his time each day.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - In the same way the chief priests and the teachers of the law mocked him among themselves. "He saved others," they said, "but he can't save himself! Let this Christ, this King of Israel, come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe." Those crucified with him also heaped insults on him…….. What happened between the sixth hour and the ninth HOUR? (Pick One)

1.) Heavy rain, hail lightning and thunder came over the whole land.

2.) Darkness came over the whole land.

3.) A violent wind came over the whole land.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Luke 23:39ff.

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Columbines on our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/13/2005

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Anger is a condition in which the tongue works faster than the mind.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - JESUS’ HOURS UPON THE CROSS - One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth today you will: (PICK ONE)

1.) be punished for your many sins.”

2.) be with me in paradise."

3.) be cast into hell for your many sins.”

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Luke 23:33ff.

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Another view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/12/2005

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The mighty oak tree was once a little nut that held its ground.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Jesus, along with the criminals-- one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. There was a written notice above him, which read: (pick one)

1) THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

2) THIS IS THE KING OF ISRAEL.

3) THIS IS THE ONE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE KING OF THE JEWS.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Luke 23:31ff.

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Another view from our trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road - Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/11/2005

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Smart people speak from experience - smarter people from experience, don’t speak.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament -As they led Jesus away to crucify Him, two other men, both criminals, were also led out with him to be executed. When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified Jesus, along with the criminals-- (pick one)

1.) the criminals on His left.

1.) one on his right, the other on his left.

2.) the criminals on His right.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Luke 23:26.

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View from trip over Ingram Pass (4WD road), (Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/10/2005

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You have to wonder about some humans, they think God is dead and Elvis is alive!

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - As they led Jesus away to crucify Him, they seized _______ from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus.

1.) Lazarus

2.) Judas

3.) Simon

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matt 27:15ff.

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View from the summit of Ingram Pass (4WD road), (Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/09/2005

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The trouble with stretching the truth is that it’s apt to snap back.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was starting, he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd. "I am innocent of this man's blood," he said. "It is your responsibility!" All the people answered, "Let his blood be on us and on our children!" Now it was the governor's custom at the Feast to release a prisoner chosen by the crowd. So he released: (pick one)

1.) Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite to them.

2.) Barsabas son of Hemdan to them.

3.) Barabbas to them.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matt 27:3-10.

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Summit of Ingram Pass (4WD road), (Between Ouray and Telluride, Colorado).
 

Points To Ponder 06/08/2005

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Depend on it, God’s work is done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - According to the Gospel of Matthew - When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse and: (pick one)

1.) threw the thirty silver coins (he had been paid to betray Jesus) at the chief priests and the elders and went away and hanged himself.

2.) took the thirty silver coins (he had been paid to betray Jesus) and bought the potter's field as a burial place for foreigners.

3.) threw the thirty silver coins (he had been paid to betray Jesus) into the temple and left and went away and hanged himself.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see Matthew 27:18-19.

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Close up photo of Clematis blooming on our back fence.
 

Points To Ponder 06/07/2005

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The happiness of every nation depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - While Pilate was sitting on the judge's seat preparing to pass sentence on Jesus someone sent him this message, "Don't have anything to do with that innocent man, for I have suffered a great deal today in a dream because of him." Who was the person? (pick one)

1.) Herod.

2.) His brother Philip.

3.) His wife.

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For the answer to the quiz from yesterday see John 18:24ff.

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Clematis blooming on our back fence.

Points To Ponder 06/06/2005

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Swallowing angry words before you say them is better than having to eat them afterwards.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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New Testament - After the arrest of Jesus they first took him to the house of Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year. After that they took him to: (pick one)

1.) still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest, then to Pilate the Roman governor, who gave the order for Jesus to be crucified.

2.) still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest, then to Herod, who was also in Jerusalem at that time, and then to Pilate the Roman governor, who gave the order for Jesus to be crucified.

3.) still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest, who sent Him to Pilate, the Roman governor, who sent Him to Herod, who sent Him back to Pilate, who gave the order for Jesus to be crucified.

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For the answer to the Bible Quiz from yesterday see Genesis 27:1-43.

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Day Lilly's and Rose of Sharon in our side yard.