Photo for 11/30/2005

Here is another view from the overlook at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri. Actually I went back and found a photo I had taken of the same scene a few years ago…in the summertime. While they don’t match exactly, they are very close. Looks like one of the trees on the left has since died and fallen down, on the right you can see just the stump.

Points To Ponder 11/30/2005

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"The men who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize." - Elisabeth Harrison
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Bible Question (Daniel 9:22-27 NIV) - He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding. As soon as you began to pray, an answer was given, which I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed. Therefore, consider the message and understand the vision: "Seventy 'sevens' are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy. "Know and understand this: From the issuing of the decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One, the ruler, comes, there will be seven 'sevens,' and sixty-two 'sevens.' It will be rebuilt with streets and a trench, but in times of trouble. After the sixty-two 'sevens,' the Anointed One will be cut off and will have nothing. The people of the ruler who will come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood: War will continue until the end, and desolations have been decreed. He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing [of the temple] he will set up an abomination that causes _____________, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."
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Photo for 11/29/2005

Here is another view from the overlook at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri. The color in these pictures was enhanced by the fact that they were taken just a few minutes before sunset.

Points To Ponder 11/29/2005

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The GOLDEN RULE is of no use to you whatsoever unless you realize that it is your move. - Dr. Frank Crane
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Bible Question (Daniel 9:17-22 NIV) - "Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name." While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and making my request to the LORD my God for his holy hill--while I was still in prayer, _____________, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice. He instructed me and said to me, "Daniel, I have now come to give you insight and understanding.

Photo for 11/28/2005

A lone maple leaf is floating down the stream at Shawnee Mission, Park, Kansas

Points To Ponder 11/28/2005

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“I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. If you hold it too tightly, you kill it, but if you hold it too loosely, you lose it.” - Tommy Lasorda - Major League Baseball Manager
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Bible Question (Daniel 9:9-16 NIV) - The Lord our God is merciful and __________, even though we have rebelled against him; we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave us through his servants the prophets. All Israel has transgressed your law and turned away, refusing to obey you. "Therefore the curses and sworn judgments written in the Law of Moses, the servant of God, have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against you. You have fulfilled the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us great disaster. Under the whole heaven nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem. Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our sins and giving attention to your truth. The LORD did not hesitate to bring the disaster upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in _____________ he does; yet we have not obeyed him. "Now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and who made for yourself a name that endures to this day, we have sinned, we have done wrong. O Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our fathers have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
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Photo for 11/27/2005

Here is the view from the overlook at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri. Below us is the Missouri river.

Points To Ponder 11/27/2005

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Remember: Each of us is a vital thread in another person's tapestry; our lives are woven together for a reason.
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Bible Question (Daniel 9:1-8 NIV) -
In the first year of Darius son of Xerxes (a Mede by descent), who was made ruler over the Babylonian kingdom--in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the Scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last _________ years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with all who love him and obey his commands, we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. "Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame-- the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. O LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you.
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Photo for 11/26/2005

Some fall color at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri

Points To Ponder 11/26/2005

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How much time do you spend thanking God, adoring Him, loving Him, saying Father I appreciate you?
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Bible Question (Daniel 8:21-27 NIV) - The shaggy goat is the king of _________, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power. "In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a stern-faced king, a master of ___________, will arise. He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power. "The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future." I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ____ for several days. Then I got up and went about the king's business. I was appalled by the vision; it was
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Photo for 11/25/2005

More fall color at Shawnee Mission Park & Lake, Kansas

Points To Ponder 11/25/2005

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"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan
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Bible Question (Daniel 8:15-20 NIV) - While I, Daniel, was watching the vision and trying to understand it, there before me stood one who looked like a man. And I heard a man's voice from the Ulai calling, "Gabriel, tell this man the meaning of the vision." As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. "Son of man," he said to me, "understand that the vision concerns the time of the _____." While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet. He said: "I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end. The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of ___________ and ___________.
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Photo for 11/24/2005

More fall color at Shawnee Mission Park, Kansas

Points To Ponder 11/24/2005

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The things that count most in life are the things that cannot be counted.
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Bible Question (Daniel 8:8-14 NIV) - The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven. Out of one of them came another horn, which started small but grew in power to the south and to the east and toward the Beautiful Land. It grew until it reached the host of the heavens, and it threw some of the starry host down to the earth and trampled on them. It set itself up to be as great as the Prince of the host; it took away the daily sacrifice from him, and the place of his sanctuary was brought low. Because of rebellion, the host [of the saints] and the daily sacrifice were given over to it. It prospered in everything it did, and truth was thrown to the ground. Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to him, "How long will it take for the vision to be fulfilled-- the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, the rebellion that causes desolation, and the surrender of the sanctuary and of the host that will be trampled underfoot?" He said to me, "It will take _________ evenings and mornings; then the sanctuary will be reconsecrated."
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Photo for 11/23/2005

Mr. and Mrs. Mallard at the lake by the Legler Barn Museum in Lenexa, Kansas

Points To Ponder 11/23/2005

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Many think salvation in Christ is an end all...but it is only the beginning. It is the event that secures for us a place in heaven.... But after the event there should be a process of ongoing spiritual growth as we are conformed into the image of Christ day by day here on earth.
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Bible Question (Daniel 8:1-7 NIV) - In the third year of King Belshazzar's reign, I, Daniel, had a vision, after the one that had already appeared to me. In my vision I saw myself in the citadel of Susa in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal. I looked up, and there before me was a ram with two horns, standing beside the canal, and the horns were long. One of the horns was longer than the other but grew up later. I watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. As I was thinking about this, suddenly a ________ with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground. He came toward the two-horned ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage. I saw him attack the ram furiously, striking the ram and shattering his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him; the ________ knocked him to the ground and trampled on him, and none could rescue the ram from his power.
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Photo for 11/22/2005

The three sugar maples at Shawnee Mission Park. These pictures were taken about one week apart.

Points To Ponder 11/22/2005

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Love is true when you don't see eye to eye, but can still walk hand in hand.
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Bible Question (Daniel 7:24-28 NIV) - The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time. "'But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever. Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.' "This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned ______, but I kept the matter to __________."
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Photo for 11/21/2005

A small waterfall from a culvert at Shawnee Mission Park.

Points To Ponder 11/21/2005

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What people don't say is often as important as what they do. When people don't talk to you, they're trying to tell you something.
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Bible Question (Daniel 7:19-23 NIV) - "Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws-- the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell-- the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them, until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom. "He gave me this explanation: 'The fourth beast is a _____________ kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole __________, trampling it down and crushing it.
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Photo for 11/20/2005

A close up of some fall leaves on the forest floor.

Points To Ponder 11/20/2005

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The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.
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Bible Question (Daniel 7:13-18 NIV) - "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. "I, Daniel, was troubled in spirit, and the visions that passed through my mind disturbed me. I approached one of those standing there and asked him the true meaning of all this. "So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 'The four great beasts are four ___________ that will rise from the earth. But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever-- yes, for ever and ever.'
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Photo for 11/19/2005

A close up of some fall flowers (mums).

Points To Ponder 11/19/2005

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Unfortunately, you have to listen to some people for a long time to discover that they don't have anything to say.
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Bible Question (Daniel 7:8-12 NIV) - "While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully. "As I looked, "thrones were set in place, and the ____________ of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. "Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.)
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Photo for 11/18/2005

A close up of oak leaves on a tree at Shawnee Mission Park.

Points To Ponder 11/18/2005

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If you always tell the truth, sooner or later you'll be found out.
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Bible Question (Daniel 7:1-7 NIV) - In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying on his bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream. Daniel said: "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea. "The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it. "And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, 'Get up and eat your fill of flesh!' "After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule. "After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast-- terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had _____ _______.
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Photo for 11/17/2005

A close up of sugar maple leaves on a tree at Shawnee Mission Park.

Points To Ponder 11/17/2005

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There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance. - Terence
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:24-28 NIV) - At the king's command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions' den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the den, the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones. Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations and men of every language throughout the land: "May you prosper greatly! "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. "For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end. He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions." So Daniel __________ during the reign of Darius and the reign of Cyrus the Persian.
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Photo for 11/16/2005

This picture was taken at the lake at Shawnee Mission Park this fall.

Points To Ponder 11/16/2005

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An unexpected turn could become a life long path.
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:20-24 NIV) - When he came near the den, he called to Daniel in an anguished voice, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to rescue you from the lions?" Daniel answered, "O king, live forever! My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, O king." The king was overjoyed and gave orders to lift Daniel out of the den. And when Daniel was lifted from the den, no wound was found on him, because he had trusted in his God. At the king's command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and . . . .

QUESTION: What happened to those who falsely accused Daniel?
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Photo for 11/15/2005

Here is a picture of three sugar maple trees that I took at Shawnee Mission Park this fall.

Points To Ponder 11/15/2005

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Mark Twain once said: "Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture which they cannot understand; but as for me, I have always noticed that the passages in Scripture which trouble me most are those which I do understand."
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:14-20 NIV) - When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to rescue Daniel and made every effort until sundown to save him. Then the men went as a group to the king and said to him, "Remember, O king, that according to the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or edict that the king issues can be changed." So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions' den. The king said to Daniel, "May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!" A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that Daniel's situation might not be changed. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night without eating and without any entertainment being brought to him. And he could not sleep. At the first light of dawn, the king got up and hurried to the lions' den. When he came near the den . .

QUESTION: What did the king do when he came near the lions den?
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Photo for 11/14/2005

Okay, it’s time to change gears again. For the next week or so we are going to be looking at the autumn colors of Kansas and Missouri. This has to have been one of the prettiest fall seasons I have seen in this part of the country! The picture for today was shot in my backyard (a maple leaf).

Points To Ponder 11/14/2005

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Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. - Harry Fosdick
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:10-14 NIV) - Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Then these men went as a group and found Daniel praying and asking God for help. So they went to the king and spoke to him about his royal decree: "Did you not publish a decree that during the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or man except to you, O king, would be thrown into the lions' den?" The king answered, "The decree stands-- in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed." Then they said to the king, "Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or to the decree you put in writing. He still prays three times a day." When the king heard this, he was greatly distressed; he was determined to . . . . . .

QUESTION: What was the king determined to do?
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Photo for 11/13/2005

The “Old Missouri” fire station at Georgetown, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 11/13/2005

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Find out where you can render a service, then render it, the rest is up to the Lord. - S.S. Kresge
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:6-10 NIV) - So the administrators and the satraps went as a group to the king and said: "O King Darius, live forever! The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or man during the next thirty days, except to you, O king, shall be thrown into the lions' den. Now, O king, issue the decree and put it in writing so that it cannot be altered-- in accordance with the laws of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed." So King Darius put the decree in writing.
Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs . . .

QUESTION: What did Daniel do when he heard the king had issue the decree?
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Photo for 11/12/2005

Engine #12 with an excursion train on the Georgetown Loop Railroad.

Points To Ponder 11/12/2005

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People judge you by your actions, not your intentions. You might have a heart of gold, but so does a hard boiled egg.
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Bible Question (Daniel 6:1-5 NIV) - It pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom, with three administrators over them, one of whom was Daniel. The satraps were made accountable to them so that the king might not suffer loss. Now Daniel so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities that the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom. At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, "We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his _______."
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Photo for 11/11/2005

Engine #12 with an excursion train crossing the “Devil’s Gate Viaduct” on the Georgetown Loop Railroad.

Points To Ponder 11/11/2005

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Bad politicians are elected by good people who don't vote.
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Bible Question (Daniel 5:25- 31 NIV) - "This is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN "This is what these words mean: Mene: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. Tekel: You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. Peres: Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians." Then at Belshazzar's command, Daniel was clothed in purple, a gold chain was placed around his neck, and he was proclaimed the third highest ruler in the kingdom. That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, and Darius the _______ took over the kingdom, at the age of ____________.
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Points To Ponder 11/10/2005

On the way back from our Webster Pass trip we stopped by and took a few pictures of a steam excursion train crossing the “Devil’s Gate Viaduct” on the Georgetown Loop Railroad.
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A hypocrite has been accurately described as one who is not himself on Sunday.
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Bible Question (Daniel 5:18-26 NIV) - "O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor. Because of the high position he gave him, all the peoples and nations and men of every language dreaded and feared him. Those the king wanted to put to death, he put to death; those he wanted to spare, he spared; those he wanted to promote, he promoted; and those he wanted to humble, he humbled. But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. He was driven away from people and given the mind of an animal; he lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like cattle; and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until he acknowledged that the Most High God is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and sets over them anyone he wishes. "But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, though you knew all this. Instead, you have set yourself up against the Lord of heaven. You had the goblets from his temple brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you did not honor the God who holds in his hand your life and all your ways. Therefore he sent the hand that wrote the inscription. "This is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN "This is what these words mean: Mene: . . . . . . .

QUESTION: What did the words mean?
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Points To Ponder 11/09/2005

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Sometimes a trauma is required to draw us as close to God as we should have been all along. - David Jeremiah

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 5:12-17 NIV) - This man Daniel, whom the king called Belteshazzar, was found to have a keen mind and knowledge and understanding, and also the ability to interpret dreams, explain riddles and solve difficult problems. Call for Daniel, and he will tell you what the writing means." So Daniel was brought before the king, and the king said to him, "Are you Daniel, one of the exiles my father the king brought from Judah? I have heard that the spirit of the gods is in you and that you have insight, intelligence and outstanding wisdom. The wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this writing and tell me what it means, but they could not explain it. Now I have heard that you are able to give interpretations and to solve difficult problems. If you can read this writing and tell me what it means, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom." Then Daniel answered the king, "You may keep your ­­­­­­­­_________ for yourself and give your ________ to someone else. Nevertheless, I will read the writing for the king and tell him what it means.

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More fall color at Russell Gulch, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 11/08/2005

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There will always be those born in the objective case and the kickative mood.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 5:10-12 NIV) - The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. "O king, live forever!" she said. "Don't be alarmed! Don't look so pale! There is a man in your kingdom who has the spirit of the holy gods in him. In the time of your father he was found to have insight and intelligence and wisdom like that of the gods. King Nebuchadnezzar your father-- your father the king, I say-- appointed him chief of the magicians, enchanters, astrologers and diviners. This man __________, whom the king called __________________, . . . .

QUESTION: Who was the man the queen referred to?

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More of the remains of the Pennsylvania Mill complex. Here is a close up of one of the steam boilers with its boiler tubes still in place. With my camera angle you can see through one of the tubes. On the other boiler the side has been cut open and the tubes removed. This probably happened during the scrap iron drive of World War II.
 

Points To Ponder 11/07/2005

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There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 5:5-10 NIV) - Suddenly the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote. His face turned pale and he was so frightened that his knees knocked together and his legs gave way. The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers and diviners to be brought and said to these wise men of Babylon, "Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom." Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or tell the king what it meant. So King Belshazzar became even more terrified and his face grew more pale. His nobles were baffled. The queen, hearing the voices of the king and his nobles, came into the banquet hall. . . . .

QUESTION: What was the advice of the queen?

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More of the remains of the Pennsylvania Mill complex. Here is a close up of the rusted crankshaft on the steam engine at the mill.
 

Points To Ponder 11/06/2005

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Be ye fishers of men, you catch them - He will clean them.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 5:1-5 NIV) - King Belshazzar gave a great banquet for a thousand of his nobles and drank wine with them. While Belshazzar was drinking his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them. So they brought in the gold goblets that had been taken from the temple of God in Jerusalem, and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them. As they drank the wine, they praised the gods of gold and silver, of bronze, iron, wood and stone. Suddenly . . . . .

QUESTION: What “suddenly” happened?

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More of the remains of the Pennsylvania Mill complex. Here is the steam engine at the mill.
 

Points To Ponder 11/05/2005

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A wise person can build a firm foundation with the rocks others throw at them.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:34-37 NIV) - At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation. All the peoples of the earth are regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with the powers of heaven and the peoples of the earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to him: "What have you done?" At the same time that my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor were returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne and became even greater than before. Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to ____________. (NIV)

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More of the remains of the Pennsylvania Mill complex. Here is part of the mill that housed a steam engine. As you can see the elements have taken their toll on the buildings here.
 

Points To Ponder 11/04/2005

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“Real servants don’t try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for his purposes.” - Rick Warren

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:28-33 NIV) - All this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar. Twelve months later, as the king was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, he said, "Is not this the great Babylon __ have built as the royal residence, by ____ mighty power and for the glory of ____ majesty?" The words were still on his lips when a voice came from heaven, "This is what is decreed for you, King Nebuchadnezzar: Your royal authority has been taken from you. You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like cattle. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes." Immediately what had been said about Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from people and ate grass like ________. His body was drenched with the dew of heaven until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a _______.

QUESTION: Why did this happen to Nebuchadnezzar? Hummmmm . . . We can be guilty of the same sin…..

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Before 10/23 our pictures were from our trip over Webster Pass and the last place we visited was the old town of Montezuma which is at the west end of the pass. Now for the rest of the trip . . . From Montezuma we then took a turn off to the right and drove up to the remains of the Pennsylvania Mill. Here is what is left of the steam boilers at the mill.
 

Points To Ponder 11/03/2005

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When you are right, no one remembers. When you are wrong, no one forgets.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:24-27 NIV) - "This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree the Most High has issued against my lord the king: _______ will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; ______ will eat grass like cattle and be drenched with the dew of heaven. ________ times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes. The command to leave the stump of the tree with its roots means that your kingdom will be restored to you when you acknowledge that Heaven rules. Therefore, O king, be pleased to accept my advice

QUESTION: What was Daniel’s advice to the king?

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Not all aspen trees turn yellow, some turn shades of red and orange.
 

Points To Ponder 11/02/2005

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The tragedy of our generation is that untold millions are still untold.

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:19-23 NIV) - Then Daniel (also called Belteshazzar) was greatly perplexed for a time, and his thoughts terrified him. So the king said, "Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its meaning alarm you." Belteshazzar answered, "My lord, if only the dream applied to your enemies and its meaning to your adversaries! The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the beasts of the field, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds of the air-- you, O king, are that ______! You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the _____, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the ______. "You, O king, saw a messenger, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying, 'Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live like the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.'

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Okay, let's leave the flowers behind for a week or so and head back to Colorado and finish up the fall pictures from our recenttrip. Here we see some more of those golden aspen and the rich blue sky of the high lonesome.

Points To Ponder 11/01/2005

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“A little sin is like being a little pregnant: it will eventually show itself.” - Rick Warren

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Bible Trivia Question (Daniel 4:14-18 NIV) - He called in a loud voice: 'Cut down the tree and trim off its branches; strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let the animals flee from under it and the birds from its branches. But let the stump and its roots, bound with iron and ___________ remain in the ground, in the grass of the field. "'Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let him live with the animals among the plants of the earth. Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an __________, till seven times pass by for him. "'The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of men.' "This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me. But you can, because the spirit of the holy gods is in you."

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