Photo for 02/01/2009

Last truck to Geneva…….Next to the cabin we looked at yesterday.

Points To Ponder 02/01/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Moses was reluctant to go to his people in Egypt and said to the Lord, “But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.” Therefore, the Lord gave Moses three different signs that he could perform to prove that the Lord had sent him. (Pick Three)
1) The first sign involved the _____ of Moses turning into a ____________.
2) The second sign involved the hand of Moses becoming __________.
3) And if they would not believe the first two signs then Moses was to take some ______ from the ___ and pour it on dry ground and it would become _______.

Exodus 4:1-9
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Photo for 01/30/2009

Inside the cabin we looked at yesterday.

Points To Ponder 01/31/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it - Dr. Adrian Rogers
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And God said to the children of Israel, “I have promised to bring you up out of your misery in Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites-- a land flowing with _______ and ___________.”

Exodus 3:17
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Another cabin at the ghost town of Geneva…This cabin sits at a higher elevation than the rest and is located within 60 feet of the mine entrance.

Points To Ponder 01/29/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. - Dr. Adrian Rogers
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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After God spoke to Moses from the burning bush and told him that He was sending him back to Egypt, Moses said, “When I come to the children of Israel, and I say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?” What was God’s answer? (Pick One)
1) Tell them I AM has sent me unto you.
2) Tell them the God of Abraham has sent me unto you.
3) Tell them the God of Isaac has sent me unto you.
4) Tell them the God of Jacob has sent me unto you.
5) All of the above

Exodus 3:12-15
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Photo for 01/29/2009

Another cabin at the ghost town of Geneva…This cabin/building is at one of the mines.

Points To Ponder 01/28/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. - Dr. Adrian Rogers
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And the angel of the LORD appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. And Moses said, “I will now turn aside, and see this great sight, why the bush is not burnt up”. And when the LORD saw that Moses turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, “Moses, Moses.” And Moses said, “Here am I.” And God said, “Do not come any closer: take off your _________ for the place you are __________ is Holy _____________.”

Exodus 3:1-5
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Photo for 01/28/2009

Another cabin at the ghost town of Geneva…Unfortunately the building was “flat as a pancake” on our last trip into the town. The snows of the high country are very hard on these old structures.

Points To Ponder 01/28/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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'I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered.' -Thomas Jefferson, 1802
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a __________ of __________ out of the midst of a bush.

BONUS POINT: What happened to the bush?

Exodus 3:1-6
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Photo for 01/27/2009

Looking across the valley at the mine and other scattered remains the ghost town of Geneva…

Points To Ponder 01/27/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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What was the name of the first son born to Moses: (Pick One)
1) Aaron
2) Hezron
3) Hamul
4) Gershom
5) Zerah

BONUS POINT: Why did he name him with this name?

Exodus 2:22
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Photo for 01/26/2009

Crossing the creek at ghost town of Geneva…

Points To Ponder 01/26/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “Given enough time, all your trophies will be trashed by someone else.” - James Dobson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Fill in the blank) But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, “How is it that ye are come so soon today?” And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.” And he said unto his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses ____________ his daughter to be his wife.

BONUS POINT: The father-in-law of Moses was also called by the name of J________.

Exodus 18:1
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Photo for 01/25/2009

At the ghost town of Geneva…Yesterday we saw the inside of this cabin as it looked in 1971…Today we see what it looked like on July 11, 2005.

Points To Ponder 01/25/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: - My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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How old was Moses when he killed the Egyptian fled to Midian? (Pick One)
1) 18
2) 25
3) 30
4) 40
5) 50

Acts 7:23-29
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Photo for 01/24/2009

At the ghost town of Geneva…This is inside the cabin we pictured yesterday…as it looked nearly 38 years ago in 1971. Our first visit to Geneva…Tomorrow we will see a picture of it that was taken on July 11, 2005.

Points To Ponder 01/24/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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After Moses had grown up he committed a crime that caused him to flee from the face of Pharaoh into the land of Midian. What was the crime? (Pick One)
1) He murdered a fellow Hebrew.
2) He murdered an Egyptian.
3) He murdered an Egyptian taskmaster.

Exodus 2:11-15
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Photo for 01/23/2009

Here is one of the cabins at the ghost town of Geneva….As you can see we are right on the edge of timberline.

Points To Ponder 01/23/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: When you flee temptations don’t leave a forwarding address.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And when the mother of Moses could no longer hide him, she made for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put Moses in it; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink. And the sister of Moses stood afar off, to see what would be done to him. And the _________ of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the baby wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews' children”. Then said the sister of Moses sister to Pharaoh's _________, Shall I go and call to a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you? And Pharaoh's _________ said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's _________ said unto her, “Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you wages”. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's _________, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses.

(Fill in the blank above with one of the following)
1) daughter
2) sister
3) niece
4) wife
Bonus Point: What does the name Moses mean? (Pick One)
1) One who was drawn out of the water
2) Jehovah has saved
3) A Godly child
4) Jehovah lifts up

Exodus 2:1-10
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Photo for 01/22/2009

Hummm…On out trip this past summer (July 17, 2008) Ray and I did not make it all the way to the ghost town of Geneva as the road was still closed due to snow :0( Sure we could have gone off road and got around it..but that is against the law….

Points To Ponder 01/22/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: God has a history of using the insignificant to accomplish the impossible.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bore a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could no longer hide him, she: (Pick One)
1) built and ark of gopher wood and hid it in the Nile River near the place where daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river.
2) built and ark of cypress wood and covered it with slime and with pitch, and hid it in the Nile near the place where daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river.
3) built an ark of bulrushes, and covered it with slime and with pitch, and put the child in it and then laid it in the flags by the river's brink near the place where daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river.

Exodus 2:1-10
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Photo for 01/21/2009

Santa Fe Peak en route to the ghost town of Geneva City.

Points To Ponder 01/21/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: "Never give up, never, never give up."
- Winston Churchill
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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In time Joseph and all his brothers and all that generation died, however, the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied greatly and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them. Then a new king, who did not know about Joseph, came to power in Egypt. So Pharaoh put slave masters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor, and they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. The Egyptians made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their hard labor the Egyptians used them ruthlessly. In order to keep the Israelites for becoming too numerous Pharaoh said to the Hebrew midwives, "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth and observe them on the delivery stool, if it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live." However, the mid wives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live. What was the next plan of Pharaoh to reduce the number of Israelites?
1) Kill all the babies under three years old with the sword.
2) Throw every boy that is born into the Nile, but let every girl live.
3) Kill every male child born with the sword.

Exodus 1:6-22
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Photo for 01/20/2009

Old miners cabin en route to the ghost town of Geneva City.

Points To Ponder 01/20/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: Many a man thinks he has an open mind, when it’s merely vacant.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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When the time drew near for (Jacob) Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him and said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness by: (Pick One)
1.) not taking revenge on your brothers who sold you into slavery in Egypt”.
2.) not burying me in the land of Egypt”.
3.) providing sustenance for your brothers in Egypt.

Genesis 47:29
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Photo for 01/19/2009

Alpine lake en route to the ghost town of Geneva City…Santa Fe Peak in the background

Points To Ponder 01/19/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: Circumstances aren’t the barometer of God’s love – the cross is.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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So Joseph went and told Pharaoh, "My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen." . . . . So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh directed. . . . Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their children. There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine. Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh's palace. What else did Joseph collect from the Egyptians in exchange for food besides the three things listed below:(Add One)
1.) Their money.
2.) Their horses, their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys.
3.) Their land.
4.) __________________

Genesis 47:1-48:21
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Photo for 01/18/2009

AND…..Another set of waterfalls en route to the ghost town of Geneva City…

Points To Ponder 01/18/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: Suffering can teach us what we can’t learn in any other way.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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After Joseph revealed himself to his brothers he sent them back to get their father (Jacob/Israel). So Jacob left Beersheba, and his sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt. He took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters-- all his offspring. Counting the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, how many members of Jacob's family, went to Egypt?
1.) 49
2.) 63
3.) 70
4.) 77

Genesis 46:18-27
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Photo for 01/17/2009

Another set of waterfalls en route to the ghost town of Geneva City…

Points To Ponder 01/17/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."- Abraham Lincoln
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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When at last Israel agreed to let Benjamin [his youngest son] go with his brothers down to Egypt. He said to them, "If it must be, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your bags and take them down to the man as a gift-- a little balm and a little honey, some spices and myrrh, some pistachio nuts and almonds. Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake. Take your brother also and go back to the man at once. And may God Almighty grant you mercy before the man so that he will let your other brother [Simeon] and Benjamin come back with you. As for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved." So the men took the gifts and double the amount of silver, and Benjamin also. They hurried down to Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph. When Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the steward of his house, "Take these men to my house, slaughter an animal and prepare dinner; they are to eat with me at noon." What did Joseph do in regards to dinner that amazed his brothers: (Pick One)
1.) He had the brothers seated before him in the order of their ages, from the firstborn to the youngest.
2.) He served them a “Passover Lamb”.
3.) He gave Judah five times as much as the other brothers.

Genesis 43:33
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Photo for 01/16/2009

Beaver pond en route to the ghost town of Geneva City…

Points To Ponder 01/16/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: If we are hated because of Jesus we are blessed. If Jesus is hated because of us, woe to us!
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Because the famine was great in the land Jacob sent ten of Joseph's brothers down to buy grain from Egypt. But Jacob did not send Benjamin, Joseph's youngest brother, with the others, because he was afraid that harm might come to him. Now Joseph was the governor of the land, the one who sold grain to all its people. So when Joseph's brothers arrived, they bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. Joseph accused them of being spies. . . . And he put them all in custody for three days. On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God: If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households. Who was the brother that Joseph kept in custody while the other brothers went back to get the youngest brother? (Pick One)
1.) Benjamin
2) Naphtali
3) Simeon
4) Asher

Genesis 42:1-43:34
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Photo for 01/15/2009

Another waterfall on Geneva Creek...

Points To Ponder 01/15/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: "In the confrontation between the stream andthe rock, the stream always wins – not by strength but by perseverance." - H. Jackson Brown
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Fill in the blanks) Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of ____________, priest of On. Joseph named his firstborn _________________ and said, "It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father's household." The second son he named _______________ and said, "It is because God has made me fruitful in the land of my suffering."

Genesis 41:50-52
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Photo for 01/14/2009

Here is a sign at the entrance to Geneva Creek that has several of my photos on it….

Points To Ponder 01/14/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: The shortest route may not be the best choice because it might bypass some of the key areas in which you need to grow.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Then Joseph said, "It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what he is about to do. Seven years of great abundance are coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in Egypt will be forgotten, and the famine will ravage the land. The abundance in the land will not be remembered, because the famine that follows it will be so severe. The reason the dream was given to Pharaoh in two forms is that the matter has been firmly decided by God, and God will do it soon. "And now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt. Let Pharaoh appoint commissioners over the land to take a fifth of the harvest of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. They should collect all the food of these good years that are coming and store up the grain under the authority of Pharaoh, to be kept in the cities for food. This food should be held in reserve for the country, to be used during the seven years of famine that will come upon Egypt, so that the country may not be ruined by the famine." The plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all his officials. Who were the commissioners that Pharaoh appointed: Pick One)
1.) Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego--
2.) Arioch and Belteshazzar
3.) Joseph

Genesis 41:37-41
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Photo for 01/13/2009

Geneva Creek en route the ghost town of Geneva…(not too far from where we have been at Santiago and Mt. McClellan)

Points To Ponder 01/13/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: To get better with age, get and stay spiritually fit.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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In Pharaoh’s first dream the seven cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. In his second dream the thin and scorched heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. What was the meaning of the dreams? (Pick One)
1.) There was coming into the land seven kings from the north who would utterly destroy Egypt for seven years.
2.) Seven years of great abundance was coming throughout the land of Egypt, but seven years of famine would follow them.
3.) Pharaoh would reign for seven more years then be exiled for seven years into the hands of the Philistines.

Genesis 41:25-37
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Photo for 01/12/2009

Another ore bin at the Santiago Mine…

Points To Ponder 01/12/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." - Helen Keller
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had two dreams. The imagery used in his first dream was: (Pick One)
1.) Sheep
2.) Cows
3.) Chickens

The imagery used in his second dream was:
1.) Clusters of grapes
2.) Apple trees
3.) Heads of grain

Genesis 41:1-9
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Photo for 01/11/2009

Mine track headed to the mill…

Points To Ponder 01/11/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: If you’re heading in the wrong direction God allows U-Turns.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Just as Joseph had said to them (the chief cupbearer and the chief baker) Pharaoh restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh's hand, but he hanged the chief baker. Joseph had asked the chief cupbearer to remember him and show him kindness; and to mention him to Pharaoh and get him out of prison. How long was it before the chief cupbearer came through and remembered Joseph? (Pick One)
1.) 6 months.
2.) 1 year.
3.) 2 years.

Genesis 41:1
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Photo for 01/10/2009

The ore bins for the mine…

Points To Ponder 01/10/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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While in prison with Joseph the chief cupbearer and the chief baker both had dreams but there was no one to interpret them. Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams." So they each told Joseph their dream and Joseph told them the interpretations. One of them was to be restored to his position and the other was to be hanged. Which one was hanged? (Pick One)
1.) The chief cupbearer
2.) The chief baker

Genesis 40:21-23
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Photo for 01/09/2009

The wood water tank at the Santiago Mill…

Points To Ponder 01/09/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: God uses crisis and emergencies to arrange divine appointments…..
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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While Joseph was in prison two of Pharaohs officials were put in custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the same prison where Joseph was confined. The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph. After they had been in custody for some time, each of the two men-- the ______ _____ and the _____ ______ of the king of Egypt, who were being held in prison-- had a dream the same night, and each dream had a meaning of its own. Who were these two men. (Pick Two)
1. Chief Baker
2. Chief Butcher
3. Chief Cupbearer

Genesis 40:1-6
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Photo for 01/08/2009

The Santiago Mill as viewed from the top end…

Points To Ponder 01/08/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “A modern world with no need of God produces modern people with no sense of gratitude.” - Os Guinness
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Joseph's master took him and put him in prison, the place where the king's prisoners were confined. But while Joseph was there in the prison… (Pick the THREE correct answers)
1.) the LORD was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
2.) the LORD departed from him and he suffered greatly under the hand of prison warden.
3.) the prison warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was made responsible for all that was done there.
4.) the captain of the guard was assigned to Joseph, and he treated him harshly.
5.) the warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph's care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

Genesis 39:20-23
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Photo for 01/07/2009

The graffiti artists and vandals have been at mine office at the Santiago Mine near Mt. McClellan. Looks like someone blasted the door with a shotgun….This is why some many of these old historic building are disappearing :0(

Points To Ponder 01/07/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become - because He made us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be . . It is when I turn to Christ, when I give up myself to His personality, that I first begin to have a real personality of my own.” - C. S. Lewis
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. The LORD was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and that the LORD gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household, and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. So he left in Joseph's care everything he had; with Joseph in charge, he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. However, Joseph got into trouble and thrown into prison because: (Pick One)
1.) he began to make sport of his masters wife.
2.) he refused to make a “shady” deal with the head baker.
3.) he refused the advances of his masters wife and would not go to bed with her.

Genesis 39:1-17
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Photo for 01/06/2009

The mine office/blacksmith shop at the Santiago Mine near Mt. McClellan.

Points To Ponder 01/06/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: To be upset over what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to ___________, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.
1.) Rehoboth, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.
2.) Husham, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.
3.) Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.

Genesis 37:36
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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 01/05/2009

Mine track and Columbine at the Santiago Mine near Mt. McClellan.

Points To Ponder 01/05/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: "Christians, like snowflakes, are frail, but when they stick together they can stop traffic.” - Vance Havner
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe-- the richly ornamented robe he was wearing--and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. His brothers then: (Pick One)
1.) left Joseph in the cistern to die and told their father that a ferocious animal devoured him.
2.) pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for twenty shekels of silver to some Ishmaelites, who took him to Egypt.
3.) waited until some Canaanite merchants came by, and then his brothers pulled Joseph up out of the cistern and sold him for thirty shekels of silver to the Perizzites, who took him to Egypt.

(Genesis 37)
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Photo for 01/04/2009

Okay…we’re going to go back to our Colorado trip in the Mt. McClellan area. This is a picture of the Santiago Mill…

Points To Ponder 01/04/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “Your heavenly Father’s goal is for you to mature and develop the characteristics of Jesus Christ. Sadly millions of Christians grow older but never grow up. - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Jacob said to Joseph, "Go and see if all is well with your brothers and with the flocks, and bring word back to me." Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. So Joseph went after his brothers and found them near Dothan. When his brothers saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, they: (Pick One)
1. plotted to kill him.
2. planned to play a mean spirited trick on him.
3. told him to go home because they did not want him around.

Genesis 37:14-28
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Photo for 01/02/2009

Icy barbed wire on the way to Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 01/02/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: “All that is not eternal is eternally useless.” - C.S. Lewis
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Joseph, the eleventh son of Jacob (Israel), was hated by his brothers because: (pick three)
1.) He brought his father a bad report about some of his brothers.
2.) His father made him a richly ornamented robe.
3.) His father gave him the largest share of the inheritance.
4.) He told his brothers and father about dream he had where he would rule over them.

Genesis 37:2-13
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Photo for 01/01/2009

At Shawnee Mission Park…

Points To Ponder 01/01/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER: Without God, life has no purpose . . . without purpose life has no meaning . . . without meaning life has no significance.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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After Jacob returned from Paddan Aram, God appeared to him again and blessed him. God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but you will no longer be called Jacob; your name will be: (Pick One)
1.) Allon Bacuth
2.) Ephrath
3.) Gideon
4.) Israel

Genesis 35:6-20
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