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Since you are here...Matthew 21:28-46...2 of 3 stories from Jesus boldly spoken

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  Which way to go?  This is from a Monday hike without the snowshoes up the East Shore Trail.  I will go to the right and then come back to this point via the left.  I will include a few more pictures from this quick 7.5 mile trek along Shadow Mountain Lake and through Ranger Meadow. This is about the halfway point and a place to stop for a bite to eat and to drink some water.  You can see the condition we are in at the lower elevations.  This trail is at the same elevation that we live.  We pray for snow everyday.  3.9 miles back to Grand Lake seems like a piece of cake when I have been on trails that indicated 12 miles back. I noticed this bit of blue where I stopped for lunch.  Out of place colors catch your eye.  It made me think of the summer when the mountains will be filled with all the colors of the rainbow.  Some parts of this trail were exposed and that made me think of some of the hikes I want to take later in the year. C...
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The Fruitless Fig Tree and me...Matthew 21:18-27

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  I took this picture up the East Inlet Trail last week.  I posted it to Facebook with the question, "Is the snow deeper than the log it is laying upon?"  The conclusion was that it was.  I guess I will have to trek back up the 4.5 miles with a tape measure to know for sure.  I agree.  The snow is deeper than the log it rests upon.  It makes me think of the hymn line, "How deep the Father's love for us, how vast beyond all measure?"    I need to remember that God's love for me is greater than my love for Him.  His love for those I love is greater than the love I have for them.  His provision for me and for them is greater and more complete than what I could provide.  While I am commanded to love and provide, I am not to forget who gave me that command and who displays it infinitely beyond what I can do.  That deep love of God comes in many forms. Before I forget, here is another great new song called " Like No Other. "...
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The 2nd Cleansing...Matthew 21:12-17...Singing or Silent?

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  Working on a grant for our re-roof project, I came across this old picture of the church.  I am figuring it was taken in the late 90's or early 2000's.  I think that is a Dodge van on the drive up.  More trees are present then now and the sign has also changed.  There is also no chain link fence attached to the old building.  What a beautiful reminder of the church's impact on this community over the years.   As we hike with Jesus over His last week prior to the cross, we have Jesus hiking into the temple to cleanse it a 2nd time.  The first was 3 years prior at another Passover celebration in Jerusalem.  Now He is back with His disciples and He see more of the same.  What was once addressed is to be addressed again.  The scriptures that Jesus quotes from Isaiah, Jeremiah and the Psalms show us the hypocrisy of the people in regards to the centrality of the worship of God in places designated for His people to gather. Jesus c...
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