Photo for 04/01/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray… That crazy Ron will put poor Ruby into the wildest places! This shows some of the rock pinnacles up on Imogene Pass…
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PS…It’s April Fool’s Day…No I did not put Ruby into this place. I took two pictures and combined them in PhotoShop… :0)

Points To Ponder 04/01/2009

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God is not rearing us to leave home…He is rearing us to come home
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BIBLE QUIZ: [for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Luke 16:10 "He that can be trusted with very ___________ can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be ____________ with much.
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Photo for 03/31/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray… As we climb higher and higher we pass these great stone pinnacles. As you can see we are well above timberline now.

Points To Ponder 03/31/2009

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The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."- Michelangelo
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BIBLE QUIZ: [for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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I John 4:19 We love Him, because He _______ loved us.
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Photo for 03/30/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray… More Tomboy Ruins on our fall trip.

Points To Ponder 03/30/2009

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“Gods timing is rarely our timing.” - Os Guinness
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BIBLE QUIZ: [for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatsoever things are ____________, whatsoever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are ___________, whatever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if anything worthy of praise, think [dwell] on these things.
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Photo for 03/29/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…Part of the ruins at Tomboy Ruins…I will include a couple of pictures from a summer trip the year before as we did not take any pictures on the ruins on our fall trip.

Points To Ponder 03/29/2009

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A penny saved is a government oversight.
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BIBLE QUIZ: [for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Revelation 3:20 'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; If anyone ______ my voice and opens the ________, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
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Photo for 03/28/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…Part of the ruins at Tomboy Ruins…I will include a couple of pictures from a summer trip the year before as we did not take any pictures on the ruins on our fall trip.

Points To Ponder 03/28/2009

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“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: [for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of ____________: I will ___________ you, and you shall glorify me.
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Photo for 03/27/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…Some buildings on the out skits of Tomboy.

Points To Ponder 03/27/2009

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“Beware of anything that competes with loyalty to Jesus Christ” - Oswald Chambers
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BIBLE QUIZ: [we finished Exodus…so for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Hebrews 11:6 And without ________ it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
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Photo for 03/26/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…The ghost town of Tomboy Ruins is just ahead and to the right. As soon as we pass Tomboy we will be above timberline.

Points To Ponder 03/26/2009

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Old age arrives suddenly, as does the snow. One morning you wake up and everything is white…. :0)
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BIBLE QUIZ: [we finished Exodus…so for a season we are going to do random selected Bible passages]
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Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither ________ nor life, neither _________ nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor __________, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Photo for 03/25/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…Here we are stopped at “Cell Phone Point” (actually we are at the Smuggler Union Mine).

Excerpt from an article I wrote referring to this trip – “When Vicki and I first married we did not have a telephone as we could not afford one. However, as you know at lot has happened in telephone technology since 1966. This really became apparent on a recent trip we made to southwest Colorado. We were headed up a ‘5’ rated (extremely hazardous) four wheel drive road over Imogene Pass above Telluride with three other vehicles when we stopped for a break at the Smuggler Union Mine.…the next thing I knew there were at least three people talking on cell phones to various people all over the country (the only reason they weren’t talking in the vehicles is you have to use both hands to hang on).

Points To Ponder 03/25/2009

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“You can make more money, but you cannot make more time.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus ) For the __________ of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and __________ was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout ______ their journeys.

Exodus 40:38
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Photo for 03/24/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…behind us is my cousin Dick and his wife Bette in “Zuke”…this is one mean rock crawl’in machine…

Points To Ponder 03/24/2009

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“The only really happy people are those who have learned how to serve.” - Albert Schweitzer
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 40) - And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses. And he erected the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. Then a _________ covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the ________ abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

What filled the tabernacle when Moses finished it?

Exodus 40:31-35
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Photo for 03/23/2009

Headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…The yellow on the left is a mine entrance.

Points To Ponder 03/23/2009

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If someone declares that he is able to do everything at 65 that he was able to do at 20, then he wasn’t doing much at 20.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 40) Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD commanded him, so did he. And it came to pass in the first month in the __________ year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was erected.

In what year (since their departure from Egypt) was the tabernacle erected?

Exodus 40:16
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Photo for 03/22/2009

The narrow cliff hanger road ahead…… headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…

Points To Ponder 03/22/2009

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“It is always easier to stand on the sidelines and take shots at those who are serving than it is to get involved and make a contribution.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 36) And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary. And they brought to him freewill offerings every morning. And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made…………………

What did Moses finally have to tell the children of Israel to do in regards to the offerings they were bringing?

Exodus 36:1-6
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Photo for 03/21/2009

The narrow cliff hanger road ahead…… headed over Imogene Pass from Telluride to Ouray…

Points To Ponder 03/21/2009

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Proverbs 26:20 - For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 35) And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered gave an offering of gold unto the LORD. And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was found acacia wood for any work of the service, brought it. And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with their hands, and brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats' hair. And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate; And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense. The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the LORD hath called by name __________ the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, And in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and ____________, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

Who were the two men that God specifically called to be “primary” craftsmen for the articles for the tabernacle? Where did the people get all the items they donated for the building of the tabernacle?

Exodus 35:30-34
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Photo for 03/20/2009

We have quickly climbed from the valley floor that you can see below. In the distance is the power house above Bridal Veil Falls and the 4WD over Black Bear.

Points To Ponder 03/20/2009

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Today you are younger than you will ever be again…. :0)
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 34) Now the LORD said unto Moses, "Cut out for yourself two stone tablets like the former ones, and I will write on the tablets the words that were on the former tablets which you shattered. "So be ready by morning, and come up in the morning to Mount Sinai, and present yourself there to Me on the top of the mountain…………..So Moses cut out two stone tablets like the former ones, and rose up early in the morning and went up to Mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and he took two stone tablets in his hand…………….. So he was there with the LORD ________ days and ______ nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments. And it came about when Moses was coming down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the testimony {were} in Moses' hand as he was coming down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that his _______ was radiant because of his speaking with God.

How long was Moses on the mountain? What did Moses not know?

Exodus 34:29
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Photo for 03/19/2009

An old pine tree on a rock outcropping as we travel over Imogene Pass en route to Ouray, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 03/19/2009

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“The example of many of the Pharisees [religious leaders] in the days of Jesus] provides a reminder that we can have heads full of knowledge and souls full of death.” - Beth Moore
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 33) And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD went out to the tabernacle of the congregation, which was outside the camp. And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the _______ of _________ descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. And all the people saw the ________ of _________ stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door. And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaks unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

What descended upon the tabernacle when Moses went in?

Exodus 33:7-11
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Photo for 03/18/2009

From Telluride, Colorado we are going to take Imogene Pass back over to Ouray…this is a ‘5’ rated 4WD road that used to be a stagecoach road. In this photo we are about to go through the only tunnel on this trip.

Points To Ponder 03/18/2009

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Sin is an equal opportunity destroyer.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 32) Moses saw that the people were running wild and that Aaron had let them get out of control and become a laughingstock to their enemies. So Moses stood at the entrance to the camp and said, "Whoever is for the LORD, come over to me." And all the Levites rallied to him. Then he said to them, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.'" The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about __________ people died.

How many people died in this incident?

Exodus 32:25-28
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Photo for 03/17/2009

From Telluride, Colorado we are going to take Imogene Pass back over to Ouray…this is a ‘5’ rated 4WD road that used to be a stagecoach road. In this photo we have barely left town and are headed up along the red cliffs.

Points To Ponder 03/17/2009

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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 32) And it came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned, and he threw the tablets of the Testimony from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain. And he took the calf which they had made and……………………………….

What did Moses do with the golden calf?

Exodus 32:19-20
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Photo for 03/16/2009

From Telluride, Colorado we are going to take Imogene Pass back over to Ouray…this is a ‘5’ rated 4WD road that used to be a stagecoach road. In this photo we have barely left town and are headed up along the red cliffs.

Points To Ponder 03/16/2009

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“Your character is essentially the sum of your habits.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 32) And Moses turned, and went down the mountain, and the two tablets of the Testimony were in his hand: the tablets were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And the tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, inscribed upon the tablets.

What happened to the “original” set of the tablets of the Testimony?

Exodus 32:19
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Photo for 03/15/2009

Some more great fall color as we head towards Ridgeway, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 03/15/2009

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"He who thinks that he has finished is finished. Those who think they have arrived have lost their way.” - Henry Nouwen
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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(Old Testament – Exodus 32) And when the people saw that Moses delayed in coming down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, “Come make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we don’t know what is become of him.” And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And all the people took off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, and cast in the shape of ______: and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.” And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early the next day, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

What was the idol that Aaron made from the gold earrings of the people?

Exodus 32:1-7
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Photo for 03/14/2009

At last…some great fall color as we head towards Ridgeway, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 03/14/2009

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Proverbs - 29:11 - A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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"You shall also make a plate of pure gold and shall engrave on it, like the engravings of a seal, ‘______ to ____ _____.' "And you shall fasten it on a blue cord, and it shall be on the turban; it shall be at the front of the turban. It shall be on Aaron's forehead, and Aaron shall take away the iniquity of the holy things which the sons of Israel consecrate, with regard to all their holy gifts; and it shall always be on his forehead, that they may be accepted before the LORD.”

Exodus28:36-38
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Photo for 03/13/2009

An abandoned house at the ghost town of Ironton (near Ouray, Colorado). This is the house with the stairway we saw yesterday…the stairs go up from the door on the right.

Points To Ponder 03/13/2009

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Our lives would run a lot more smoothly if second thoughts came first.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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“The robe of the ephod”

"And you shall make the robe of the ephod of all ______ material. "And there shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, as {it were} the opening of a coat of mail, that it may not be torn. "And you shall make on its hem _________________ of blue and purple and scarlet yarn all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around: a golden bell and a _____________, a golden bell and a _________________, all around on the hem of the robe. "And it shall be on Aaron when he ministers; and its tinkling may be heard when he enters and leaves the holy place before the LORD, that he may not die.

What color was the ephod and what was on the hem between the golden bells?

Exodus 28:31-35
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Photo for 03/12/2009

Stairway inside an abandoned house at the ghost town of Ironton (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 03/12/2009

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“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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And you shall make the breastplate of judgment [decisions] with cunning work; after the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, you shall make it. Foursquare it shall be being doubled; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be the breadth thereof. And you shall set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones:

• Then mount four rows of precious stones on it. In the first row there shall be a ________, a topaz and a beryl;
• in the second row a turquoise, a __________ and an emerald;
• in the third row a jacinth, an _________ and an amethyst;
• in the fourth row a ___________, an onyx and a jasper. Mount them in gold filigree settings.
  And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
  

Fill in the missing stones.

Exodus 28
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Photo for 03/11/2009

Window on an abandoned house at the ghost town of Ironton (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 03/10/2009

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Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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What are the missing garments that the skilled men were to make for Aaron, the priest?

Tell all the skilled men to whom I have given wisdom in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest. These are the garments they are to make: a breastpiece, an __________, a __________, a woven tunic, a ___________ and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests.

Exodus 28:2-8
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Photo for 03/10/2009

Abandoned house at the ghost town of Ironton (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 03/09/2009

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“The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves. We’re still trying to give orders, and interfering with God’s work within us. - A. W. Tozer
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And you shall make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work you shall make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: even of the mercy seat you shall make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high……………

What did the wings of the cherubims cover? What directions were the cherubims facing?

Exodus 25
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Photo for 03/09/2009

By now the fall leaves should have been in full swing but as you can see they were mostly green.

Points To Ponder 03/09/2009

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'You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose". - Lou Holtz
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And you shall make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. And you shall make two __________ of gold, of beaten work you shall make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

What was placed at each end of the mercy seat?

Exodus 25:17-21
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Photo for 03/08/2009

View from the road at Red Mtn. Town (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 03/08/2009

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“Relationships, not achievement or the acquisition of things are what matter most in life………………….and busyness is a great enemy of relationships.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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And they shall make an ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. And you shall overlay it with pure gold, within and without shall you overlay it, and shall make upon it a crown of gold round about. And thou shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. And thou shall make staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. And thou shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried with them. The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

What was the size of the “ark of the covenant” in our measurements? Clue = A Cubit is the distance from the elbow to the finger tip-- about 18 inches.

Exodus 25:10-16
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Photo for 03/07/2009

Power building at the mine we were at yesterday at Red Mtn. Town (near Ouray, Colorado).

Points To Ponder 03/07/2009

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Without God it is not possible to straighten in the oak the crook that grew in the sapling.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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While Moses was on the mountain 40 days and 40 nights. The LORD said to Moses, "Tell the Israelites to bring me an offering. You are to receive the offering for me from each man whose heart prompts him to give. These are the offerings you are to receive from them: gold, silver and bronze; blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair; ram skins dyed red and hides of sea cows; acacia wood; olive oil; spices and fragrant incense; and onyx stones and other gems.

What was to be built from all the above items?

Exodus 25:1-9
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Photo for 03/06/2009

An old cable sheave from a mine head frame near Red Mtn. Town.

Points To Ponder 03/06/2009

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“Remember that it is easier to stay out of temptation than to get out of it.” - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw the God of Israel; and under His feet there appeared to be a pavement of ___________, as clear as the sky itself. Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the nobles of the sons of Israel; and they beheld God, and they ate and drank. Now the LORD said to Moses, "Come up to Me on the mountain and remain there, and I will give you the stone tablets with the law and the commandment which I have written for their instruction." So Moses arose with Joshua his servant, and Moses went up to the mountain of God. But to the elders he said, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whoever has a legal matter, let him approach them." Then Moses went up to the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. And the glory of the LORD rested on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud. And to the eyes of the sons of Israel the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountain top. And Moses entered the midst of the cloud as he went up to the mountain; and Moses was on the mountain ___________ days and _________ nights.

Exodus 24:9-18
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Photo for 03/05/2009

The remains of old the jail at Red Mtn. Town.

Points To Ponder 03/05/2009

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“The best use of time is to spend it for something that outlasts it.” - William James
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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The 10 commandments. (For all the details relating to the 10 commandments see Exodus 20:1-17)

1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth."
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother.
6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

How did Jesus “Sum up” the 10 commandments? See Matthew 22:36-40
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Photo for 03/04/2009

The remains of a cabin at Ironton Park…

Points To Ponder 03/04/2009

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Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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The 10 commandments. The last 6 of the 10 commandments relate our duty to ourselves and to one another. Fill in the seventh and tenth commandments.
1. You shall have no other gods before Me.
2. You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth."
3. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain
4. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother
6. You shall not murder.
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8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
10.

Exodus 20:1-17
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Photo for 03/03/2009

We on the road to Ironton Park…The aspen had not changed colors and were later than normal, however, much of the ground cover was already changing as you can see in this photo.

Points To Ponder 03/03/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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“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: (fill in the blanks)
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and let them wash their clothes. Be ready on the third day: for on the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

What were the guidelines for both man and beast regarding their approach to the border of the mountain on the third day? What was to happen to those that disobeyed the guideline?

Exodus 19:11-25
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Photo for 03/02/2009

We are going to start a new trip today. This was a trip we did last fall when we met up with my cousin and his wife in Ouray, Colorado for some four wheeling. His vehicle “Zuke” is on the left and mine “Ruby” is on the right. We are getting ready to leave the highway and head for Ironton Park.

Points To Ponder 03/02/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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You cannot keep the birds from flying over your head but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.” - Martin Luther
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BIBLE QUIZ: (fill in the blanks)
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In the third month after the children of Israel left the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and there Israel camped before the mountain. And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain,

What did God say to Moses when He called unto him out of the mountain? What was the “If” and “Then” of the covenant?

Exodus 19:1-25
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