In the cold war, the Russians had a plane that was the backbone of the Soviet Block nations, it was very fast, and very deadly, and it was a dangerous enemy.  It was the Mig 21, above. Pilots that had to face it, showed it a lot of respect, but it could be defeated, and often was, but the pilots that flew against it never underestimated it!

 

We have a formidable enemy as well and he is dedicated to separating us from God, he is a capable enemy, far more powerful than you may think, but he doesn’t stand a chance against our Heavenly Father!  As capable as he is, his powers pale in comparison to your Fathers!

 

threat |θret|noun1 a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or otherhostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done: 

members of her family have received death threats.• Law a menace of bodily harm, such as may restrain a person’s freedomof action.

 

2 a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger : hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities.• [in sing. ] the possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin : the company faces the threat of bankruptcy | thousands of railroad jobs came under threat.

 

A threat is to be taken seriously, but not feared, if you have God on your side!  He provides a shelter from the vagaries of life, by simply stepping under his out stretched arms of protection!  His protection is given freely to all those that trust in Him!

 

Live in peace and joy, under His protection!

 

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My friend “Snake” Barrett sent me this, it needs little else.  This is a profound message!  I ask myself everyday if I’m living up to that code, it’s God’s code, it’s the only way to live, anything else is a waste of our time!

 

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Forgive my spotty posting!  I just finished a four day tour and we went night and day until it was over and I collapsed!  I will rest up and catch up, I promise.  I saw something during the tour that really brought back a great memory. When I was shooting at the Law Railroad Museum they had a bottle room with all kinds of great antique bottles.  In the corner of one display they had a group of 6 0z. Coca Cola bottles with the name of the bottling plant in the bottom of the bottle.  When I was a young boy my father was the manager of a Coca Cola plant and I grew up on the lore of Coke.  Me and my friends would by Cokes out of the machine at the corner store (5 cents!!!),  and the person who had the bottle furthest away from Harlan had to pay!  If there were five of us it cost that person a whole quarter!  Fond memories.

 

The workshop that just ended provided another set of very fond memories!  It was wonderful fellowshiping with the great people that came to this event.  I’ve known Bill Pekala for a long time, but I can’t remember having more fun just hanging out with him.  I’ve known R.C. for a relatively short period of time, but he turned out to be a great companion in the field!  I enjoyed my team, Jim, Snake, Richard, and Jim Haverstock immensely!  I could go on and end up naming every single person there, but trust me it was truly special.

 

I finally got rested up today as we set up and opened the facility at Reno.  I was struck at just how blessed I am to have such great friends, then the blessing just increased as I got to spend time ith Mark Kettenhofen and Moose Peterson and his family.  God has richly blessed me and I am so thankful!

 

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Well this morning we shot our last location as a group, Mono Lake above.  It was a fitting end to a wonderful workshop with a terrific group, old friends and new ones and special friends like Bill Pekala and R.C. Concepcion.  My team, Jim Begley, “Snake” Barrett, and Richard Small were in high form as usual!  The fellowship might have been even better than the shooting and the locations were fantastic!

 

I hope you enjoy seeing some of my take, and I promise to share the wonderful images made by our friends and the tour participants!

 

 

A blessed pilgrim!!!