Photo for 11/01/2007

Out at the lake at Shawnee Mission Park…10/30/2007…..Catching the last few rays of the sun on 10/30/2007…

Points To Ponder 11/01/2007

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PTP: One should give more concern to making a life than to making a living.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Genesis 46:19 (NIV)
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Jacob had 12 sons which became the 12 tribes of Israel. Six sons came from his first wife Leah. How many sons came from his second wife Rachel?
1. Two
2. Five
3. Six
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Photo for 10/31/2007

Out at Shawnee Mission Park…10/30/2007…Shot at 6:08 P.M….just before sunset. WOW…God sure puts on a beautiful show!

Points To Ponder 10/31/2007

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PTP: You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems. If you focus on your problems, you're going into self-centeredness,' which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others. - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ: Who am I? Romans 16:13 (NIV)
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Greet _________, chosen in the Lord, and his mother, who has been a mother to me, too.
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Photo for 10/30/2007

Shot out by one of the ponds at Shawnee Mission Park on 10/28/2007…

Points To Ponder 10/30/2007

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PTP: "We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank James 1:27 (NIV)
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being _______________ by the world.
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Photo for 10/29/2007

Hello there…out at Shawnee Mission Park on 10/28/2007…

Points To Ponder 10/29/2007

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PTP: When God is in the center of your life, you worship. When He is not, you worry. When God is in the center of your life, you worship. When He is not, you worry.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank Matthew 6:9-15 (NIV)
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"This, then, is how you should pray: "'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.' For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not _________ men their sins, your Father will _____ ____________ your sins
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Photo for 10/28/2007

More fall color…

Points To Ponder 10/28/2007

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PTP: Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Psalm 139:15-16 (NIV)
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15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the _____ ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
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Photo for 10/27/2007

There’s a FULL Moon out there!

Points To Ponder 10/27/2007

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PTP: When I start to find fault with all that I see, it is time to start looking for what's wrong with me.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Gen 1:14-19 (NIV)
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14 And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years,
15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so.
16 God made two great lights-- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.
17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth,
18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19 And there was evening, and there was morning-- the ________ day.
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Photo for 10/26/2007

A photo from last year out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/26/2007

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PTP: Being different isn't the same as making a difference.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)
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Do not be ____________ about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with _____________, present your requests to God. And the ________ of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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Photo for 10/25/2007

The fall leaves are getting close. This was shot on 10/24/2007 out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/25/2007

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PTP: Sometimes there is no easy escape when we face insurmountable problems. Often we must learn to live with mountains that will not move.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (NIV)
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7 To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
9 But he said to me, "My ________ is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in __________." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
10 That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Photo for 10/24/2007

Moonrise/Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park…shot yesterday…10/23/2007 @ 5:46 P.M. Not quite a full moon.....

Points To Ponder 10/24/2007

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Choice, not chance, determines destiny.
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BIBLE QUIZ: See Judges Chapters 4 & 5
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Which woman of the Bible was a:
a. Judge
b. Prophetess
c. And a military leader?
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Photo for 10/23/2007

Some autumn leaves………

Points To Ponder 10/23/2007

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Bring up a child in the way he should go, and go that way yourself.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks. Numbers 22:28-30
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8 And the LORD opened the mouth of the donkey, and she said to __________, "What have I done to you, that you have struck me these three times?"
29 Then _________ said to the donkey, "Because you have made a mockery of me! If there had been a sword in my hand, I would have killed you by now."
30 And the donkey said to ___________, "Am I not your donkey on which you have ridden all your life to this day? Have I ever been accustomed to do so to you?" And he said, "No."

Who did the talking donkey belong to?

1 Tiphsah
2 Ethan the Ezrahite
3 Balaam
4 Chalcol
5 Elijah
6 Elisha
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Photo for 10/22/2007

Some autumn leaves………

Points To Ponder 10/22/2007

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Adversity introduces a person to himself..........and sometimes we don't like the person we meet!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank. What were the circumstances behind this incident? 1 Samuel 4:20-22
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As she was dying, the women attending her said, "Don't despair; you have given birth to a son." But she did not respond or pay any attention. She named the boy __________, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"-- because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband. She said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured." (NIV)
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Photo for 10/21/2007

Well the autumn leaves are getting close but not quite there yet. So for a few days I will use some photos from last year.

Points To Ponder 10/21/2007

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A good way to keep your feet on the ground is to put the weight of responsibilities on your shoulders.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Who am I?
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Who am I? Acts 8:9-24
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I was a sorcerer (also called a magician). My feats were so impressive that the people of Samaria declared, "This man is the great power of God" and followed me. But when Philip the evangelist preached, the Samaritans believed and were baptized. I tried to buy spiritual powers from the apostle Peter.
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Photo for 10/19/2007

Yep…another butterfly…

Points To Ponder 10/19/2007

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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift - that’s why they call it the present.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Ephesians 6:21
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Who am I? Word scrambled answer…YHUITCSC
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· I accompanied Paul from Greece to Asia
· I was with Paul in Nicopolis
· I was with Paul in Rome
· I was Paul's amanuensis (copyist) in writing to the Ephesians and Colossians
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Photo for 10/18/2007

Yep…another butterfly…shot on 10/16/2007…The fall leaves still have at least a week to go…..Once they start really changing we will make the switch… :0) Right now we are experiencing severe thunderstorms…

Points To Ponder 10/18/2007

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Only God can use our reverses to move us forward.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 13:21-22 (NIV)
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By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of _______ to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of _______ to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. (NIV)
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Photo for 10/17/2007

Yep…another butterfly…shot on 10/16/2007…The fall leaves still have at least a week to go…..Once they start really changing we will make the switch… :0)

Points To Ponder 10/17/2007

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Planning is of no use at all unless it eventually degenerates into work.
-Peter Drucker
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Genesis 6:3 (NIV)
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At first people on the earth lived long lives:

· Enoch lived 365 years.
· Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
· Lamech lived 595 years and had other sons and daughters.

However, God became frustrated with man and limited his years:

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days will be a _________ years."
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Photo for 10/16/2007

Woodchuck out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/16/2007

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Anger is that powerful internal force that blows out the light of reason. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Revelation 4:11 (NIV)
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"You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive _________ and ___________ and _____________, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."
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Photo for 10/15/2007

A BIG BUZZZZ from out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/15/2007

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Some carve out the future; others just whittle.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Deuteronomy 31:3 (NIV)
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Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will ________ leave you nor _______________ you.
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Photo for 10/14/2007

Coming in for a landing……Another recent butterfly shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/14/2007

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It is usually the fellow with the big mouth who bites off more than he can chew.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:17 - The Tenth of the Ten Commandments (NIV)
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17 "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your ____________ wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your _____________."
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Photo for 10/13/2007

Another recent butterfly shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/13/2007

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Isn't it strange that you can't find a word to say when you're praying, but you have no trouble thinking what to talk about with a friend?
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:16 - The Ninth of the Ten Commandments (NIV)
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16 "You shall not give false ____________ against your neighbor.
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Photo for 10/12/2007

Another recent butterfly shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/12/2007

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Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:15 - The Eight Commandment (NIV)
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15 "You shall not __________..
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Photo for 10/11/2007

I hope you’re not growing too tired of butterflies…right now, until the leaves change more, that is about all there is to shoot! This “in flight” picture was taken at Shawnee Mission Park on 9/24/2007. It was shot at 1/1600 @ f9 with an ISO of 800. Telephoto set to 360 mm.

Points To Ponder 10/11/2007

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The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:14 - The Seventh of the Ten Commandments (NIV)
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14 "You shall not commit ____________.
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Photo for 10/10/2007

Flower at the Legler Barn Museum…

Points To Ponder 10/10/2007

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The speed of time is one-second per second.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:13 - The Sixth of the Ten Commandments (NIV)
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13 "You shall not __________.
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Photo for 10/09/2007

Another recent butterfly shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/09/2007

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Before you tell someone your troubles, ask yourself……….would I listen to their troubles?
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:12 - The Fifth of the Ten Commandments
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12 "Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
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Photo for 10/08/2007

Waterfall at the Deanna Rose Farmstead, Olathe, Kansas.

Points To Ponder 10/08/2007

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Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:8-11 - The Fourth of the Ten Commandments
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8 "Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates.
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
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Photo for 10/07/2007

A butterfly shot from the Legler Barn Museum…

Points To Ponder 10/07/2007

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The Christian’s purpose is to promote God’s plan.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:7 The THIRD of the Ten Commandments
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7 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
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Here is a web link that you can use to look up the passages in the Bible Quizzes……. http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/
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Photo for 10/06/2007

Another shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/06/2007

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“Drudgery is the touchstone of character.” Oswald Chambers
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:4-6 The second of the Ten Commandments
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4 "You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.
5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me,
6 but showing love to a thousand [generations] of those who love me and keep my commandments.
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Photo for 10/05/2007

Another recent butterfly shot from Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 10/05/2007

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Choice not chance, determines human destiny.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Exodus 20:1-3 - The first of the Ten Commandments
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1 And God spoke all these words:
2 "I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
3 "You shall have no other gods _________ me.
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Photo for 10/04/2007

Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park…….last year…….

Points To Ponder 10/04/2007

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WARNING SIGN: When you really mess up and no one bothers to correct you….it may mean that they have given up on you…
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. 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 10/03/2007

At Shawnee Mission Park last week…….

Points To Ponder 10/03/2007

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“Any relationship involves times of closeness and times of distance, and in a relationship with God, no matter how intimate, the pendulum will swing from one side to the other.” - Philip Yancey
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blanks…. Psalm 9:9-10
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The LORD is a ________ for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of _________. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. (NIV)
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Photo for 10/02/2007

Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park…….A crow in a dead tree…. .