Photo for 07/01/2010

A Monarch butterfly at the Legler Barn Museum...

Points To Ponder 07/01/2010

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I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. - Helen Keller
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Fill in the blanks. Genesis 9:28-29 (NIV)

After the flood Noah lived _____ years. Altogether, Noah lived ______ years, and then he died.
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Photo for 06/30/2010

Up close and personal......

Points To Ponder 06/30/2010

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If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened. - George Mueller
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Fill in the blanks. Hebrews 12:5-8 (NIV)

And you have forgotten that word of encouragement that addresses you as _______: "My son, do not make light of the Lord's discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes everyone he accepts as a son." Endure _______________ as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father? If you are not disciplined (and everyone undergoes discipline), then you are ________________ children and not true sons.
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Photo for 06/29/2010

Sunflowers at the Legler Barn Museum ..... :0)

Points To Ponder 06/29/2010

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We are not meant to be "born again" and then never grow afterwards.
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Fill in the blanks. Acts 23:22-24 (NIV)

The commander dismissed the young man and cautioned him, "Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me." Then he called two of his ___________ and ordered them, "Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. Provide mounts for _________ so that he may be taken safely to Governor ________."
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Photo for 06/28/2010

Twin fawns on the run at Shawnee Mission Park..... :0)

Points To Ponder 06/28/2010

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Those whose make the worst use of their time are usually the first to complain of its brevity.
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Fill in the blanks. Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of ____________, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the _______ marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
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Photo for 06/27/2010

It’s that time... :0)

Points To Ponder 06/27/2010

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To get out of a difficulty, one usually must go through it.
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Fill in the blanks. Matthew 8:8-10 (NIV)

The ______________ replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with _________ under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard this, he was astonished and said to those following him, "I tell you the truth, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
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Photo for 06/26/2010

“Move over...I’m coming in for a landing”....Bee’s out at Shawnee Mission Park.......

Points To Ponder 06/26/2010

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He died not for men, but for each man. If each man had been the only man made, He would have done no less. — C.S. Lewis
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Fill in the blanks. Exodus 4:2-3 (NIV)

Then the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he replied. The LORD said, "Throw it on the ground." ___________ threw it on the ground and it became a _______, and he ran from it.
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Photo for 06/25/2010

“Painted Lady” butterfly out at Shawnee Mission Park.......

Points To Ponder 06/25/2010

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We live by encouragement and we die without it, slowly, sadly, and angrily.
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Fill in the blanks in the following Scripture passage. Psalm 139:15-16 (NIV)

My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were _________ in your _______ before one of them came to be.
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Photo for 06/24/2010

Turkey buzzard at Beaver Lake, Arkansas...

Points To Ponder 06/24/2010

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Good preparation for tomorrow includes good use of today.
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Fill in the blanks. Genesis 5:25ff (NIV)

When Methuselah had lived ____ years, he became the father of Lamech. And after he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived _____ years, and then he died.
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Photo for 06/23/2010

More day lilies...

Points To Ponder 06/23/2010

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Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. - Theodore Roosevelt
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Fill in the blank. Genesis 1:14-19 (NIV)

And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth." And it was so. God made two great lights-- the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening, and there was morning-- the __________ day.
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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 06/22/2010

Sunflower and butterfly at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/22/2010

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People and rubber bands have one thing in common: they must be stretched to be effective. - John Maxwell
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Fill in the blanks. John 3:3-7 (NIV)

In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again." "How can a man be born when he is old?" ________________ asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'
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Photo for 06/21/2010

Blanket flower at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/21/2010

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Too many people are ready to carry the stool when there is a piano to be moved.
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Fill in the blanks. Genesis 41:39-43 (NIV)

. . . . . "Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. You shall be in charge of my palace, and all my people are to submit to your orders. Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you." So Pharaoh said to __________, "I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt." Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his finger and put it on _________ finger. He dressed him in robes of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck. He had him ride in a chariot as his second-in-command, and men shouted before him, "Make way!" Thus he put him in charge of the whole land of Egypt.
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Photo for 06/20/2010

Sunset at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/20/2010

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There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction. - Simone Weil
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Fill in the blanks. Matthew 3:4-6 (NIV)

_________ clothes were made of camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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Photo for 06/19/2010

Monarch butterfly at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/19/2010

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God gave us the ability to shed tears to help us express sorrow at the reality of the wounds we receive in life.
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Fill in the blanks. Luke 2:21-32 (NIV)

On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived. When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord . . . Now there was a man in Jerusalem called ___________, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ. Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required, ___________ took him (the baby Jesus) in his arms and praised God, saying: "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all people, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."
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Photo for 06/17/2010

Buckeye moth at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/18/2010

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The measure of a Christian is not in the height of his grasp but in the depth of his love. - Clarence Jordan.
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Fill in the blanks. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Acts 16:22-25 (NIV)

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and ________, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. Upon receiving such orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. About midnight Paul and ________ were praying and _____________ _________ to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
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Photo for 06/17/2010

A “Red Hot Poker” out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/17/2010

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The second death will have no power on those who have had a second birth.
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Fill in the blanks. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Acts 14:11-12 (NIV)

When the crowd saw what ________ had done, they shouted in the Lycaonian language, "The gods have come down to us in human form!" ___________ they called Zeus, and _________ they called Hermes because he was the chief speaker.
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Photo for 06/16/2010

Out at Shawnee Mission Park....Photographed at f/5.6 @ 1/200 of a second, ISO 200, lens set to 400mm..

Points To Ponder 06/16/2010

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Thirsty hearts are those whose longings have been wakened by the touch of God within them. - A.W. Tozer
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Acts 9:32-35 (NIV)

As __________ traveled about the country, he went to visit the saints in Lydda. There he found a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bedridden for eight years. "Aeneas," Peter said to him, "Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and take care of your mat." Immediately Aeneas got up. All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
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Photo for 06/15/2010

Up close and personal.....

Points To Ponder 06/15/2010

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It's not what you do for your children, but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them productive human beings.
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Acts 16:6 (NIV)

Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of __________.
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Photo for 06/14/2010

Hot pink on pink...

Points To Ponder 06/14/2010

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A willful falsehood told is a cripple, not able to stand by itself without another to support it. It is easy to tell a lie, but hard to tell only one lie. - Thomas Fuller
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Acts 9:24ff (NIV)

. . but _________ learned of their plan. Day and night they kept close watch on the city gates in order to kill him. But his followers took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
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Points To Ponder 06/13/2010

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God's answers are always wiser than our prayers.
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? II Kings 7:8-92 (NIV)

The men who had ______________ reached the edge of the camp and entered one of the tents. They ate and drank, and carried away silver, gold and clothes, and went off and hid them. They returned and entered another tent and took some things from it and hid them also. Then they said to each other, "We're not doing right. This is a day of good news and we are keeping it to ourselves. If we wait until daylight, punishment will overtake us. Let's go at once and report this to the royal palace."
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Photo for 06/13/2010

I think I shot this last year...and just got around to editing it :0)

Photo for 06/12/2010

From my second floor home office I can see the water garden in our backyard....I noticed the sprinkler system going off and thought to myself that this might make for a great opportunity to shoot our day lilies with water droplets on them. So after three trips to the backyard and about 30 pictures I finally came up with one I liked.......:0)...much more dramatic than the one from yesterday as there is deep shade in the background...Photographed in our backyard 06/11/2010......

Points To Ponder 06/12/2010

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Christianity has nothing to offer to the person who is completely happy with the way things are. - John Eldredge
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Fill in the blanks. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? 2 Chronicles 7:1-2 (NIV)

When __________ finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the LORD filled the temple. The priests could not enter the temple of the LORD because the glory of the LORD filled it.
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Photo for 06/11/2010

Photographed in our backyard 06/10/2010......

Points To Ponder 06/11/2010

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Words can be your salvation or they can be your damnation.
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Fill in the blanks. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Judges 13:19-20 (NIV)

And the LORD did an amazing thing while ___________ and his wife watched:
As the flame blazed up from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. Seeing this, ¬¬¬¬___________ and his wife fell with their faces to the ground.
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Photo for 06/10/2010

Storms a com’in”....I shot this out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 06/10/2010

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To become Christ-like is the only thing in the whole world worth caring for, the thing before which every ambition of man is folly and all lower achievement vain. - Henry Drummond
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Fill in the blanks. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? II Kings 19:35-36 (NAS)

Then it happened that night that the _________ of the _________ went out, and struck 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians; and when men rose early in the morning, behold, all of them were dead. So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and returned {home,} and lived at Nineveh.
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Photo for 06/09/2010

I shot this at the Legler Barn Museum here in Lenexa...

Points To Ponder 06/09/2010

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Rescue is the constant pattern of God’s activity. - Francis Frangipane.
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Numbers 17:8 (NIV)

The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Testimony and saw that __________ staff, which represented the house of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.
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Photo for 06/08/2010

I shot this at the Legler Barn Museum here in Lenexa...

Points To Ponder 06/08/2010

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Life is tragic to him who has plenty to live on and nothing to live for.
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Fill in the blanks. (NIV) Exodus 34:29

When _________ came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was not aware that his face was ____________ because he had spoken with the LORD.
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Photo for 06/07/2010

I shot this on Saturday while on a Digital Photography field trip that I led....

Points To Ponder 06/07/2010

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The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right. - Henry Ward Beecher
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Numbers 16:31-33 (NIV)

As soon as he finished saying all this, the ground under them split apart and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, with their households and all ________ men and all their possessions. They went down alive into the grave, with everything they owned; the earth closed over them, and they perished and were gone from the community.
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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 06/06/2010

Baby robin on our front porch...

Points To Ponder 06/06/2010

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Take heed of jesting; many have been ruined by it. It is hard to jest, and not sometimes jeer too, which often sinks deeper than we intended or expected.
- Thomas Fuller
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this passage? Exodus 4:6-7 (NIV)

Then the LORD said, "Put your hand inside your cloak." So _________ put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was leprous, like snow. "Now put it back into your cloak," he said. So ___________ put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his flesh.
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Photo for 06/05/2010

Where we were... May 31, 2007 Pikes Peak, Colorado... This was shot from the visitor center at the “Garden of the Gods”.

Points To Ponder 06/05/2010

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Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.
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Fill in the blank. What are the circumstances surrounding this verse? Exodus 17:5-7 (NIV)

. . . . . . . Strike the rock, and water will come out of it for the people to drink." So ________ did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
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Photo for 06/04/2010

We are there.... May 31, 2007 Pikes Peak, Colorado... Actually the weather was clear and it was an enjoyable trip up to 14,110 feet. It was only 32 degrees at the top and very muddy. Over a half million people reach the summit house every year by the Pikes Peak Highway.

Points To Ponder 06/04/2010

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Take heed of jesting; many have been ruined by it. It is hard to jest, and not sometimes jeer too, which often sinks deeper than we intended or expected.
- Thomas Fuller
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Who are the “us” in the following passage? What are the circumstances surrounding this verse? Genesis 11:7 (NIV)

Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other."
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Photo for 06/03/2010

Are we there yet?...Not quite....It is May 31, 2007 as we head up Pike’s Peak, Colorado...Quite a view from up here.....We’re up even with the clouds :0)

Points To Ponder 06/03/2010

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Tremendous victory is only possible in the face of a tremendous battle.
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FILL IN THE BLANKS………. Romans 14:7-9 (NIV)

7 For none of us _________ to himself alone and none of us _________ to himself alone.
8 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
9 For this very reason, Christ died and returned to life so that he might be the Lord of both the _________ and the _________.
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Photo for 06/02/2010

Are we there yet?...Not quite....It is May 31, 2007 as we head up Pike’s Peak, Colorado...Quite a view from up here.....We’re getting higher and higher...

Points To Ponder 06/02/2010

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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
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FILL IN THE BLANK………. II Kings 2:1ff (NIV)

Then _______ took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. "Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?" he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

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