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Monday

Nova Scotia

Psalm 19

1 The heavens declare the glory of God;
and the firmament sheweth his handiwork.
2 Day unto day uttereth speech,
and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language,
where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth,
and their words to the end of the world.
In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

 5 which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven,
and his circuit unto the ends of it:
and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul:
the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart:
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever:
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:
sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned:
and in keeping of them there is great reward.
12 Who can understand his errors?
cleanse thou me from secret faults.

 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright,
and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
my strength, and my redeemer.

Wednesday

Stepping Back in TIme...

       Once upon a time, before there was the "Bontrager Family" as I know it; there were two teenagers, Marlin Bontrager and Becky Stoltzfus.  Well, yesterday I had the opportunity of visiting the place where they met for the first time- Calvary Bible School (at Bethel Springs Mennonite Church near Calico Rock, AR.)  



 I like the Bible verse on this sign; it pretty well sums up the reason why we spend time studying the Bible.

I was really excited to see this place; I had always heard about it, and now I can picture it in my mind! Besides the fact that my parents met here, I have friends that have attended here, so it was great to be able to finally see it myself!


 This is the creek that flows by the church.


 I don't know if this was here when my parents were, but I thought it was cool.

This is the church.  In case you can't tell, yesterday was a rainy day!

While Bro. Stanley was showing me around North-Central Arkansas, we stopped to see the view from this bluff.  I don't remember exactly, but I believe that from the top to the bottom the bluff is between 150 and 200 feet- straight down!


Because of the rain, the water was muddy, but normally it's clear.  

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.  (Psalm 48:1)