Photo for 05/01/2007

Out at Shawnee Mission Park before the freeze!

Points To Ponder 05/01/2007

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Enthusiasm without knowledge is like running in the dark without any lights..
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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”Who am I”? (word scramble of today’s answer =miaon)

After my husband and two sons died in Moab, I returned to my home in Bethlehem. One of my daughter-in-laws came with me.
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Photo for 04/30/2007

New leaves in the late afternoon out at Shawnee Mission Park before..........the four days of 17-20 degrees and everything froze.

Points To Ponder 04/30/2007

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When you talk you can only say something that you already know. When you listen you may learn what someone else knows.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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”Who am I”? (word scramble of today’s answer = ythmtoih)

I am the son of a Gentile father and a Jewish-Christian mother named Eunice, and the grandson of Lois. There are two books in the New Testament that bear my name.
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Photo for 04/29/2007

And if the other cabin is too expensive here is one that costs a little less…….A 100 year old condominium close to Gateway, Arkansas? Each end is the same except one end has a fireplace???

Points To Ponder 04/29/2007

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The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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”Who am I”? (word scramble of today’s answer = wrdane)

I am the brother of Simon Peter and one of Jesus' first disciples. Both Peter and I were fishermen from Bethsaida. I was originally a follower of John the Baptist.
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Photo for 04/28/2007

Here the cabin we have stayed in many times over the years (at Beaver Lake, Arkansas). If you looking for something like this I would highly recommend this place…It is called Sugar Ridge …They have six private cabins and 3 lodges. This is our favorite (#6) as it is the most remote. Has a kitchen, Jacuzzi, deck, fireplace, TV’s etc… no phone!!! ….It is about 10 miles west of Eureaka Springs, Arkansas…… (Although you can get a Sprint cell phone signal)..:O)

Points To Ponder 04/28/2007

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Beware of half-truths: You may have gotten the wrong half.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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”Who am I”? (word scramble of today’s answer = elku)

I wrote two books of the New Testament. By profession I was a physician. I accompanied Paul on parts of his second third, and final missionary journeys.
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Photo for 04/27/2007

View from our cabin before the fog lifts in the morning. Beaver Lake is out there …somewhere?

Points To Ponder 04/27/2007

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Dear Lord,
So far today Lord, I've done all right. I haven't gossiped, haven't lost my temper, haven't been greedy, grumpy, nasty, selfish or over-indulgent. I'm very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I'm going to get out of bed. And from then on, I'm probably going to need a lot more help. Amen.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Joshua 10:12-14
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”Who am I”?

When God answered my prayer the sun stood still in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.
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Photo for 04/26/2007

Some of the entertainment committee at the cabin…this is a bird feeder???? We had six of them trying to get into the bird feeder on the second night at the cabin…

Points To Ponder 04/26/2007

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"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?" - Jay Leno
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BIBLE QUIZ: II Kings 20:20
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And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a tunnel, and brought _______ into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?


Hezekiah constructed a tunnel that channeled _______ from the Spring of Gihon outside the city walls to the Pool of Siloam inside the walls. This waterway (now known as the famous "Hezekiah's Tunnel") was cut through solid rock, extending more than 300 feet.
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Photo for 04/25/2007

The cabin we stay in at Beaver Lake, Arkansas sits a short distance from this bluff…

Points To Ponder 04/25/2007

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Hospitality means you treat your company like family and you family like company.
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BIBLE QUIZ: John 21:24-25
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This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that………………………………………….
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Photo for 04/24/2007

More Dogwood blooms in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/24/2007

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The worst mistake a boss can make is not to say, well done. - John Ashcroft
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BIBLE QUIZ: James 1:2-4
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Consider it pure _____, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. (NIV)
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Photo for 04/23/2007

Hammock hanging outside a shop in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/23/2007

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WARNING: Exposure to the Son may prevent burning.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Luke 16:19-17:1
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In Luke 16:19-17:1 Jesus tells a story about the fate of two men. One was a beggar and the other was a rich man. Which one ended up in Hell? Why? Which one is identified with a name?
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Photo for 04/22/2007

Faded sign on a building in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/22/2007

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God can’t be second in your life!!!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Exodus 20:3
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Thou shalt have no other ______ before me.
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Photo for 04/21/2007

Old barn at Beaver, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/21/2007

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God won’t allow anything to separate you from His love.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Romans 8:38-9:1
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For I am persuaded, that neither _________, nor life, nor _________, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to ___________ us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Photo for 04/20/2007

Dogwood blooms in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/20/2007

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It’s the little things in life that determine the big things.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Matthew 25:21
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His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a _____ things, I will make you ruler over _______ things.
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Photo for 04/19/2007

At the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Points To Ponder 04/19/2007

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Be more concerned with what God thinks about you than what people think about you.
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BIBLE QUIZ: 2 Corinthians 5:9
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So we make it our _______ to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
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Photo for 04/18/2007

At the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/18/2007

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Conscience is God’s warning system. Be very happy when it hurts you. Be very worried when it does not.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Acts 24:16
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So I strive always to keep my __________ clear before God and man.
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Photo for 04/17/2007

At the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/17/2007

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“Few things are impossible to diligence and skill…Great works are performed, not by strength, but perseverance” - Samuel Johnson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Colossians 3:23-24
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Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the ________, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the ________ _________ you are serving.
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Photo for 04/16/2007

At the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/16/2007

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When you flee temptations, don’t leave a forwarding address.
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BIBLE QUIZ: 2 Timothy 2:22ff
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Flee the ________ desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Don't have anything to do with foolish and _________ arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
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Photo for 04/15/2007

The Crescent Hotel at Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/15/2007

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The heart has no secret which our conduct does not reveal.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Ephesians 5:15-16
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Be careful how you live, not as unwise but as those who are _______. Make the most of every opportunity for doing good in these evil days.
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Photo for 04/14/2007

Redbud tree in bloom at Eureka Springs, Arkansas…03/28/2007

Points To Ponder 04/14/2007

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Matthew 12:34ff
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. . . . For out of the abundance of the heart the ___________ speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. . .
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Photo for 04/13/2007

Train at Eureka Springs, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/13/2007

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The search for forgiveness ends when we find Christ.
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BIBLE QUIZ: James 1:5-8
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5 If any of you lacks _______________, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
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Photo for 04/12/2007

Main Street in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Points To Ponder 04/12/2007

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Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Galatians 5:22
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, ___________, goodness, faithfulness, . . . .
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Photo for 04/10/2007

Main street at night in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Hand held exposure @ 1/6 second @ f/4 with an ISO of 1600. Lens set to 18 mm.

Points To Ponder 04/11/2007

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Delay is not denial…so keep on praying.
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BIBLE QUIZ: James 4:17
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Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, ______.
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Photo for 04/10/2007

Old church at Eureka Springs, Arkansas (this is located close to where they do the Passion Play).

Points To Ponder 04/10/2007

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Closed mouths gathers no feet.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Genesis 1:1ff
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And God said, "Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water." So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning — the ___________ day.
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Photo for 04/09/2007

Dogwood in bloom….at Beaver Lake, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/09/2007

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Ninety percent of the friction of daily life is caused by using the wrong tone of voice.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Proverbs 19:11
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A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to ___________ an offense.
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Photo for 04/08/2007

Sunset at Beaver Lake, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/08/2007

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Why is the resurrection of Jesus so important…..because a dead God would not be a great deal of help to us. However, a God that has power to transform us...now that is GOOD NEWS. God’s plan has always been not to just FORGIVE you, but to give you life.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Mark Chapter 16 (NIV)
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1 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.
2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb
3 and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"
4 But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.
5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
6 "Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him.
7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.'"
8 Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to __________ ____________, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping.
11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country.
13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.
16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
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Photo for 04/07/2007

Here is a Raccoon at a cabin we stayed in at Beaver Lake, Arkansas.

Points To Ponder 04/07/2007

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Some people reach the top of the ladder of success only to find it is leaning against the wrong wall.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Holy Land Geography - Matthew 15:29

Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

By what other name(s) do we know the Sea of Galilee?

Sea of Chinnereth

Dead Sea

Lake of Antipatra

Lake of Gennesaret

Salt Sea

Sea of Tiberias
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BONUS POINT: Is the water in the Sea of Galilee fresh or salty?
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Photo for 04/06/2007

Winter sunrise at Beaver Lake, Arkansas..

Points To Ponder 04/06/2007

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Swallow your pride occasionally, and console yourself with the knowledge that it is 100 percent calorie and carbohydrate free….:-)
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BIBLE QUIZ: (Mark 2:14)
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As He walked along, Jesus saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at a tax collector's booth. "Follow me," Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.

By what other name do we know Levi?

Thaddaeus

Matthew

Mark

John Mark

Bartholomew

Andrew
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(See Mark 3:16ff for a clue & Matthew 9:9)
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Photo for 04/05/2007

A Cardinal at Beaver Lake, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/05/2007

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If the church was perfect none of us could be in it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (I John 4:19)
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We love Him, because He _______ loved us.
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Photo for 04/04/2007

Sunset at Beaver Lake, Arkansas…

Points To Ponder 04/04/2007

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Jesus can turn water in wine, but He can't turn your whining into anything.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (Philippians 4:8)
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Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatsoever things are ____________, whatsoever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are ___________, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if anything worthy of praise, think [dwell] on these things..
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Photo for 04/03/2007

This time we are camped out on an island at Beaver Lake, Arkansas…and this was our view of the moonrise.

Points To Ponder 04/03/2007

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He who provides for this life, but takes no care for eternity, is wise for a moment, but a fool forever.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (Psalm 50:15 )
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And call upon me in the day of ____________: I will ___________ you, and you shall glorify me.
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Photo for 04/02/2007

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

Points To Ponder 04/02/2007

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Beware lest your footprints on the sands of time leave only the marks of a heel.
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BIBLE QUIZ: (Luke 16:10)
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He that can be trusted with very ___________ can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be ____________ with much.
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