Book Marked

Tagged by Craver VII

.Pick up the nearest book

(of at least 123 pages).

Open the book to page 123.

Find the fifth sentence.

Post the next three sentences.

Tag five people.


The first (and closest) book would be a journal I just got today. Yes, it has more than the required 123 pages. However, at the moment they're all blank. Hmmm, guess I'll try again.

Let's see now. Where's my Calculus book? That ought to provide Craver with some light hearted reading. If his head doesn't hit the keyboard by the end of three good sentences of proofs, he would have to be a math major! Hmmm. Probably not in line with the idea of this "tag" though. The Calculus book is not close at hand anyway. Oh well, guess I'll try again.

OK, I found one....

Page 123 is near the end of chaper 14 entitled "Good News Faith".

The wrong concept of God generally comes from the inability to separate the old and new covenants. Most Christians have mixed the two together and are trying to relate to God on the basis of a perverted covenant. In Psalm 78:37 God explains that Isreal's problem wwas a heart problem: "For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant." Likewise, we are not stedfast in this new covenant.

Because we are not stedfast in the new covenant, we are quick to pervert it by mixing it with the old. We are continually looking to the Old Testament to understand how God will relate to man....

From the book: "The Gospel of Peace" by Dr. James B. Richards.


Now, who to tag... Ornery's Wife, Julie, Llama Momma, Celine JS , and imac

Standing in Formation

Photo copyright by Dave Miller.

Innertwined... The tree or the vine

These photos (from my archives) were taken in Muskogee at Honor Heights Park on a warm spring day.

There are several varieties of tree climbing vines here in Oklahoma, but I haven't seen one like this before....
(All photos copyright by Dave Miller).

There is an Arborvitae evergreen near the base of the tree the vine is growing on. Perhaps, the "vine" is really saplings from the evergreen tree. Even if that's the case (tree instead of a vine), I've never seen one do this before.

Wordless Wednesday

Type TrayPhoto copyright by Dave Miller

Perspective (Wind Turbines)

Within the last 5 years several wind turbines have "sprung up" in Oklahoma. Since the area is fairly flat (read "Great Plains") and windy (typically 15 to 40 mph) the wind turbines are an energy efficient method of generating electricity. (All photos copyright by Dave Miller).

Even up close, it's hard to get a sense of how huge these really are.



This shot shows the sense of size the best. The "small" windmill (about 40 ft tall) was about 200 yards closer to me than the wind turbine when I took the picture.

Student Driver

Somehow I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this on a military vehicle..... Photo copyright by Dave Miller.

Wichita Mountains #2

Another trip to the Wichita Mountains.... These are are the closest thing to mountains that Oklahoma has. They don't begin to compare with the mountains of Colorado, New Mexico, or Alaska but still are fun to hike through and have some great rappelling spots. (All photos copyright by Dave Miller).



Views from Mt. Scott

The area in the top portion of the photo is representative of much of Oklahoma (incredibly FLAT!!!)


Wilderness Area:
Each of the "rocks" (read BOULDERS) on top of the hill in the distance are are larger than most 2 story homes here in Oklahoma.

Ryan pretending to lift one of the mammoth rocks.