Photo for 09/01/2008

Shot a week or so ago out at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 09/01/2008

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PTP: When believers influence each other for good, the body of Christ remains healthy.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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51 But Jesus answered, "No more of this!" And he touched the man's ear and _____________ him.
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Photo for 08/31/2008

Baby rabbit in our backyard…

Points To Ponder 08/31/2008

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PTP: “Hold fast to the Bible as the sheet anchor of your liberties, write its precepts on your hearts and practice them in your lives.” - Ulysses S. Grant
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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47 While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them. He approached Jesus to kiss him, 48 but Jesus asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?"

49 When Jesus' followers saw what was going to happen, they said, "Lord, should we strike with our swords?" 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his __________ _______.
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Photo for 08/30/2008

Photographed a block from our house….on 11/11/2007 @f/9.0 @ 1/200 of a second with the ISO set to 400…lens set to 73mm.

Points To Ponder 08/30/2008

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PTP: God’s glory shines His creation.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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45 When he rose from prayer and went back to the disciples, he found them asleep, exhausted from sorrow. 46 "Why are you sleeping?" he asked them. "Get up and pray so that you will not fall into _______________."
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Photo for 08/29/2008

Photographed a couple of days ago at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 08/29/2008

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PTP: “I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.” - Woodrow Wilson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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39 Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and his disciples followed him. 40 On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation." 41 He withdrew about a stone's throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed, 42 "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." 43 An angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him. 44 And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of ________ falling to the ground.
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Photo for 08/28/2008

Black-capped Chickadee in our backyard..

Points To Ponder 08/28/2008

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PTP: The what of our eternity is determined by the who of eternity…
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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35 Then Jesus asked them, "When I sent you without purse, bag or sandals, did you lack anything?"

"Nothing," they answered.

36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37 It is written: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors'; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment."

38 The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords."

"That is ____________," he replied.
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Photo for 08/27/2008

Guess where this picture was taken….I shot it yesterday :0)

Points To Ponder 08/27/2008

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PTP: “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” - George Washington
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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31 "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."

33 But he replied, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death."

34 Jesus answered, "I tell you, Peter, before the __________ _______ today, you will deny three times that you know me."
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Photo for 08/26/2008

A really BIG bee….

Points To Ponder 08/26/2008

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PTP: Sometimes a person needs a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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24 Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25 Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28 You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29 And I confer on you a ____________, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30 so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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Photo for 08/25/2008

Hand water pump at the Deanna Rose Farmstead, Olathe, Kansas.

Points To Ponder 08/25/2008

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PTP: All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body given for you; do this in ____________________ of me."

20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you. 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him." 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
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Photo for 08/24/2008

Out a Shawnee Mission park a week or so ago… :0)….Shot with the lens set to 432 mm @ f/5.6 @ 1/100 of a second with an ISO of 400 on a Canon EOS-20D.

Points To Ponder 08/24/2008

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PTP: Be careful not to be possessed by your possessions….People are more valuable than possessions.- Bob Coy
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until the ____________ of God comes."
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Photo for 08/23/2008

Geranium in our backyard….yesterday…

Points To Ponder 08/23/2008

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PTP: It’s dangerous to mistake our wishes for God’s will….
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, "I have __________desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds ____________ in the kingdom of God."
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Photo for 08/22/2008

Weird looking sky at ........... you guessed it.........Shawnee Mission Park… :0)

A recent e-mail from a PTP recipient that lives in Colorado was as follows: “Ron, Shawnee Mission Park seems to have everything!”....My comment back: "Thanks....The funny thing is that most people miss most of it...Of course I go out there at all times of the day, at all times of the year...and what shows up on PTP's is the cream of the crop! When you live in Kansas you have to look a little longer and harder for the beauty...but it’s THERE.... :0)"

Points To Ponder 08/22/2008

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PTP: God cares for us and calls us to care for His creation…
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the _______________.
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Photo for 08/21/2008

Bambi is growing up…shot yesterday with my new camera… out at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 08/21/2008

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PTP: If Jesus needed to pray, how can we do less?
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover."

9 "Where do you want us to prepare for it?" they asked.

10 He replied, "As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, 'The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?' 12 He will show you a large upper room, all furnished. Make ____________ there."
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Photo for 08/20/2008

Shot out at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 08/20/2008

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PTP: Christians who bury their gifts make a grave mistake.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 22 (NIV)
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22:1 Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered ________, called _________, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
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Photo for 08/19/2008

Woodchuck or Groundhog in our backyard…

Points To Ponder 08/19/2008

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PTP: A word of encouragement can make the difference between giving up or going on.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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37 Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of _______, 38 and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple.
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Photo for 08/18/2008

Misty morning at Beaver Lake, Arkansas….

Points To Ponder 08/18/2008

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PTP: Plan as though you’ll be living for a century; live as though you’ll be leaving today.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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34 "Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35 For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to __________ before the Son of Man."
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Photo for 08/17/2008

Silver maple tree in our backyard….

Points To Ponder 08/17/2008

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PTP: We shape tomorrow’s world by what we teach our children today.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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32 "I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will ________pass away.
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Photo for 08/16/2008

Hawk on my neighbors house…

Points To Ponder 08/16/2008

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PTP: We conquer by continuing….
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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29 He told them this parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is _________.
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Photo for 08/15/2008

Shot at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 08/15/2008

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PTP: Impossibilities compel us to rely on God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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25 "There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars. On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26 Men will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your __________ is drawing near."
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Photo for 08/14/2008

Shot at Shawnee Mission Park…right as the sun set….on 8/13/2008...

Points To Ponder 08/14/2008

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PTP: Faith in Christ is not a leap into the dark; it’s a step into the Light.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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20 "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21 Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22 For this is the time of ______________ in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
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Photo for 08/13/2008

Some “Red Hot Pokers” out at Shawnee Mission Park…right as the sun set….

Points To Ponder 08/13/2008

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PTP: One day God will right every wrong.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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12 "But before all this, they will lay hands on you and persecute you. They will deliver you to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors, and all on account of my name. 13 This will result in your being witnesses to them. 14 But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to _________ or ______________. 16 You will be betrayed even by parents, brothers, relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 All men will hate you because of me. 18 But not a hair of your head will perish. 19 By standing firm you will gain life.
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Photo for 08/12/2008

This was shot out on my driveway a few days ago….I was out watering the flowers on our front porch and this guy landed on the hose….Not know if he would hang around I went in and got the camera…and sure enough he was still there drinking water that had splashed on the driveway. Not the prettiest background…but hey…PTL

Points To Ponder 08/12/2008

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PTP: The Bible is to a thirsty soul what water is to a barren land.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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10 Then he said to them: "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be great _____________, famines and __________ in various places, and fearful events and great signs from heaven.
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Photo for 08/11/2008

Shot at Shawnee Mission Park…Just before sunset on 8/10/2008

Points To Ponder 08/11/2008

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PTP: The light that shines farthest, shines brightest at home.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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7 "Teacher," they asked, "when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?"

8 He replied: "Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am he,' and, 'The time is near.' Do not follow them. 9 When you hear of wars and revolutions, do not be frightened. These things must happen ________, but the end will not come right away."
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Photo for 08/10/2008

Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 08/10/2008

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PTP: Grief is the healing mechanism God uses, particularly when we allow Him to enter into the process.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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5 Some of his disciples were remarking about how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and with gifts dedicated to God. But Jesus said, 6 "As for what you see here, the time will come when not one _______ will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down."
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Photo for 08/09/2008

Points To Ponder 08/09/2008

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PTP: It isn't what you have in your pocket that makes you thankful, but what you have in your heart.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 21 (NIV)
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21:1 As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. 2 He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. 3 "I tell you the truth," he said, "this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 4 All these people gave their gifts out of their _________; but she out of her ____________ put in all she had to live on."
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Photo for 08/08/2008

Move over…I’m coming in for a landing….

Points To Ponder 08/08/2008

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PTP: Imagine if you succeeded in making the world perfect for your children what a shock the rest of life would be for them. - Joyce Maynard
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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45 While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 "Beware of the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. 47 They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be ____________ most __________________."
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Photo for 08/07/2008

Photographed at Shawnee Mission Park….

Points To Ponder 08/07/2008

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PTP: Faith is seeing light with your heart, when all your eyes see is the darkness ahead.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, "Well said, teacher!" 40 And no one _________ to ask him any more questions.

41 Then Jesus said to them, "How is it that they say the Christ is the Son of David? 42 David himself declares in the Book of Psalms:

"'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand 43 until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet." '

44 David calls him 'Lord.' How then can he be his son?"
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Photo for 08/06/2008

Shot at the Legler Barn Museum a couple of days ago…

Points To Ponder 08/06/2008

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PTP: Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival. - C. S. Lewis
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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34 Jesus replied, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God's children, since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord 'the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the __________, for to him all are alive."
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Photo for 08/05/2008

Shot out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 08/05/2008

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PTP: Any society that will give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both. - Benjamin Franklin
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. 28 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the ___________ whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?"
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Photo for 08/04/2008

Ducks at the lake by Legler Barn…

Points To Ponder 08/04/2008

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PTP: The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be honest. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor. 21 So the spies questioned him: "Teacher, we know that you speak and teach what is right, and that you do not show partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. 22 Is it right for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?"

23 He saw through their duplicity and said to them, 24 "Show me a denarius. Whose portrait and inscription are on it?"

25 "Caesar's," they replied.

He said to them, "Then give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

26 They were unable to trap him in what he had said there in public. And astonished by his answer, they became ___________.
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Photo for 08/03/2008

MMMMMM GOOD....

Points To Ponder 08/03/2008

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PTP: You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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19 The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were ________ of the people.
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Photo for 08/02/2008

Shot out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 08/02/2008

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PTP: Every dollar you spend is a vote for what you value in life.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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When the people heard this, they said, "May this never be!"

17 Jesus looked directly at them and asked, "Then what is the meaning of that which is written:

"'The stone the builders rejected has become the __________'?

18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed."
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Photo for 08/01/2008

Shot out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 08/01/2008

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PTP: If your religion has not changed your life from the inside out you need to change your religion.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 20 (NIV)
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13 "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.'

14 "But when the tenants saw him, they talked the matter over. 'This is the heir,' they said. 'Let's kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.' 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.

"What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and _______ those tenants and give the vineyard to _______________."
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