Photo for 10/30/2008

The rock pile at the Loch Lomand Overlook…

Points To Ponder 10/31/2008

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PTP: "Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love" -- Roland Allen
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Mary, the mother of Jesus, had four other sons after Jesus. What were the names of the four sons?

1. _ _ _ _ _
2. _ _ _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ _ _
4. _ _ _ _ _

Did Mary have any daughter's? ____

Matthew 13:54-56
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Photo for 10/30/2008

The road on ahead…In the distance is the Loch Lomand Overlook…

Points To Ponder 10/30/2008

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PTP: You should keep your words both soft and tender, because tomorrow you may have to eat them.
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BIBLE QUIZ:

How old was Noah when the floodwaters came on the earth? _ _ _

Genesis 7:6
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Photo for 10/29/2008

The plateau below James Peak…Not all of it is a smooth as one would think ………… I had Ray get out and take this photo…………….. :0)

Points To Ponder 10/29/2008

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PTP: He who answers before listening – that is his folly and his shame.
Proverbs 18:13
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BIBLE QUIZ:

One of the 12 disciples of Jesus was originally a tax collector. He wrote one of the Gospels. What was his name? _ _ _ _ _ _ _. By what other name do we know him? _ _ _ _

Matthew 10:2-4
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Photo for 10/28/2008

The plateau below James Peak…

Points To Ponder 10/28/2008

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PTP: "I believe that in each generation God has called enough men and women to evangelize all the yet unreached tribes of the earth. It is not God who does not call. It is man who will not respond!" -- Isobel Kuhn, missionary to China and Thailand
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BIBLE QUIZ:

What was the name of the man that God used to build the ark?
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Bonus point: What were the names of his three sons?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ & _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Genesis 6:10
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Photo for 10/27/2008

The plateau below James Peak…The “Alpine Sunflowers” are in full bloom…

Points To Ponder 10/27/2008

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PTP: "Sympathy is no substitute for action." -- David Livingstone, missionary to Africa
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BIBLE QUIZ:

In the "model prayer" where Jesus gave us instructions on how to pray he said we are to forgive men when they sin against us. What did He say will happen if we do NOT forgive those that sin against us?

Matthew 6:9-15
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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 10/26/2008

Headed up to the plateau below James Peak…

Points To Ponder 10/26/2008

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PTP: "To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map." - William Carey, pioneer missionary to India
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BIBLE QUIZ:

This man lived the longest of anyone recorded in the Bible.

His name was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

He was _ _ _ years old when he died.

Genesis 5:27
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Photo for 10/25/2008

Sitting high near James Peak…

Points To Ponder 10/25/2008

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PTP: “Tell your prince that this book [Bible] is the secret of England's success.” - Queen Elizabeth
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BIBLE QUIZ:

Bible Quiz: A messenger was sent ahead of Jesus to "prepare the way".

What was his name? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Humanly speaking how was this man related to Jesus?

Matt 11:9-11
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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 10/24/2008

James Peak and the road that goes down to the base of it. This road is closed about 50 yards from where this photo was taken.

Points To Ponder 10/24/2008

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PTP: “I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade myself that a book intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it.” - Daniel Webster
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BIBLE QUIZ:

This man was the father of Methuselah, he lived for 365 years but did not die because he walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. His name was __ __ __ __ __.

Genesis 5:22-24
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Photo for 10/23/2008

A view of the James Peak and the stagecoach road from Apex to Alice and St. Mary’s Glacier, Colorado…This was shot this summer.

Points To Ponder 10/23/2008

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PTP: The way of obedience is the way of blessing.
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BIBLE QUIZ:

Jesus used short simple stories that were designed to communicate a spiritual truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. These are commonly referred to as ___________.

Matthew 13:10
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Photo for 10/22/2008

A view from the inside of the cabin we saw yesterday at the ghost town of Nugget, Colorado (Nugget is about two miles above Apex, Colorado). This photo was taken in the summer of 2008.

Points To Ponder 10/22/2008

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PTP: To ignore the Bible is to invite disaster.
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BIBLE QUIZ:

Bible Question....What was the occasion at which Jesus performed His first miracle? What was the miracle? Who asked Him to do this miracle?

John 2:1-9
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Photo for 10/21/2008

A view of the only remaining structure at the ghost town of Nugget, Colorado (Nugget is about two miles above Apex, Colorado). This photo was taken in the summer of 2008.

Points To Ponder 10/21/2008

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PTP: “Almost every man who has by his lifework added to the sum of human achievement . . . has based his life-work largely upon the teachings of the Bible.” - Theodore Roosevelt
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BIBLE QUIZ:

What was the name of the first child born to Adam and Eve?

Genesis 4:1
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Photo for 10/20/2008

A view of Mount Evans from the ghost town of Apex, Colorado. This photo was taken in the spring of 2007.

Points To Ponder 10/20/2008

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PTP: God’s timing is perfect-even in death.
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BIBLE QUIZ:

Who were the first two men that Jesus called to saying, "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

Matt 4:18-20
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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 10/19/2008

We are now going to head for the high country above the towns we have been looking at. Our first destination is the ghost town of Apex, Colorado. This photo was taken this past summer...

Points To Ponder 10/19/2008

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PTP: “It has been my custom for many years to read the Bible in its entirety once a year“ - John Quincy Adams
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BIBLE QUIZ:

Bible Question....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.

Joshua 10:12-14
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Photo for 10/18/2008

The “outdoor” facilities at Nevadaville, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/18/2008

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PTP: Love is more than a feeling, it’s a commitment.
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BIBLE QUIZ:

On what day of creation did God create the Sun, the Moon and the Stars?

See Genesis 1:14-19
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Photo for 10/17/2008

The City Hall and Fire Dept. at Nevadaville, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/17/2008

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PTP: Obedience is another word for love and loyalty.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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45 Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46 He told them, "This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47 and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things. 49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the ________ until you have been clothed with power from on high."
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Photo for 10/16/2008

Okay we have traveled a short distance from Russell Gulch to the semi ghost town of Nevadaville, Colorado…..I have been told (I have not verified this) that Mme. Curie got the uranium she used in some of her experiments from the Kansas Mine here in Nevadaville….this is a mine at Nevadaville…not sure of its name..

Points To Ponder 10/16/2008

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PTP: 'A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have.' - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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44 He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the __________."
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Photo for 10/15/2008

More fall color at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/15/2008

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PTP: “All Scripture is God-breathed and He doesn’t waste His breath.” - Jim McCotter
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. 41 And while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazement, he asked them, "Do you have anything here to eat?" 42 They gave him a piece of broiled fish, 43 and he took it and _____ it in their presence.
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Photo for 10/14/2008

Some wild rose bushes at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/14/2008

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PTP: A word of encouragement can make the difference between giving up and going on.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a _______. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have."
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Photo for 10/13/2008

Another view of the Druid mine at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/13/2008

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PTP: “I have known ninety-five of the world's great men in my time, and of these eighty-seven were followers of the Bible.” - W. E. Gladstone
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "________ be with you."
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Photo for 10/12/2008

More autumn color at Russell Gulch, Colorado…Yesterday we were looking up…today we are looking down at the forest floor…

Points To Ponder 10/12/2008

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PTP: The closer we walk with Jesus, the clearer we see His guidance.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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33 They got up and returned at once to Jerusalem. There they found the Eleven and those with them, assembled together 34 and saying, "It is true! The Lord has risen and has appeared to Simon." 35 Then the two told what had happened on the way, and how Jesus was recognized by them when he broke the _________________.
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Photo for 10/11/2008

Autumn color at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/11/2008

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PTP: “There is no other book so various as the Bible, nor one so full of concentrated wisdom. Whether it be of law, business, morals, etc.... He who seeks for guidance ... may look inside its covers and find illumination.” - Herbert Hoover
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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28 As they approached the village to which they were going, Jesus acted as if he were going farther. 29 But they urged him strongly, "Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over." So he went in to stay with them.

30 When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. 31 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he _________ from their _______. 32 They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?"
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Photo for 10/10/2008

An old power shovel at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/10/2008

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PTP: "The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity, but its sending capacity." - Mike Stachura
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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25 He said to them, "How foolish you are, and how slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?" 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning ___________.
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Photo for 10/09/2008

The road that leads from the “Heart Tree” at Russell Gulch, Colorado…

Points To Ponder 10/09/2008

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PTP: “Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.” - Ronald Reagan
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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"About Jesus of Nazareth," they replied. "He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; 21 but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the ________ day since all this took place. 22 In addition, some of our women amazed us. They went to the tomb early this morning 23 but didn't find his body. They came and told us that they had seen a vision of angels, who said he was alive. 24 Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see."
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Photo for 10/08/2008

The head frame of the Druid Mine at Russell Gulch, Colorado…This photo was shot this past summer..

Points To Ponder 10/08/2008

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PTP: The nail-pierced hands of Jesus reveal the love-filled heart of God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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17 He asked them, "What are you discussing together as you walk along?"

They stood still, their faces downcast. 18 One of them, named _________, asked him, "Are you only a visitor to Jerusalem and do not know the things that have happened there in these days?"
19 "What things?" he asked.
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Photo for 10/06/2008

An old building at Russell Gulch, Colorado. Vicki lived about 100’ up the street...

Points To Ponder 10/07/2008

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PTP: “This book [the Bible] had to be written by one of three people: good men, bad men or God. It couldn’t have been written by good men because they said it was inspired by the revelation of God. Good men don’t lie and deceive. It couldn’t have been written by bad men because bad men would not write something that would condemn themselves. It leaves only one conclusion. It was given by divine inspiration of God.” - John Wesley
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking with each other about everything that had happened. 15 As they talked and discussed these things with each other, _________ himself came up and walked along with them; 16 but they were kept from recognizing him.
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Photo for 10/06/2008

Our next stop is Russell Gulch Colorado which is where Vicki was living when I met her. While this picture was obviously not taken this summer Russell Gulch is located at the head of Virginia Canyon and is a good place to find fall color.

Points To Ponder 10/06/2008

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PTP: Because Jesus bore the cross for us, we should be willing to take it up for Him.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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11 But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. 12 Peter, however, got up and ______ to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
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Photo for 10/05/2008

From Idaho Springs we will be heading up Virginia Canyon en route to Russell Gulch. A short distance up is the remains of an old mine.

Points To Ponder 10/05/2008

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PTP: “To the influence of this Book [Bible] we are indebted for the progress made in civilization, and to this we must look as our guide in the future.” - Ulysses S. Grant
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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9 When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. 10 It was Mary __________, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles.
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Photo for 10/03/2008

From Idaho Springs we headed up Virginia Canyon en route to Russell Gulch. A short distance up the road a pair of Red Fox pups posed for some pictures….

Points To Ponder 10/03/2008

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PTP: The resurrection is a fact of history that demands a response of faith.
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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4 While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like __________ stood beside them. 5 In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? 6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 7'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'" 8 Then they remembered his words.
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Photo for 10/02/2008

Okay, it’s time for a change of scenery….It is technically fall but the leaves haven't changed much locally. So, since the Lord allowed me to take two trips to Colorado this year to go four wheeling we will start showing some of the pictures from a trip this summer. In this photo we have started our trip at Idaho Springs, Colorado where we see a picture of the old fire department. The brick building in the left background is the grade school I attended and to the immediate left (barely in the picture) is the high school I attended. I can remember in high school when the fire siren sounded...our teacher would jump out the first floor window (about 30 feet from the fire station) to get to the station as he was a volunteer firefighter...they have since built a new fire station... :0)

Points To Ponder 10/02/2008

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PTP: “We must not build on the sands of an uncertain and ever changing science…but upon the rock of inspired Scriptures.” Sir Ambrose Flemming
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BIBLE QUIZ: Fill in the blank(s). Luke chapter 24 (NIV)
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On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the ________ they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
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