Flowers and a bee (maybe a wasp or hornet?) at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas. It is on the same flowers as the photo taken on 10/24/2005 but it is definitely a different variety of insect.
 

Points To Ponder 10/31/2005

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It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:11-14 NIV) - The tree grew large and strong and its top touched the sky; it was visible to the ends of the earth. Its leaves were beautiful, its fruit abundant, and on it was food for all. Under it the beasts of the field found shelter, and the birds of the air lived in its branches; from it every creature was fed. "In the visions I saw while lying in my bed, I looked, and there before me was a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven. He called in a loud voice: . . . . . .

QUESTION: What did the holy messenger have to say?

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Flowers at the Deanna Rose Farmstead, Olathe, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/30/2005

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The best vitamin for a Christian is B1.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:1-10 NIV) - King Nebuchadnezzar, To the peoples, nations and men of every language, who live in all the world: May you prosper greatly! It is my ___________ to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation. I, Nebuchadnezzar, was at home in my palace, contented and prosperous. I had a dream that made me afraid. As I was lying in my bed, the images and visions that passed through my mind terrified me. So I commanded that all the wise men of Babylon be brought before me to interpret the dream for me. When the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners came, I told them the dream, but they could not interpret it for me. Finally, Daniel came into my presence and I told him the dream. (He is called Belteshazzar, after the name of my god, and the spirit of the holy gods is in him.) I said, "Belteshazzar, chief of the magicians, I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in you, and no mystery is too difficult for you. Here is my dream; interpret it for me. These are the visions I saw while lying in my bed: I looked, and there before me stood a _________ in the middle of the land. . . . . .

QUESTION: What did the king see standing before him?

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Flowers at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/29/2005

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"Unfortunately, many leaders today start off as servants but end up as celebrities. They become addicted to attention, unaware that always being in the spotlight blinds you." - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 3:24-30 NIV) - Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, "Weren't there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?" They replied, "Certainly, O king." He said, "Look! I see ________ men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a _____ of the gods." Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the blazing furnace and shouted, "Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!" So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, and the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies, nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not scorched, and there was no _________ of fire on them. Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God. Therefore I decree that the people of any nation or language who say anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble, for no other god can save in this way." Then the king . . . . . .

QUESTION: What did the king do next?

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Cherry tomato at the Legler Barn Museum in Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/28/2005

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In real life, the greatest heroes are often found among the most ordinary people.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 3:17-23 NIV) - If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He ordered the furnace heated _________ times hotter than usual commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing furnace. So these men, wearing their robes, trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into the blazing furnace. The king's command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire _____________ the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,and these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.

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Flowers at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/27/2005

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Many of life’s circumstances are created by three basic choices: the disciplines you choose to keep, the people you choose to be with, and the laws you choose to obey. - Charles Millhuff

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 3:8-16 NIV) - At this time some astrologers came forward and denounced the Jews. They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, "O king, live forever! You have issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music must fall down and worship the image of gold, and that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into a blazing furnace. But there are some Jews whom you have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon-- Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego-- who pay no attention to you, O king. They neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have set up." Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king, and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, "Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?" Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, . . . . . . .

QUESTION: How did Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego answer the king?

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Flowers at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/26/2005

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It never occurs to teenagers that someday they will know as little as their parents.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 3:1-7 NIV) - King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, _________ feet high and ______ feet wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon. He then summoned the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the image he had set up. So the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before it. Then the herald loudly proclaimed, "This is what you are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and men of every language: As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. Whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a ___________ ____________." Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

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Flowers at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lenexa, Kansas 

Points To Ponder 10/25/2005

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Thank God for what you have, TRUST GOD for what you need.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:47-49 NIV) - The king said to Daniel, "Surely your God is the God of gods and the Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, for you were able to reveal this mystery." Then the king placed Daniel in a high position and lavished many gifts on him. He made him ruler over the entire province of ___________ and placed him in charge of all its wise men. Moreover, at Daniel's request the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of __________, while Daniel himself remained at the royal court.

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Flowers at the Legler Barn Museum in Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/24/2005

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People are usually more convinced by reasons they discover themselves than by those found by others. - Blaise Pascal

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:44-46 NIV) - "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands-- a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. "The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy." Then King Nebuchadnezzar . . . . .

QUESTION: What did King Nebuchadnezzar do?

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Before we continue with our Colorado fall trip let�s do a few days of some flowers that were shot close to home. Here is a bee on some flowers at the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School, Lenexa, Kansas.
 

Points To Ponder 10/23/2005

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Live your life in such a way that when it comes time to die...that is all you have left to do.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:37-43 NIV). You, O king, are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; in your hands he has placed mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds of the air. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold. "After you, another kingdom will rise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron-- for iron breaks and smashes everything-- and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others.

Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly __________ and partly ________. And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain _________, any more than iron mixes with clay.

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At the west end of Webster Pass we arrive at the old town of Montezuma, Colorado. As you can tell this is the old school.
 

Points To Ponder 10/22/2005

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Three things in life that, once gone, never come back - Time, Words & Opportunity

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:31-36 NIV). "You looked, O king, and there before you stood a large statue-- an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance The head of the statue was made of pure _______, its chest and arms of _______, its belly and thighs of _________, its legs of ________, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces at the same time and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth. "This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king.

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Another view from the top of Webster Pass. As you can see we are way above timberline.

 

Points To Ponder 10/21/2005

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Men do not reject the Bible because they find faults in it, but because it finds fault in them. - Paul Hovey

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:24-31 NIV). Then Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to execute the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, "Do not execute the wise men of Babylon. Take me to the king, and I will interpret his dream for him." Arioch took Daniel to the king at once and said, "I have found a man among the exiles from Judah who can tell the king what his dream means." The king asked Daniel (also called Belteshazzar), "Are you able to tell me what I saw in my dream and interpret it?" Daniel replied, "No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you lay on your bed are these: "As you were lying there, O king, your mind turned to things to come, and the revealer of mysteries showed you what is going to happen. As for me, this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have greater wisdom than other living men, but so that you, O king, may know the interpretation and that you may understand what went through your mind. "You looked, O king, and there before you stood a . . . . . . . . . . .

QUESTION: What stood before the king?

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A view from the summit of Webster Pass ( you can see the road winding around down below us).
 

Points To Ponder 10/20/2005

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“Most of the time we’re more interested in serve us than service.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:19-23 NIV). During the night the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven and said: "Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes _________ and __________; he sets up kings and deposes them. He gives ___________ to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the __________ of the king."

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View from one of the switchbacks on Webster Pass.
 

Points To Ponder 10/19/2005

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“A non-serving Christian is a contradiction in terms.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:13-19 NIV). So the decree was issued to put the wise men to death, and men were sent to look for Daniel and his friends to put them to death. When Arioch, the commander of the king's guard, had gone out to put to death the wise men of Babylon, Daniel spoke to him with wisdom and tact. He asked the king's officer, "Why did the king issue such a harsh decree?" Arioch then explained the matter to Daniel. At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him. Then Daniel returned to his house and explained the matter to his friends Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. He urged them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that he and his friends might not be executed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. During the night the __________ was revealed to Daniel in a __________. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven. . . .

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We have reached timberline as we head towards the summit of Webster Pass.
 

Points To Ponder 10/18/2005

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“Love is the secret of a lasting heritage.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:6-12 NIV) But if you tell me the dream and explain it, you will receive from me gifts and rewards and great honor. So tell me the dream and interpret it for me. "Once more they replied, "Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it." hen the king answered, "I am certain that you are trying to gain time, because you realize that this is what I have firmly decided: f you do not tell me the dream, there is just one penalty for you. You have conspired to tell me misleading and wicked things, hoping the situation will change. So then, tell me the dream, and I will know that you can interpret it for me." astrologers answered the king, "There is not a man on earth who can do what the king asks! No king, however great and mighty, has ever asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or astrologer. What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men." This made the king so angry and furious that he ordered. . . . . . . . .

QUESTION: What did the king order?

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We are nearing timberline as we head towards the summit of Webster Pass. You can see the road on the mountain ahead of us if you look about halfway up the photo and just to the left of the middle. There you can see a left to right cut across the mountain which is the road we will be traveling.
 

Points To Ponder 10/17/2005

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He who is good at making excuses is seldom good for anything else.

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 2:1-5 - NIV) In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When they came in and stood before the king, he said to them, "I have had a dream that troubles me and I want to know what it means." Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, "O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will interpret it." The king replied to the astrologers, "This is what I have firmly decided: If you do not tell me what my dream was and interpret it, I will . . . . . . . . . . . .

QUESTION: What was the king going to the astrologers if they could not interpret the dream?

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Cow skull on a gate post as we head higher towards the summit of Webster Pass.
 

Points To Ponder 10/16/2005

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'Pray' is a four letter word that you can say anywhere (except in a public school).

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 1:15-21 - NIV) At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead. To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds. At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ____ times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom. And Daniel remained there until the first year of King ________.

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More views along our route over Webster Pass.
 

Points To Ponder 10/15/2005

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A person who says, “I don’t need the church” is either arrogant or ignorant.. - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 1:8-14 - NIV) But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way. Now God had caused the official to show favor and sympathy to Daniel, but the official told Daniel, "I am afraid of my lord the king, who has assigned your food and drink. Why should he see you looking worse than the other young men your age? The king would then have my head because of you." Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." So he agreed to this and tested them for ____ days.

How did the test come out?

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More aspen on Webster Pass. 

Points To Ponder 10/14/2005

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“Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell Love is T-I-M-E”. - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 1:1-7 - NIV) In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god in Babylonia and put in the treasure house of his god. Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring in some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility--young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king's palace. He was to teach them the language and literature of the Babylonians. The king assigned them a daily amount of food and wine from the king's table. They were to be trained for three years, and after that they were to enter the king's service. Among these were some from Judah: Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. The chief official gave them new names: to Daniel, the name ________; to Hananiah, ____________; to Mishael, __________; and to Azariah, ____________

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Aspen color at the beginning of Webster Pass. The photos for the next several days will be from our trip over Webster Pass a few weeks ago.
WEBSTER PASS (12,000') - From the east side the turnoff to Webster Pass is just below the final ascent to the east side Kenosha Pass and starts out as a good gravel road. At the lower elevations the road winds through dense aspen and pine forests and in and out of the stream while encountering several very rough areas. Once you reach timberline the roads turns into a narrow shelf road which has places that tip a vehicle out toward space. At one point we had to wait for quite awhile while a Jeep and some Quad Runners tried to get past each other on a particularly narrow section. Webster Pass is usually closed until August due to its VERY narrow trails being clogged with snow.

Points To Ponder 10/13/2005

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“The church will outlive this universe, and so will your role in it”. - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) The women said to Naomi: "Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth." Then Naomi took the child, laid him in her lap and cared for him. The women living there said, "Naomi has a son." And they named him _______. He was the father of ___________, the father of ___________.

This, then, is the family line of Perez:

· Perez was the father of Hezron,

· Hezron the father of Ram,

· Ram the father of Amminadab,

· Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

· Nahshon the father of Salmon,

· Salmon the father of Boaz,

· Boaz the father of Obed,

· Obed the father of Jesse,

· Jesse the father of David. (Ruth 4:13-22-NIV)

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Our last view of Russell Gulch, Colorado (for now).
 

Points To Ponder 10/12/2005

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“Love is the secret of a lasting heritage”. Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) Then the elders and all those at the gate said, "We are witnesses. May the LORD make the woman who is coming into your home like __________ and _________, who together built up the house of Israel. May you have standing in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. Through the offspring the LORD gives you by this young woman, may your family be like that of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah." So Boaz took ­­­­­_________ and she became his wife. Then he went to her, and the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. (Ruth 4:11-13-NIV)

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The forest floor at Russell Gulch, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 10/11/2005

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“Love leaves a legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth.”. Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) (Now in earlier times in Israel, for the redemption and transfer of property to become final, one party took off his __________ and gave it to the other. This was the method of legalizing transactions in Israel.) So the kinsman-redeemer said to Boaz, "Buy it yourself." And he removed his _________. Then Boaz announced to the elders and all the people, "Today you are witnesses that I have bought from Naomi all the property of Elimelech, Kilion and Mahlon. I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon's widow, as my wife, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property, so that his name will not disappear from among his family or from the town records. Today you are witnesses!" (Ruth 4:6-10-NIV)

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Fall color at Russell Gulch, Colorado 

Points To Ponder 10/10/2005

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“The point of life is learning to love - God and people. Life minus love equals zero”. Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the land from Naomi and from Ruth the Moabitess, you acquire ________ ________ _________, in order to maintain the name of the dead with his property." At this, the kinsman-redeemer said, "Then I cannot redeem it because I might endanger my own estate. You redeem it yourself. I cannot do it." (Ruth 4:5-6-NIV)

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City Hall/Fire Dept at the semi ghost town of Nevadaville, Colorado. Located just over the hill from Russell Gulch and just up the road from Central City.
 

Points To Ponder 10/09/2005

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“Pain is God’s megaphone.” - C.S. Lewis

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat there. When the kinsman-redeemer he had mentioned came along, Boaz said, "Come over here, my friend, and sit down." So he went over and sat down. Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, "Sit here," and they did so. Then he said to the kinsman-redeemer, "Naomi, who has come back from Moab, is selling the piece of land that belonged to our brother ________________. I thought I should bring the matter to your attention and suggest that you buy it in the presence of these seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, do so. But if you will not, tell me, so I will know. For no one has the right to do it except you, and I am next in line." "I will __________ it," he said. (Ruth 4:1-4-NIV)

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More fall color at Russell Gulch, Colorado.
 

Points To Ponder 10/08/2005

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“You are as close to God as you choose to be.” - Rick Warren

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BIBLE QUIZ:

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(Old Testament/Book of Ruth) (And Boaz said,) Although it is true that I am near of kin, there is a kinsman-redeemer nearer than I. Stay here for the night, and in the morning if he wants to redeem, good; let him redeem. But if he is not willing, as surely as the LORD lives I will do it. Lie here until morning." So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, "Don't let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor." He also said, "Bring me the shawl you are wearing and hold it out." When she did so, he poured into it six measures of barley and put it on her. Then he went back to town. When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, "How did it go, my daughter?" Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her and added, "He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, 'Don't go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.'" Then Naomi said, "Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not _____ until the matter is _________ _________." (Ruth 3:12-18-NIV)

QUESTION - What is a kinsman-redeemer?

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Old power shovel at Russell Gulch, Colorado.