Photo for 09/01/2006

The old wooden water tank at the Santiago Mill. As you can tell from the photo we are way up there…………probably at an elevation of around 12,000 feet.

Point To Ponder 09/01/2006

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Drop what weighs you down by giving it to God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Mark 16:1-8)
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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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Photo for 08/31/2006

En route to the summit of Mt. McClellan we next pass the abandoned Santiago Gold Mill and Mine. We are probably at an elevation of around 12,000 feet. .

Point To Ponder 08/31/2006

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Salvation is the miracle of a moment; growth is the labor of a lifetime.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matthew 27:64.)
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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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Photo for 08/30/2006

We are going to stop off at the Santiago Mine and Mill before we head on up to the top of Mt. McClellan…here is a view along the way.

Point To Ponder 08/30/2006

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Every good gift comes from the Father.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Mark 15:47)
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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)
• Mary Magdalene
• Salome
• Mary the mother of Joses
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Photo for 08/29/2006

En route to the summit of Mt. McClellan we next pass the site of the old ghost town of Waldorf, Colorado The town was burnt to the ground in the early 1970’s so nothing remains today. However, I did get some black and white photos of the town in 1971 and using those photos and a photo taken by a photographer friend, Ron Ruhoff I built the above diorama of the town. An article about how I built the models and the diorama was published in the Jan/Feb issue of the Narrow Gauge and Short Gazette (model railroad magazine). The building that is second from the far end was the Post Office which was said to be at an elevation of 11,666 feet…the highest in the United States.

Point To Ponder 08/29/2006

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All heaven rejoices over one sinner who repents.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 27:59-60)
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Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took the body of Jesus, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and placed it in: (Pick One)
• a tomb cut out of rock.
• a tomb cut in the rock, one in which no one had yet been laid.
• a new tomb, in the garden, in which no one had ever been laid
• a new tomb, that belonged to Joseph of Arimathea, that he had cut out of the rock.
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Photo for 08/28/2006

A Bristlecone Pine en route to Mt. McClellan . . Photo was shot at 1/250 of a second @ f/11 with an ISO of 200 with the lens set to 18mm.

Point To Ponder 08/28/2006

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We gain strength from temptations we resist. (See James 4:7)
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 19:38-40)
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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)
• 75
• 55
• 35
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Photo for 08/27/2006

Here is a wild raspberry en route to the summit of Mt. McClellan

Point To Ponder 08/27/2006

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To love the whole world for me is no chore. My problem is loving my neighbor next door! (See Leviticus 19:18)
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 19:38-42)
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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)
• Simon Peter, James and John.
• Nicodemus.
• Lazarus from Bethany.
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Photo for 08/26/2006

For a little while we are going to take a trip to Colorado. Today we are starting a trip to the summit of Mt. McClellan (near Georgetown). For most of the trip we are going to follow the roadbed of the long abandoned Argentine Central (narrow gauge) Railroad. But make no mistake about it……… the “shortcuts” between the switchbacks are definitely four wheel drive roads, and there are definitely some real cliff hangers as we climb to an elevation of over 13,000 feet. This is a photo taken just after we left the pavement where the road crosses a small creek.

Point To Ponder 08/26/2006

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If God stopped answering prayer, how long would it be before you found out? (See I Chronicles 5:20)
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 19:31-34)
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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)
• the soldiers did not break His legs.
• one of the soldiers pierced Jesus' side with a spear, bringing a sudden flow of blood and water.
• the soldiers did nothing since he was already dead.
• Number 2 above.
• Number 1 & 2 above.
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Photo for 08/25/2006

At Denver, Colorado. .

Point To Ponder 08/25/2006

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The Bible’s treasures are found only by those who dig for them.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 27:50-23)
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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)
• The earth shook
• The rocks split.
• The tombs broke open and the bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life.
• Number one and two above.
• Number three above
• All of the above.
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Photo for 08/24/2006

At Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/24/2006

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The wiles of Satan are no match for the wisdom of God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 19:31-34)
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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)
• left to right.
• bottom to top.
• top to bottom.
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Photo for 08/19/2006

At Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/19/2006

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Once we turn away from sin there should be no turning back.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Mark 15:34)
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And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"-- which means, (pick one)
• “It is finished.”
• "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
• “Father into thy hands I commend my spirit.”
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Photo for 08/18/2006

At Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/18/2006

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You won't go astray on the straight and narrow way.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Mark 15:31-33)
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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)
• Heavy rain, hail lightning and thunder came over the whole land.
• Darkness came over the whole land.
• A violent wind came over the whole land.
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Photo for 08/17/2006

At Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/17/2006

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Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Luke 23:33-38)
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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)
• THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
• THIS IS THE KING OF ISRAEL.
• THIS IS THE ONE WHO CLAIMS TO BE THE KING OF THE JEWS.
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Photo for 08/16/2006

At Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/16/2006

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The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention!
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Luke 23:31-35)
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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)
• the criminals on His left.
• one on his right, the other on his left.
• the criminals on His right.
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Photo for 08/15/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/15/2006

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To reveal error expose it to the light of God's truth.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Luke 23:26)
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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.
• Lazarus
• Judas
• Simon
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Photo for 08/14/2006

At the Iron Placer Mine near the ghost town of Geneva, Colorado. Photo by Mike Morse.

Point To Ponder 08/14/2006

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Truth is not determined by how many people believe it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 27:15)
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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)
• Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite to them.
• Barsabas son of Hemdan to them.
• Barabbas to them.
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Photo for 08/13/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/13/2006

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The future is as bright as the promises of God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 27:18-19)
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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)
• Herod.
• His brother Philip.
• His wife.
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Photo for 08/12/2006

Another shot of the sunset of 8/10/2006. It had just rained so the road at the park was wet allowing it to reflect the sunset. Hand held at 30mm @ 1/15 sec @ f/4.5 with an ISO of 1600.

Point To Ponder 08/12/2006

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Christ's death is the measure of your worth to God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 18:24)
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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)
• still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest, then to Pilate the Roman governor, who gave the order for Jesus to be crucified.
• 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.
• 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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Photo for 08/11/2006

If you locally and didn’t see the sunset this evening you missed a great one. We couldn’t get on location fast enough to catch the double rainbow but Vicki Jo shot this out of the window of the Explorer . .

Point To Ponder 08/11/2006

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We most often stumble over pebbles, not mountains.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 18:11-15)
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After the detachment of soldiers with its commander and the Jewish officials arrested Jesus. They bound Him and brought Him first to: (pick one)
• Herod
• Caiaphas
• Annas
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Photo for 08/10/2006

A young buck at Shawnee Mission Park in Shawnee, Kansas. Photo taken on 6/12/2006 @ 7:13 P.M. with the telephoto lens set to 264 mm. Hand held @ 1/320 second @ f/6.3 with an Image Stabilization lens.

Photo for 08/10/2006

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God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary work.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 18:4-7)
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On the night that Jesus was betrayed He went out and asked the crowd, "Who is it you want?" "Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "I am He," Jesus said. When Jesus said, "I am He," they: (pick one)
• Bound Him with ropes and led Him off to the High priest.
• Drew back and fell to the ground.
• Bound Him with chains and took Him to Pilate.
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Photo for 08/09/2006

You will have noticed that I take a number of photos at the Legler Barn Museum here in Lenexa, Kansas. Here is a photo of the ‘HO’ scale (1/87) model I built of the barn as it looked in 1864.

Point To Ponder 08/09/2006

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Hindsight explains the injury that foresight would have prevented.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 26:48)
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On the night that Jesus was betrayed what was the signal that Judas used to point out Jesus to those that had come to arrest him?
1.) "The one I put my hand on is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard."
2.) "The one I kiss is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard."
3.) "The one I hand this scroll to is the man; arrest him and lead him away under guard."
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Photo for 08/08/2006

Sunset…..From our driveway in Lenexa, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/08/2006

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If you want to make an easy job seem mighty hard, just keep putting off doing it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see John 13:1-17)
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At what is commonly referred to as the “Last Supper” what did Jesus do that showed His humility and at the same time gave us an example “servant hood” that we should follow? (pick one)
1.) He prepared the entire Passover meal and served each of the disciples in turn from the greatest to the least.
2.) He poured wine into the cup of each disciple and broke off a piece of bread for each one to eat.
3.) He poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples' feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around Him.
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Photo for 08/07/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/07/2006

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God calls us to get into the game, not to keep the score.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 26:14-16)
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Then one of the Twelve went to the chief priests asked, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him (Jesus) over to you?"
Who was the disciple the betrayed Jesus?
1.) One of the physical half-brothers of Jesus named Judas.
2.) Judas the brother of James and probably the writer of the Epistle of Jude.
3.) The one called Judas Iscariot.
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Photo for 08/06/2006

Ready for picking…In our backyard . . .

Point To Ponder 08/06/2006

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Praise is the overflow of a joyful heart.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 15:32-39)
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The SECOND TIME Jesus fed the multitude he started out with __ loaves of bread and a few small fish. They had __ basketfuls of leftovers and the crowd numbered _, _ _ _ men besides women and children.
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Photo for 08/05/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas. I’ve always called this a “Buckeye Moth”???

Point To Ponder 08/05/2006

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To silence gossip don't repeat it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 16:5-12)
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Jesus often referred to the corrupt and vicious ways of the Pharisees and Sadducees. To what ingredient (that is used in the making of bread) did Jesus compare the ways Pharisees and Sadducees to?
_ _ _ _ _ (NIV) or _ _ _ _ _ _ (KJV).
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Photo for 08/04/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas.

Point To Ponder 08/04/2006

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The rich treasures of God's Word are waiting to be discovered.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 14:23-32)
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After the feeding of the 5,000. During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to the disciples (who were in a boat), walking on the lake. Which disciple got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. _ _ _ _ _
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Photo for 08/03/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas. . .I believe this is a Gypsy Moth???

Point To Ponder 08/03/2006

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God's forgiveness is the door to a new beginning.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 14:17-21)
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When Jesus performed the miracle involving the five loaves of bread and two fish how many men did He feed?

About _, _ _ _ besides women and children.
How many basketfuls of broken pieces were left over? _ _
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Photo for 08/02/2006

At the Christa McAuliffe Elementary School in Lenexa, Kansas (in the water garden). .

Point To Ponder 08/02/2006

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Remembering Christ's death for us should cause us to live for Him.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (see Matt 13:54-56)
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Mary, the mother of Jesus, had four other sons after Jesus. What were the names of the four sons?
1. _ _ _ _ _
2. _ _ _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ _ _
4. _ _ _ _ _
Did Mary have any daughter's? ____
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