Photo for 11/01/2010

Riding the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado in the fall of 2008...The Animas River...

Points To Ponder 11/01/2010

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Even a fish would not be caught if he learned to keep his mouth shut.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts) -And as they went about to kill Paul, word came unto the chief captain of the Roman troops, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. So he immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating of Paul. Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done. And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the barracks…………..

What language did Paul use to speak to the Roman centurion? What language did he use to address the crowd?

Who did the Roman centurion think Paul was when he first arrested him?

Acts 21:31-40
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Photo for 10/31/2010

Riding the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado in the fall of 2008...Crossing the Highline...

Points To Ponder 10/31/2010

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. - Helen Keller
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts) -At Jerusalem Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teaches all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple). And all of the city was stirred up: and immediately the temple doors were shut. And as they went about to kill him…………………………………………..

What kept Paul from being killed at this time?

Acts 21:26-31
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Photo for 10/30/2010

Riding the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado in the fall of 2008...Crossing the Highline...

Points To Ponder 10/30/2010

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There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind that in the end the choice you make....makes you.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts)And the next day we that were traveling with Paul departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and stayed with him. And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. And as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he came to us, he took Paul's belt, and ………………………………

What did Agabus do with Paul’s belt?

Acts 21:8-11
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Photo for 10/29/2010

Riding the Durango Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Colorado in the fall of 2008...

Points To Ponder 10/29/2010

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Telling a lie is the worst offense because it is foundational for all other evil acts. Every sin or crime begins with someone believing or speaking a lie. Even if the lie is as simple as "I can get what I want if I lie," paves the way for evil.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts) - And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together. And there sat in a window a certain young man named ___________, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third floor, and was taken up dead.

What was the name of the young man who fell asleep during Paul’s preaching and fell from the third story window and was picked up dead?

What became of the young man?

Acts 20:6-12
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Photo for 10/28/2010

Alon a road near Como, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 10/28/2010

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One moment of patience may ward off a great disaster; one moment of impatience may ruin a whole life.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 19) - And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, Paul stayed in Asia for a while. And about that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way. For a certain man named Demetrius…………..

What did Demetrius do or say that caused such a great disturbance?

Acts 19:23ff
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Photo for 10/27/2010

The road out of Ironton, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 10/27/2010

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Every date written on your man-contrived calendar can be a date with Christ if you let it be. He’ll do the driving! - Beth Moore
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 19) - After the incident of the man with the evil spirit who jumped on the Seven sons of Sceva, overpowering them all and giving them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding………..It became known to the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and they were all seized with fear, and the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor. Many of those who believed now came and openly confessed their evil deeds. A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to ____________________.

What was the value of the scrolls that they burned? [The basic Greek coin was the drachma, roughly equivalent to a Roman denarius, or one day's wages.]

Acts 19:19
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Photo for 10/26/2010

A road near Como, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 10/26/2010

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Some people who slap you on the back are trying to help you swallow what they just told you.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 19) - God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them. Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, "In the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out." Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. One day the evil spirit answered them, …………….

What did the evil spirit say to the “Seven sons of Sceva” and what happened to them?

Acts 19:11-18
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Photo for 10/25/2010

The road to the ghost town of Ironton, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 10/25/2010

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Every great person has first learned how to obey, whom to obey, and when to obey.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 18) - While Paul was at Corinth the spoke the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid any longer but go on speaking and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city.” So Paul continued there a ______ and _____ months, teaching the word of God among them.

How long did Paul stay in Corinth on this visit?

Acts 18:9-10
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Photo for 10/24/2010

Near Como, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 10/24/2010

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There would be fewer problems with children if they had to chop wood to keep the video game going.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 18) - After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together: for by their occupation they were _____________. And he reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

What was the “trade” of Paul, Aquila, and Priscilla?
1. Silversmiths
2. Tentmakers
3. Vinedressers
4. Dealers in purple cloth

Acts 18:1-4
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Photo for 10/23/2010

The road to Alta, Colorado...

Photo for 10/23/2010

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 17) - All the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing. Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, you men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, ____ ______ __________________ __________. What therefore you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.

What was the inscription Paul found on an altar in Athens?
Acts 17:23
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Photo for 10/22/2010

Fall colors at Como, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/22/2010

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Do you see difficulties in every opportunity or opportunities in every difficulty?
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 17) - And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming there went into the synagogue of the Jews. The Bereans were more noble in character than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and ___________________.

What else did the Bereans do that showed their “noble character”?

Acts 17:10-11
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Photo for 10/21/2010

Fall colors at Yankee Ophir Pass, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/21/2010

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The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) - And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and asked a question………….

1. What was the question of the Philippian jailer?
2. How did Paul and Silas answer the question?
3. What did the jailer and his family do that same night?

Acts 16:27-40
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Photo for 10/20/2010

Fall colors at Yankee Boy Basin, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/20/2010

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We must truly serve those whom we appear to command; we must bear with their imperfections, correct them with gentleness and patience, and lead them in the way to heaven. - Francois Fenelon **********
BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) - And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and ………………….

What did the jailer NOT do after he drew his sword?
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Photo for 10/19/2010

Fall colors at the Larson Brother’s Mine at Ironton, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 10/19/2010

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A keen sense of humor helps us to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. - Billy Graham
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) -Then Paul turned to the slave-girl who was possessed with a spirit of divination and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And the spirit came out the same hour. However, when the masters of the slave girl saw that their hope of profit was gone....they turned Paul and Silas over to the magistrates and when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a great _______________.

What happened after Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God?

Acts 16:16-19
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Photo for 10/18/2010

Fall colors at the Larson Brother’s Mine at Ironton, Colorado.

Points To Ponder 10/18/2010

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A person is never so empty as when he is full of himself.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) - Then Paul turned to the slave-girl who was possessed with a spirit of divination and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And the spirit came out the same hour.

However, not everyone was excited that the slave-girl had been set free from her bondage. What happened to Paul and Silas as a result of this incident and why?

Acts 16:16-19

Photo for 10/17/2010

San Juan Autumn.....Yankee Boy Basin, Colorado

Points To Ponder 10/17/2010

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God is not a cosmic bellboy for whom we can press a button to get things done. - Harry Emerson Fosdick
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) - And it came to pass, as we [Paul and Silas] went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of _____________ met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this she did many days.

What did Paul finally do in regards to damsel possessed with a spirit of ___________?

Acts 16:16-40
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Photo for 10/16/2010

At Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/16/2010

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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. - Helen Keller
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 16) - So Paul and Silas came down to Troas. And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us……………. And from there we went to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in that city abiding certain days. And on the Sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was to be made; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled there. And a certain woman named ____________, a seller of ___________, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, if you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she prevailed upon us.
(Fill in the blank above) What was the woman’s name and what did she sell?

Acts 15:36-41
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Photo for 10/15/2010

At Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/15/2010

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Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it. - Fyodor Dostoevsky
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 15) - Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. And some days later Paul and Barnabas had such a sharp disagreement that they separated from one another………………What was the cause of the disagreement between Paul and Barnabas?

Acts 15:35-41
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Photo for 10/14/2010

At Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/14/2010

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Those who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts, without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element of despair even in their consolation, believe in the God idea, not God himself. - Miguel de Unamuno
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 15) -At Antioch certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except you be _________________ you cannot be saved. And when Paul and Barnabas had great dissension and debate with them, {the brethren} determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders concerning this question.

Acts 15:1-9
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Photo for 10/13/2010

Same scene....different seasons...different years...This was shot at Weston bend State Park, Missouri...

Points To Ponder 10/13/2010

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The soul on earth is an immortal guest, compelled to starve at an unreal feast; a pilgrim panting for the rest to come; an exile, anxious for his native home. - Hannah More
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 14) - After the incident of the healing of the man at Lystra and the people calling Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury……….Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they tore their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. And with these sayings they scarcely restrained the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people………….to do what? Were they successful? Where did Paul and Barnabas go the next day?

Acts 14:9-28
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Photo for 10/12/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look at photos of autumn leaves (from past years) both here in the KC area and in Colorado...This picture was taken at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/12/2010

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Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God. - Augustine
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 13) - And it came to pass in Iconium, that they [Paul and Barnabas] went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed. But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren. Therefore they stayed a long time speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands……………And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, They were aware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the surrounding region: And there they preached the gospel. And there sat a certain man at Lystra…………………


What was the deal with the “certain man” at Lystra? What happened to him? What names did the people of Lystra give to Barnabas and Paul?

Acts 14:1-15
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Photo for 10/11/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look at photos of autumn leaves (from past years) both here in the KC area and in Colorado...This picture was taken at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/11/2010

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Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the light continues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness. This is also the case when people withdraw from God. - Augustine
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 13) - And when Barnabas and Saul had gone through the island unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus: Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his gaze upon him, And said, "You who are full of all deceit and fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to make crooked the straight ways of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and …………………….

What happened to Elymas the sorcerer when the hand of the Lord came upon him?
Acts 13:6-13
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Photo for 10/10/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look at photos of autumn leaves (from past years) both here in the KC area and in Colorado...This picture was taken at Black Swan Lake...

Points To Ponder 10/10/2010

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I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 12) - But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter. And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man…………

What was the cause of Herod’s death?
What did he die from?

Acts 12:19-25
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Photo for 10/09/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look at photos of autumn leaves (from past years) both here in the KC area and inColorado...This picture was taken in our backyard...

Points To Ponder 10/09/2010

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Live simply... Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to GOD.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 12) - When they [Peter and the angel] were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leads into the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer……………………

What strange thing did Rhoda do when Peter knocked at the gate?

Acts 12:10-17
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Photo for 10/08/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look at photos of autumn leaves (from past years) both here in the KC area and in Colorado...This picture was taken locally at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 10/08/2010

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Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. a belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. - Martin Luther.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 12) - And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands. And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he said to him, put your garment on, and follow me. And he went out and continued to follow, and he did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision. When they were past the first and the second ward, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city……………….

What happened when the angel and Peter came to the iron gate that leads into the city?

Acts 12:7-12
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Photo for 10/07/2010

This picture was taken locally at Black Swan Lake...

Points To Ponder 10/07/2010

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Peace is not the absence of affliction, but the presence of God.
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 12) - And because he [Herod] saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

Who came to Peter while he was in prison and struck him on the side and told him to quickly get up? (Pick one)

1) Barnabas
2) The angel of the Lord
3) John Mark
4) Michael the Archangel

Acts 12:3-11
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Photo for 10/06/2010

Okay...time for a change of pace....for the next couple of weeks we are going to look a photos of autumn leaves both here in the KC area and in Colorado...This picture was taken locally at Black Swan Lake...

Points To Ponder 10/06/2010

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A lot of people are willing to give God credit, but so few ever give Him cash. - Robert E. Harris
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 12) - Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed __________ the brother of __________ with the sword. And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take _______ also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

Acts 12:1-3
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Photo for 10/05/2010

A waterfall at Cinnamon Pass, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/05/2010

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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. - C.S. Lewis
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 10) - What “fell” on Cornelius and his friends and family after the arrival of Peter?

While Peter yet spoke these words, the _________ _________ fell on all them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the _________ ___________. For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God.

Acts 10:44-46
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Photo for 10/04/2010

A log cabin on Cinnamon Pass, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/04/2010

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All that I have seen teaches me to trust God for all I have not seen.
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BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 10) - What did Peter see in the great sheet that was let down from heaven?

On the next day as the men sent by Cornelius went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: Wherein were all manner of ___________ _________ of the earth, _____________ _________, and _________ things, and __________ of the air. And there came a voice to him, “Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.” But Peter said, ‘Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.” And the voice spoke unto him again the second time, “What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.” This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Acts 10:1-16 KJV
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Photo for 10/03/2010

A log cabin at the ghost town of Capitol City, Colorado....

Points To Ponder 10/03/2010

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. - Malcolm Muggeridge
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 10) - The centurion who feared God and was told to send for Peter was named “ _________________”.
There was a certain man in Caesarea called __________, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day of an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, “___________”. And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, “Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou should do.” And when the angel which spoke unto ______________ was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

Acts 10:1-16
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Photo for 10/02/2010

A steam boiler at the ghost town of Upper Carson, Colorado… This was scanned from a slide I took in 2000.

Points To Ponder 10/02/2010

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine. - David Nicholas
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BIBLE QUIZ: BOOK OF ACTS
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(New Testament/Book of Acts, Chapter 9) - What was the name of the woman who was a disciple at Joppa that Peter raised from the dead by the power of Jesus? Her name when translated was “Dorcas”.
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named __________, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and always helping the poor. And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to the body said, “___________, arise.” And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up. And he gave her his hand, and lifted her up, and when he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive. And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.

Acts 9:31-43
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