Photo for 12/1/2009

Twin Falls area at Yankee Boy Basin...Some of my journal from the trip that day... We left the cabin at 11:15 A.M. (September 24, 2008) with a beginning mileage on Ruby of 22,078 miles.
We headed up to Yankee Boy Basin. Another totally clear day with some of the bluest sky I have ever seen. En route we took a ton of pictures in the narrow canyon as the sun came through the golden aspen leaves.

At Twin Falls I was so intent on looking at the falls that I was not paying attention to the road ahead. As we came over a pile of dirt (that was piled up to divert the water where you can’t see the road ahead)...the front left side of Ruby suddenly made a big drop. I looked out the window and saw that half of the road had been washed away. If I had gone much further we would have probably rolled!! At any rate PTL...as I just put Ruby in reverse and backed out...and drove around it….I did pay more attention after that :0)

Points To Ponder 12/1/2009

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. - Abraham Lincoln
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:10 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

10 He who leads the upright along an evil path will fall into his own ______, but the blameless will receive a good inheritance.
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Photo for 11/30/2009

Remains of a huge old mill en route to Yankee Boy Basin...... I think it was the REVENUE MILL??

Points To Ponder 11/30/2009

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Our favorite attitude should be gratitude...
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:9 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

9 If anyone turns a deaf ear to the _____, even his prayers are detestable.
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Photo for 11/29/2009

In some places the leaves have yet to change to fall colors... en route to Yankee Boy Basin......

Points To Ponder 11/29/2009

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If you don't want to deal with the devil, don't go to his shop.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:8 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

8 He who increases his wealth by exorbitant __________ amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
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Photo for 11/28/2009

Some buildings at an old mine en route to Yankee Boy basin......

Points To Ponder 11/28/2009

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Dark days are stepping stones on the path of light.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:7 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

7 He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of _______ disgraces his father.
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Photo for 11/27/2009

The overhang we just passed under...

Points To Ponder 11/27/2009

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Opposition is not only evidence that God is blessing, but it is also an opportunity for us to grow. - Warren Wiersbe
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:6 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

6 Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are __________.
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Points To Ponder 11/26/2009

Happy Thanksgiving
from us to you... :0)

P.S. Thanksgiving is NOT about the turkey...it’s about being thankful for all the many ways in which God has blessed us... :0)

Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus
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1 Timothy 2:1-7

2:1 I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone- 2 for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all men-the testimony given in its proper time. 7 And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle-I am telling the truth, I am not lying-and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
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Photo for 11/25/2009

Under the overhang as we head up towards Yankee Boy Basin.

Points To Ponder 11/25/2009

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To be like Christ is to be a Christian. - Daniel Webster
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:5 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

5 Evil men do not understand _______, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully.
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Photo for 11/24/2009

More fall color from the autumn trip we did to Ouray, Colorado last year....Here we are headed up towards Yankee Boy Basin.

Points To Ponder 11/24/2009

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A Christian is a keyhole through which other folk see God. - Robert E Gibson.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:4 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

4 Those who forsake the law praise the ________, but those who keep the law resist them.
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Photo for 11/23/2009

More fall color from the autumn trip we did to Ouray, Colorado last year....Here we are headed up towards Yankee Boy Basin.

Points To Ponder 11/23/2009

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If we are intended for great ends, we are called to great hazards. - John Henry Newman
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:3 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

3 A ruler who oppresses the poor is like a driving ______ that leaves no crops.
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Photo for 11/22/2009

Okay....We’re finishing up the autumn trip we did to Ouray, Colorado last year....Here we are headed up towards Yankee Boy Basin.

Points To Ponder 11/22/2009

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The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be half so wonderful if there were no dark valleys to traverse. -Helen Keller
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:2 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of _________ and knowledge maintains order.
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Photo for 11/21/2009

Okay....Time for a change...we’re going back and finishing up the autumn trip we did to Ouray, Colorado last year....Here we are headed up towards Imogene Basin. As you can see the road has some SIGNIFICANT straight down drop-offs!!

Points To Ponder 11/21/2009

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Life asks not merely what you can do; it asks how much can you endure and not be spoiled. - Harry Emerson Fosdick
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 28:1 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

1 The wicked man flees though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a _______.
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Photo for 11/20/2009

Photographed at Shawnee Mission Park by Vicki Morse...

Points To Ponder 11/20/2009

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Trouble and prayer are closely related. Trouble often drives men to God in prayer, while prayer is but the voice of men in trouble. E.M. Bounds
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:25-27 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

10 When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in, 11 the _______ will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
12 You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.
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Points To Ponder 11/19/2009

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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer. - Corrie Ten Boom
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:23-24 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

23. Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
24. for riches do not _______ forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
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Photo for 11/19/2009

Photographed at Shawnee Mission Park....

Photo for 11/18/2009

Photographed in our backyard......

Points To Ponder 11/18/2009

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Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of. - Charles Spurgeon
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:22 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

9 Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding him like grain with a pestle, you will not remove his _______ from him.
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Photo for 11/17/2009

A BIG buck on the move out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 11/17/2009

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The Lord gets his best soldiers out of the highlands of affliction. - Charles Spurgeon
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:21 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but man is tested by the _______ he receives.
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Photo for 11/16/2009

This photo was taken out at Black Swan Lake........

Points To Ponder 11/16/2009

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God will direct your footsteps, but you must be willing to pick up your feet.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:20 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

20 Death and ________ are never satisfied, and neither are the eyes of man.
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Photo for 11/15/2009

This photo was taken at Weston Bend State Park with the Missouri River in the background...

Points To Ponder 11/15/2009

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If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all. - Charles Spurgeon
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:19 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

19 As water reflects a face, so a man's ______ reflects the man.
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Photo for 11/14/2009

At Shawnee Mission Park...........

Points To Ponder 11/14/2009

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We can stand affliction better than we can prosperity, for in prosperity we forget God. - D.L. Moody
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:18 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its ______, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

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Photo for 11/13/2009

At Shawnee Mission Park...........

Points To Ponder 11/13/2009

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. - Albert Schweitzer
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

17 As iron sharpens iron, so one _______ sharpens another.

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Photo for 11/12/2009

At Shawnee Mission Park...........

Points To Ponder 11/12/2009

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Comfort and prosperity have never enriched the world as much as adversity has. - Billy Graham
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:15-16 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

15 A quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping on a rainy day; 16 restraining her is like restraining the _____ or grasping oil with the hand.
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Photo for 11/11/2009

At the lake at Shawnee Mission Park right at sunset...

Points To Ponder 11/11/2009

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Are you wrinkled with burden? Come to God for a faith lift.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:14 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

14 If a man loudly blesses his neighbor early in the morning, it will be taken as a ________.
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Photo for 11/10/2009

Path at Black Swan Lake........

Points To Ponder 11/10/2009

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Character is doing what is right when no one is looking.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:13 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

13 Take the garment of one who puts up security for a stranger; hold it in pledge if he does it for a wayward _______.
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Photo for 11/9/2009

Out at Black Swan Lake........

Points To Ponder 11/9/2009

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Since no man is excluded from calling upon God the gate of salvation is open to all. There is nothing else to hinder us from entering, but our own unbelief. - John Calvin
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:12 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

12 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and ________ for it.

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Photo for 11/8/2009

Out at Shawnee Mission Park. Photo by Vicki Morse...

Points To Ponder 11/8/2009

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Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God. - Diana Robinson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:11 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

1 Be wise, my son, and bring ______ to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.
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Photo for 11/7/2009

Out at Shawnee Mission Park on October 31, 2009...

Photo for 11/7/2009

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Christianity has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found difficult and not tried. - GK Chesterton
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:10 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

10 Do not forsake your friend and the friend of your _______, and do not go to your brother's house when disaster strikes you — better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.
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Photo for 11/6/2009

A buck out at Shawnee Mission Park....

Points To Ponder 11/6/2009

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You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God....
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:9 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest ___________.
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Photo for 11/5/2009

Oak leaves...

Points To Ponder 11/5/2009

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Weave in faith and God will supply the thread.
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Proverbs 27:8 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

8 Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his ______.
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Photo for 11/4/2009

At Weston, Missouri...

Points To Ponder 11/4/2009

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I would rather walk with God in the dark than go alone in the light. - Mary Gardiner Brainard
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:7 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is ______ tastes sweet.

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Photo for 11/3/2009

At the Zielinski’ Farmstead....

Points To Ponder 11/3/2009

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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not. - C.S. Lewis
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:6 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

6 Wounds from a friend can be _______, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

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Photo for 11/2/2009

Bridge across Table Rock Lake at Beaver, Arkansas on 10/28/2009...

Points To Ponder 11/2/2009

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Someday is not a day of the week.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:5 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

5 Better is open rebuke than hidden _______.

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Photo for 11/1/2009

Photo shot out at Shawnee Mission Park on 10/24/2009...

Points To Ponder 11/1/2009

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God is a circle whose centre is everywhere and circumference nowhere. -Timaeus of Locris
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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Proverbs 27:4 (NIV) Fill in the blank….

4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before ________?

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