Photo for 12/01/2011

Near sunset out at Shawnee Mission Lake...

Points To Ponder 12/01/2011

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Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God knows of us.
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See Genesis 50:18-23 NIV

18 His brothers then came and threw themselves down before him. "We are your slaves," they said.
19 But Joseph said to them, "Don't be afraid. Am I in the place of God? 20 You intended to ______ me, but God intended it for _______ to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. 21 So then, don't be afraid. I will provide for you and your children." And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them.
22 Joseph stayed in Egypt, along with all his father's family. He lived a hundred and ten years 23 and saw the third generation of Ephraim's children. Also the children of Makir son of Manasseh were placed at birth on Joseph's knees.
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Photo for 11/30/2011

Black Swan Lake...

Points To Ponder 11/30/2011

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Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God. - George Washington Carver
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See Genesis 50:12-17 NIV

12 So Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them: 13 They carried him to the land of Canaan and buried him in the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre, which Abraham had bought as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, along with the field. 14 After burying his father, Joseph returned to Egypt, together with his brothers and all the others who had gone with him to bury his father.
15 When Joseph's brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, "What if Joseph holds a grudge against us and pays us back for all the wrongs we did to him?" 16 So they sent word to Joseph, saying, "Your father left these instructions before he died: 17'This is what you are to say to Joseph: I ask you to forgive your brothers the sins and the wrongs they committed in treating you so badly.' Now please forgive the sins of the servants of the God of your father." When their message came to him, Joseph _____.
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Photo for 11/29/2011

Maple leaf in our backyard...

Points To Ponder 11/29/2011

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Whining about opponents or the tough circumstances you must deal with as a leader is a fast way to shrink your influence. - Pastor Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 50:4-11 NIV

4 When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh's court, "If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him, 5'My father made me swear an oath and said, "I am about to die; bury me in the tomb I dug for myself in the land of Canaan." Now let me go up and bury my father; then I will return.'"
6 Pharaoh said, "Go up and bury your father, as he made you swear to do."
7 So Joseph went up to bury his father. All __________ officials accompanied him — the dignitaries of his court and all the dignitaries of ___________ 8 besides all the members of Joseph's household and his brothers and those belonging to his father's household. Only their children and their flocks and herds were left in Goshen. 9 Chariots and horsemen also went up with him. It was a very large company.
10 When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father. 11 When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, "The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning." That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.
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Photo for 11/28/2011

Out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 11/28/2011

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"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Thomas Jefferson
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 50:1-3 NIV

50:1 Joseph threw himself upon his father and wept over him and kissed him. 2 Then Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So the physicians embalmed him, 3 taking a full ________ days, for that was the time required for embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
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Photo for 11/27/2011

Out at Shawnee Mission Park...

Points To Ponder 11/27/2011

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The limits of language is a major source of conflict. If it can be misunderstood, it will.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 49:29-33 NIV

29 Then he gave them these instructions: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, which Abraham bought as a burial place from Ephron the Hittite, along with the field. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried, there Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried, and there I buried Leah. 32 The field and the cave in it were bought from the Hittites."
33 When Jacob had finished giving instructions to his sons, he drew his feet up into the bed, breathed his _____ and was gathered to his _______.
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Photo for 11/26/2011

Turkeys on our front porch...Photo by Vicki...

Points To Ponder 11/26/2011

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Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstances.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 49:1-28 NIV

49:1 Then Jacob called for his sons and said: "Gather around so I can tell you what will happen to you in days to come.

2 "Assemble and listen, sons of Jacob; listen to your father Israel.

In verses 3-27 Jacob prophecies how each of his son will fare in the future...Which son (tribe) will Jesus Christ the Messiah come from?

Photo for 11/25/2011

Backlit maple leaves in our backyard...

Points To Ponder 11/25/2011

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Where there’s an external focus there’s usually a judgmental attitude as well.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 48:21-22 NIV

21 Then Israel said to Joseph, "I am about to die, but God will be with you and take you back to the land of your fathers. 22 And to you, as one who is over your brothers, I give the ridge of land I took from the _________ with my sword and my bow."
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Photo for 11/24/2011

On our front porch.......photo by Vicki :0)

Photo for 11/23/2011

In our neighbors yard...photo by Vicki :0)

Points To Ponder 11/23/2011

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It’s not our differences that separate us, but our judgments of each other that do. - Meg Wheatly
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 48:15-20 NIV

15 Then he blessed Joseph and said,
"May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,the God who has been my shepherd all my life to this day, 16 the Angel who has delivered me from all harm — may he bless these boys. May they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they increase greatly upon the earth."
17 When Joseph saw his father placing his right hand on Ephraim's head he was displeased; so he took hold of his father's hand to move it from Ephraim's head to Manasseh's head. 18 Joseph said to him, "No, my father, this one is the firstborn; put your right hand on his head."
19 But his father refused and said, "I know, my son, I know. He too will become a people, and he too will become great. Nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his descendants will become a group of nations." 20 He blessed them that day and said,
"In your name will Israel pronounce this blessing: 'May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'"
So he put __________ ahead of __________.
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Photo for 11/22/2011

In the many years we’ve had Colorado Aspens in or yard...this year was the first time they turned this gold... :0)

Points To Ponder 11/22/2011

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It’s very easy to be critical when all we’re looking at is the outside of a person’s life.
When we get our eyes off of the outside of a person’s life and onto the inner condition of the heart, we don’t find fault, we find motivation to help and pray for that person.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 48:8-14 NIV

8 When Israel saw the sons of Joseph, he asked, "Who are these?"
9 "They are the sons God has given me here," Joseph said to his father.
Then Israel said, "Bring them to me so I may bless them."
10 Now Israel's eyes were failing because of old age, and he could hardly see. So Joseph brought his sons close to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.
11 Israel said to Joseph, "I never expected to see your face again, and now God has allowed me to see your children too."
12 Then Joseph removed them from Israel's knees and bowed down with his face to the ground. 13 And Joseph took both of them, Ephraim on his right toward Israel's left hand and Manasseh on his left toward Israel's right hand, and brought them close to him. 14 But Israel reached out his right hand and put it on Ephraim's head, though he was the younger, and _______ his arms, he put his left hand on Manasseh's head, even though Manasseh was the firstborn.
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Photo for 11/21/2011

Same view several years apart...out at Weston Bend State Park, Missouri...Note: One of the three trees on the left has died and fallen over since the summer photo...

Points To Ponder 11/21/2011

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Jesus said, "LOVE YOUR ENEMIES" What part of this command isn’t clear to you? What lame excuse do you use to disobey God? Politics? Doctrine?
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See Genesis 48:1-7 NIV

48:1 Some time later Joseph was told, "Your father is ill." So he took his two sons Manasseh and Ephraim along with him. 2 When Jacob was told, "Your son Joseph has come to you," Israel ________ his _______ and sat up on the bed.
3 Jacob said to Joseph, "God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there he blessed me 4 and said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and will increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.'
5 "Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine. 6 Any children born to you after them will be yours; in the territory they inherit they will be reckoned under the names of their brothers. 7 As I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died in the land of Canaan while we were still on the way, a little distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath" (that is, Bethlehem).
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Photo for 11/20/2011

I shot this out at Shawnee Mission Park on 10/31/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/20/2011

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To have more, desire less.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:27-31 NIV

27 Now the Israelites settled in Egypt in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and were fruitful and increased greatly in number.
28 Jacob lived in Egypt seventeen years, and the years of his life were a hundred and _______-_______. 29 When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, "If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise that you will show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, 30 but when I rest with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me where they are buried."
"I will do as you say," he said.
31 "Swear to me," he said. Then Joseph swore to him, and Israel worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
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Photo for 11/19/2011

I shot this out at Shawnee Mission Park on 10/31/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/19/2011

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A protest without a solution is a moment, not a movement! A “moment” is built on shared emotion; a “movement” on shared vision.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:23-26 NIV

23 Joseph said to the people, "Now that I have bought you and your land today for Pharaoh, here is seed for you so you can plant the ground. 24 But when the crop comes in, give a ______ of it to Pharaoh. The other four-_______ you may keep as seed for the fields and as food for yourselves and your households and your children."
25 "You have saved our lives," they said. "May we find favor in the eyes of our lord; we will be in bondage to Pharaoh."
26 So Joseph established it as a law concerning land in Egypt — still in force today — that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. It was only the land of the priests that did not become Pharaoh's.
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Photo for 11/18/2011

I shot this out at Shawnee Mission Lake on 10/31/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/18/2011

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God's way is always better than my way.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:18-22 NIV

18 When that year was over, they came to him the following year and said, "We cannot hide from our lord the fact that since our money is gone and our livestock belongs to you, there is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. 19 Why should we perish before your eyes — we and our land as well? Buy us and our land in exchange for food, and we with our land will be in bondage to Pharaoh. Give us seed so that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate."
20 So Joseph bought all the land in Egypt for _________. The Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields, because the famine was too severe for them. The land became _________, 21 and Joseph reduced the people to servitude, from one end of Egypt to the other. 22 However, he did not buy the land of the priests, because they received a regular allotment from Pharaoh and had food enough from the allotment Pharaoh gave them. That is why they did not sell their land.
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Photo for 11/17/2011

Here is photo I shot of the moon on 11/11/11. I shot it with my Canon EOS-60D...the lens was set to 480mm with a shutter speed of 1/800, ISO 640, @ f/7.1

Points To Ponder 11/17/2011

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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy,
its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.." - Winston Churchill
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See Genesis 47:16-17 NIV

16 "Then bring your livestock," said Joseph. "I will sell you food in exchange for your livestock, since your money is gone." 17 So they brought their livestock to Joseph, and he gave them food in exchange for their horses, their sheep and goats, their cattle and donkeys. And he brought them through that year with food in exchange for all their _________.
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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 11/16/2011

November 16 is Westley’s second birthday. He is our “Bogel” (Boxer/Beagle). Had we not watched him closely I think he would have tried eating a burning candle!!!

Points To Ponder 11/16/2011

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Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more. - Oswald Chambers
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:11-15 NIV

11 So Joseph settled his father and his brothers in Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh directed. 12 Joseph also provided his father and his brothers and all his father's household with food, according to the number of their children.
13 There was no food, however, in the whole region because the famine was severe; both Egypt and Canaan wasted away because of the famine. 14 Joseph collected all the money that was to be found in Egypt and Canaan in payment for the grain they were buying, and he brought it to Pharaoh's palace. 15 When the money of the people of Egypt and Canaan was gone, all Egypt came to Joseph and said, "Give us food. Why should we die before your eyes? Our _________ is used up."
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Photo for 11/15/2011

The three maples at Shawnee Mission Park......As you can see by the long shadows this was taken very late in the day.

Points To Ponder 11/15/2011

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Before speaking: Are you certain it's true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:7-10 NIV

7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh. After Jacob blessed Pharaoh, 8 Pharaoh asked him, "How old are you?"
9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, "The years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and _______. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not equal the years of the pilgrimage of my fathers." 10 Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and went out from his presence.
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Photo for 11/14/2011

Here is picture of a BIG buck out at Shawnee Mission Park...This was taken before they killed off all the deer ...

Points To Ponder 11/14/2011

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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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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:1-6 NIV

47:1 Joseph went and told Pharaoh, "My father and brothers, with their flocks and herds and everything they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in Goshen." 2 He chose five of his brothers and presented them before Pharaoh.
3 Pharaoh asked the brothers, "What is your occupation?"
"Your servants are shepherds," they replied to Pharaoh, "just as our fathers were." 4 They also said to him, "We have come to live here awhile, because the famine is severe in Canaan and your servants' flocks have no pasture. So now, please let your servants settle in Goshen."
5 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Your father and your brothers have come to you, 6 and the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best part of the land. Let them live in Goshen. And if you know of any among them with special ability, put them in charge of ___ _____ livestock."
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Photo for 11/13/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) Oak leaves in our front yard...

Points To Ponder 11/13/2011

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It’s easier to forgive a hurt by someone who’s always disliked you than forgive a betrayal by one who loved you. - Rick Warren
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 47:28-35 NIV

28 Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen, 29 Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.
30 Israel said to Joseph, "Now I am ready to die, since I have seen for myself that you are still alive."
31 Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father's household, "I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, 'My brothers and my father's household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me. 32 The men are shepherds; they tend livestock, and they have brought along their flocks and herds and everything they own.' 33 When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, 'What is your occupation?' 34 you should answer, 'Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.' Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are _____________ to the Egyptians."
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Photo for 11/12/2011

A yellow carpet of Aspen leaves at Poncha Pass, Colorado......

Points To Ponder 11/12/2011

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Saving faith is an immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, resting upon Him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life by virtue of God's grace. - Charles Spurgeon
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 46:8-27 NIV

8 These are the names of the sons of Israel (Jacob and his descendants) who went to Egypt: [read on through verse 25 for specifics]
.....26 All those who went to Egypt with Jacob — those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons' wives — numbered sixty-six persons. 27 With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob's family, which went to Egypt, were ________ in all.
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Photo for 11/11/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) The road to the Heart Tree in Russell Gulch, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 11/11/2011

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I cannot understand God's true perspective on any issue until I allow my own perspective to be challenged.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 46:1-7 NIV

46:1 So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
2 And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, "Jacob! Jacob!"
"Here I am," he replied.
3 "I am God, the God of your father," he said. "Do not be ______ to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. 4 __ will go down to Egypt with you, and __ will surely bring you back again. And Joseph's own hand will close your eyes."
5 Then Jacob left Beersheba, and Israel's sons took their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the carts that Pharaoh had sent to transport him. 6 They also took with them their livestock and the possessions they had acquired in Canaan, and Jacob and all his offspring went to Egypt. 7 He took with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters — all his offspring.
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Photo for 11/10/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) This photo was taken at Weston Bend State Mark, Missouri on 10/19/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/10/2011

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To belittle is to be little.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 45:25-28 NIV

25 So they went up out of Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan. 26 They told him, "Joseph is still alive! In fact, he is ruler of all Egypt." Jacob was stunned; he did not believe them. 27 But when they told him everything Joseph had said to them, and when he saw the carts Joseph had sent to carry him back, the spirit of their father Jacob revived. 28 And Israel said, "I'm _________! My son Joseph is still alive. I will go and see him before I _____."
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Photo for 11/09/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) This photo was taken at Weston Bend State Mark, Missouri on 10/19/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/09/2011

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If Jesus sent text messages would they be in RED?
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See Genesis 45:16-24 NIV

16 When the news reached Pharaoh's palace that Joseph's brothers had come, Pharaoh and all his officials were pleased. 17 Pharaoh said to Joseph, "Tell your brothers, 'Do this: Load your animals and return to the land of Canaan, 18 and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egypt and you can enjoy the fat of the land.'
19 "You are also directed to tell them, 'Do this: Take some carts from Egypt for your children and your wives, and get your father and come. 20 Never mind about your belongings, because the best of all Egypt will be yours.'"
21 So the sons of Israel did this. Joseph gave them carts, as Pharaoh had commanded, and he also gave them provisions for their journey. 22 To each of them he gave new clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes. 23 And this is what he sent to his father: ten donkeys loaded with the best things of Egypt, and ten female donkeys loaded with grain and bread and other provisions for his journey. 24 Then he sent his brothers away, and as they were leaving he said to them, "Don't _________ on the way!"
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Photo for 11/08/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) This photo was taken at Weston Bend State Mark, Missouri on 10/19/2011...

Points To Ponder 11/08/2011

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Never mentor guys who lust for leadership. Look for ones who seek to be servants.
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See Genesis 45:8-15 NIV

8 "So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. 9 Now hurry back to my father and say to him, 'This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don't delay. 10 You shall live in the region of Goshen and be near me — you, your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and all you have. 11 I will provide for you there, because five years of famine are still to come. Otherwise you and your household and all who belong to you will become destitute.'
12 "You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you. 13 Tell my father about all the honor accorded me in Egypt and about everything you have seen. And bring my father down here quickly."
14 Then he threw his arms around his brother ________ and wept, and _________ embraced him, weeping. 15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him.
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Photo for 11/07/2011

For the next several days we will be showcasing some fall photos that that my wife Vicki has taken :0) This unique aspen was photographed in Russell Gulch near the heart tree...

Points To Ponder 11/07/2011

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God often puts His greatest gifts in His weakest vessels to show the power is from Him.
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BIBLE QUIZ:
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See Genesis 45:1-7 NIV

45:1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, "Have everyone leave my presence!" So there was no one with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers. 2 And he wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard him, and Pharaoh's household heard about it.
3 Joseph said to his brothers, "I am Joseph! Is my father still living?" But his brothers were not able to answer him, because they were terrified at his presence.
4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "Come close to me." When they had done so, he said, "I am your brother Joseph, the one you sold into Egypt! 5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that _____ sent me ahead of you. 6 For two years now there has been famine in the land, and for the next five years there will not be plowing and reaping. 7 But _____ sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
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Photo for 11/06/2011

OKAY...Now for some Colorado Gold...Golden Aspens that is...Here is a shot of some aspens near Como, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 11/06/2011

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The only hope for recovery of our families, churches and cities is to rebuild our lives on God’s Word.
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See Genesis 44:18-34 NIV

18 Then Judah went up to him and said: "Please, my lord, let your servant speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself. 19 My lord asked his servants, 'Do you have a father or a brother?' 20 And we answered, 'We have an aged father, and there is a young son born to him in his old age. His brother is dead, and he is the only one of his mother's sons left, and his father loves him.'
21 "Then you said to your servants, 'Bring him down to me so I can see him for myself.' 22 And we said to my lord, 'The boy cannot leave his father; if he leaves him, his father will die.' 23 But you told your servants, 'Unless your youngest brother comes down with you, you will not see my face again.' 24 When we went back to your servant my father, we told him what my lord had said.
25 "Then our father said, 'Go back and buy a little more food.' 26 But we said, 'We cannot go down. Only if our youngest brother is with us will we go. We cannot see the man's face unless our youngest brother is with us.'
27 "Your servant my father said to us, 'You know that my wife bore me two sons. 28 One of them went away from me, and I said, "He has surely been torn to pieces." And I have not seen him since. 29 If you take this one from me too and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in misery.'
30 "So now, if the boy is not with us when I go back to your servant my father and if my father, whose life is closely bound up with the boy's life, 31 sees that the boy isn't there, he will ____. Your servants will bring the gray head of our father down to the _______ in sorrow. 32 Your servant guaranteed the boy's safety to my father. I said, 'If I do not bring him back to you, I will bear the blame before you, my father, all my life!'
33 "Now then, please let your servant remain here as my lord's slave in place of the boy, and let the boy return with his brothers. 34 How can I go back to my father if the boy is not with me? No! Do not let me see the misery that would come upon my father."
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Photo for 11/05/2011

OKAY...Now for some Colorado Gold...Golden Aspens that is...Here is a shot of some aspens at Russell Gulch, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 11/05/2011

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While you're on earth, it is not God's goal to make everything around you right. His goal is to make you right.
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See Genesis 44:14-17 NIV

14 Joseph was still in the house when Judah and his brothers came in, and they threw themselves to the ground before him. 15 Joseph said to them, "What is this you have done? Don't you know that a man like me can find things out by divination?"
16 "What can we say to my lord?" Judah replied. "What can we say? How can we prove our innocence? God has uncovered your servants' guilt. We are now my lord's slaves — we ourselves and the one who was found to have the cup."
17 But Joseph said, "Far be it from me to do such a thing! Only the man who was found to have the _____ will become my slave. The rest of you, go back to your father in peace."
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Photo for 11/04/2011

OKAY...Now for some Colorado Gold...Golden Aspens that is...Here is a shot of some aspen leaves near Russell Gulch, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 11/04/2011

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Nero fiddled as Rome burned. Today Christians burn each other while the world goes to hell.
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See Genesis 44:6-13 NIV

6 When he caught up with them, he repeated these words to them. 7 But they said to him, "Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do anything like that! 8 We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found inside the mouths of our sacks. So why would we steal silver or gold from your master's house? 9 If any of your servants is found to have it, he will die; and the rest of us will become my lord's slaves."
10 "Very well, then," he said, "let it be as you say. Whoever is found to have it will become my slave; the rest of you will be free from blame."
11 Each of them quickly lowered his sack to the ground and opened it. 12 Then the steward proceeded to search, beginning with the oldest and ending with the youngest. And the cup was found in __________ sack. 13 At this, they tore their clothes. Then they all loaded their donkeys and returned to the city.
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Photo for 11/03/2011

OKAY...Now for some Colorado Gold...Golden Aspens that is...Here is a shot of some aspen near Como, Colorado...

Points To Ponder 11/03/2011

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Blessed are those who never stop learning. For they shall lead us into the future.
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See Genesis 44:1-5 NIV

44:1 Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: "Fill the men's sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man's silver in the mouth of his sack. 2 Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one's sack, along with the silver for his grain." And he did as Joseph said.
3 As morning dawned, the men were sent on their way with their donkeys. 4 They had not gone far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, "Go after those men at once, and when you catch up with them, say to them, 'Why have you repaid good with ______? 5 Isn't this the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? This is a wicked thing you have done.'"
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Photo for 11/02/2011

Gold...Golden Aspens that is...Here is a shot of some aspen near Fairplay, Colorado with fresh snow on the mountains.. :0)

Points To Ponder 11/02/2011

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I would have every minister of the Gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and with the exuberant affection of a mother. - Francois Fenelon
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See Genesis 43:31- NIV

31 After he had washed his face, he came out and, controlling himself, said, "Serve the food."
32 They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians. 33 The men had been seated before him in the order of their _____, from the firstborn to the youngest; and they looked at each other in astonishment. 34 When portions were served to them from Joseph's table, Benjamin's portion was five times as much as anyone else's. So they feasted and drank freely with him.
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