Photo for 04/29/2008

Ophir Pass (goes between Telluride and Ouray, Colorado). This was on our trip back over Ophir Pass later that day…by that time the rains had moved back in…

Points To Ponder 04/29/2008

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PTP: Great opportunities come to those who make the most of the small ones.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:52-54 (NIV)
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52 "Woe to you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to ___________. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering."
53 When Jesus left there, the Pharisees and the teachers of the law began to oppose him fiercely and to besiege him with questions, 54 waiting to catch him in something he might say.
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Photo for 04/28/2008

Ophir Pass (goes between Telluride and Ouray, Colorado). Looking back down on the area we just traveled.

Points To Ponder 04/28/2008

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PTP: Godliness is the ability to let your light shine after your fuse is blown.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:47-51 (NIV)
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47 "Woe to you, because you build tombs for the prophets, and it was your forefathers who killed them. 48 So you testify that you approve of what your forefathers did; they killed the prophets, and you build their tombs. 49 Because of this, God in his wisdom said, 'I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and others they will persecute.' 50 Therefore this generation will be held responsible for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the ________, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of _______________, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
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Photo for 04/27/2008

Columbines on Ophir Pass (goes between Telluride and Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/27/2008

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PTP: If you want to set the world right, start with yourself.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:44-46 (NIV)
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44 "Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without knowing it."
45 One of the experts in the law answered him, "Teacher, when you say these things, you insult us also."
46 Jesus replied, "And you experts in the law, woe to you, because you load people down with burdens they can hardly carry, and you yourselves will not lift one ________ to help them.
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Photo for 04/26/2008

We are on Ophir Pass (goes between Telluride and Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/26/2008

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PTP: What matters most to Jesus is what’s on the inside.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:42-43 (NIV)
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42 "Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone.
43 "Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most __________ seats in the synagogues and _____________ in the marketplaces.
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Photo for 04/25/2008

Now we are headed up Ophir Pass (goes between Telluride and Ouray, Colorado). We took this pass twice last year as it can be one of the shorter ways to get between Ouray and our campsite at Matterhorn (near Telluride). This was was shot in the morning as we headed for the ghost town of Red Mountain Town (near Ouray...this is a '2' rated pass....Imogene was a '5' rated pass...)

Points To Ponder 04/25/2008

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PTP: Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:37-41 (NIV)
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37 When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to eat with him; so he went in and reclined at the table. 38 But the Pharisee, noticing that Jesus did not first wash before the meal, was surprised.
39 Then the Lord said to him, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of ______ and _________. 40 You foolish people! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? 41 But give what is inside [the dish] to the poor, and everything will be clean for you.
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Photo for 04/24/2008

OKAY…time to leave Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). This is LAST a shot of the road on the way out……if you have come from Telluride over Imogene Pass…..…or it’s on the way in from Ouray. Actually this is on the good part of the road before you get to the 4WD stuff. This was shot in the early morning before the sunshine gets all the way down into the canyon. That's my son's Explorer sitting there.....

Points To Ponder 04/24/2008

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PTP: Worry doesn't help tomorrow's troubles, but it does ruin today's happiness.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:33-36 (NIV)
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33 "No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not _________. 36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you."
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Photo for 04/23/2008

OKAY…time to leave Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). This is a shot of the road on the way out……if you have come from Telluride over Imogene Pass…..…or it’s on the way in from Ouray.

Points To Ponder 04/23/2008

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PTP: One makes a living by what he gets; he makes a life by what he gives.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:29-32 (NIV)
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29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon's wisdom, and now one greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one __________ than Jonah is here.
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Photo for 04/22/2008

OKAY…It's time to leave Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). This is a shot of the road on the way out……if you have come from Telluride over Imogene Pass…..…or it’s on the way in from Ouray. Yankee Boy is a beautiful but dangerous area. Back in August of 2006 a person was killed in this general area when a man driving a Jeep Rubicon was struck by a rock that crashed through the top of his vehicle.

Points To Ponder 04/22/2008

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PTP: It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end. - Leonardo da Vinci
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:27-28 (NIV)
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27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, "Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you."
28 He replied, "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and _______ it."
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Photo for 04/21/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/21/2008

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PTP: If we fill our hours with regrets of yesterday and with the worries of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:24-25 (NIV)
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24 "When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, 'I will return to the house I left.' 25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. 26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more ________ than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the __________."
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Photo for 04/20/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/20/2008

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PTP: Our strength is shown in the things we stand for; our weakness is shown in the things we fall for.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:21-23 (NIV)
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21 "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. 22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.
23 "He who is not with me is _________ me, and he who does not gather with me, ____________.
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Photo for 04/19/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/19/2008

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PTP: Yesterday is experience, tomorrow is hope...today is getting from one to the other.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:17-20 (NIV)
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17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: "Any kingdom __________ against itself will be ruined, and a house ___________ against itself will fall. 18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub. 19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.
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Photo for 04/18/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Columbines…..

Points To Ponder 04/18/2008

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PTP: Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:14-1 (NIV)
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14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. 15 But some of them said, "By B____________, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons." 16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
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Photo for 04/17/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Yankee Boy Basin is known for its wildflowers and waterfalls…

Points To Ponder 04/17/2008

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PTP: Remember...................even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there!
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:11-13 (NIV)
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11 "Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a _________? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
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Photo for 04/15/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Yankee Boy Basin is known for its wildflowers and waterfalls…

Points To Ponder 04/15/2008

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PTP: Truth does not depend on a consensus of opinion.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:8 (NIV)
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9 "So I say to you: _____and it will be given to you; _____ and you will find; ______ and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
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Photo for 04/14/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). As the rains settles in…. :0)

Points To Ponder 04/14/2008

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PTP: Devoting a little of yourself to everything means committing a great deal of yourself to nothing.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 11:5-8 (NIV)
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5 Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'
7 "Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his _________, yet because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
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Photo for 04/13/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). It’s noon...... so the rain is moving in…..

Points To Ponder 04/13/2008

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PTP: Joy is not the absence of suffering, but the presence of God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:38-41 (NIV)
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38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"
41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about _______things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."
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Photo for 04/12/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). More waterfalls….

Points To Ponder 04/12/2008

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PTP:The less a man knows the easier it is to convince him he knows it all.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:29-37 (NIV)
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29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"
30 In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had _________ on him."
Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
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Photo for 04/11/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Pop’in Pine Cones!

Points To Ponder 04/11/2008

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PTP: Ideas are like children--no matter how much you admire someone else's, you can't help liking your own best.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:25-28 (NIV)
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25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"
27 He answered: "'Love the Lord your God with all your ________ and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your ___________ as yourself.'"
28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."
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Photo for 04/10/2008

Photo by Mike Morse….We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 04/10/2008

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PTP: Faith isn't believing in spite of evidence. Faith is obeying in spite of consequence.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:23-24 (NIV)
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23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, "Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many ________ and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it."
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Photo for 04/09/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). These are Indian Paintbrush……

Points To Ponder 04/09/2008

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PTP: A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he knows something.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:16 (NIV)
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17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, "Lord, even the __________ submit to us in your name."
18 He replied, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
22 "All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son ___________ to reveal him."
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Photo for 04/08/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Here is a chipmunk…

Points To Ponder 04/08/2008

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PTP: It's not the load that brings you down, it's the way you carry it.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:16 (NIV)
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16 "He who listens to you listens to me; he who rejects _____ rejects ____; but he who rejects me rejects him who sent me."
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Photo for 04/07/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Here is what Yankee Boy is known for…wildflowers…this is the Colorado state flower…the Columbine.

Points To Ponder 04/07/2008

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PTP: If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:13-15 (NIV)
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13 "Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have _________ long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths.
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Photo for 04/06/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). Here is a view of Mendota Peak.

Points To Ponder 04/06/2008

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PTP: Some minds are like concrete thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:5-12 (NIV)
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5 "When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' 6 If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.
8 "When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.' 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11'Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God is near.' 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for _______ than for that town.
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Photo for 04/05/2008

We are in Yankee Boy Basin (near Ouray, Colorado). A deer enjoys some wildflower munchies…

Points To Ponder 04/05/2008

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PTP: We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.-Peter DeVries
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 10:1-4 (NIV)
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10:1 After this the Lord appointed _________-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the _______ are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.
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Photo for 04/04/2008

We are headed into Yankee Boy Basin….There are many waterfalls along the way…Mt. Sneffels IS in the background…

Points To Ponder 04/04/2008

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PTP: Don't be a cloud because you failed to become a star.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 9:57-62 (NIV)
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57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
59 He said to another man, "Follow me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good-by to my family."
62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
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Photo for 04/03/2008

We have taken the turn off to go up into Yankee Boy Basin….There are many old mines along the way..

Points To Ponder 04/03/2008

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PTP: Adolescence is the awkward age when a child is too old to say something cute and too young to say something sensible.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 9:51-55 (NIV)
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51 As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. 52 And he sent messengers on ahead, who went into a ___________ village to get things ready for him; 53 but the people there did not welcome him, because he was heading for Jerusalem. 54 When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, "Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?" 55 But Jesus turned and rebuked them, 56 and they went to another village.
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Photo for 04/02/2008

Another waterfall on the Ouray side of Imogene Pass….Actually this is our LAST photo of Imogene Pass…..Tomorrow we take the turnoff to go up into Yankee Boy Basin..

Points To Ponder 04/02/2008

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PTP: Striking while the iron is hot is OK, but don't strike while the head is hot.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke 9:46-48 (NIV)
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49 "Master," said ________, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us."
50 "Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is ____ against you is ___ you."
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