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  Nothing Short of Wondrous American Wonders Collection #2 by Regina Scott When a sassy widowed hotel owner partners with a world-weary cavalry officer to defend the country's first national park and save the last wild buffalo herd in Yellowstone from poachers, they discover that two wounded hearts can lead to one powerful love. First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Regina Scott and her publisher for sending me a copy of "Nothing Short of Wondrous" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. "Nothing Short of Wondrous" is a refreshing read that transports the reader to Yellowstone National Park and the Hotel run by a young widow who desires to protect her son and the land she loves! Our hero is a young, strong and handsome military man with a haunting past.  He is learning to navigate the area so he can protect the land and wildl...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Saul approved killing,grt persecution broke out,all except Apost scattered;godly men buried Steph(1-2) 2.Saul began destroy church,dragged m/w prison;those scattered preached(3-4) 3.Philip to Samaria;crowds paid attn;impure spirits out,lame healed;grt joy in city(5-8) 4.Simon sorcery boasted he great;ppl gave him attn;he amazed w/sorcery(9-11) 5.believed Philip,were baptized;Simon believed,was baptized,followed Philip(12-13)   6.apostles sent Peter John Samaria;arrived,prayed new believers receive HS;HS not yet come(14-16) 7.P&J placed hands,they recd HS;Simon saw Spirit given laying hands,offered $;give me ability(17-19) 8.P:your $ perish w/you,thought you could buy gift;you no share this ministry,heart not right(20-21) 9.Repent,pray He forgive;you full of bitterness,captive to sin;Simon:pray for me;P&J retd Jerus(22-25)   10.AoL to Philip:go south;met eunuch in...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.A went w/wife,everything,Lot;wealthy livestock,silver,gold(13:1-2) 2.place2place2Bethel where tent earlier;where 1 st built altar(3-4) 3.Lot had flocks,herds,tents;land could not support together;quarreling between herders(5-7) 4.A2L:let’s quarreling ;part co,;Lot saw plain Jordan well watered,like Egypt;chose,set out(8-11) 5.A lived Canaan,Lot lived near Sodom;ppl Sodom wicked sinning greatly(12-13) 6.L2A:look N,S,E,W;all land you see I give you offspring forever;offspr like dust,count(14-16) 7.Go walk through length, breadth;Abram went live Hebron,built altar(17-18)   8.Amraphel (king Shinar),Arioch (Eliasar),Kedorlaomer (Elam),Tidal (Goyim)(14:1) 9.war against Bera (Sodom),Birsha (Gomorrah),Shinab (Admah),Shemeber(Zeboyim),(Bela/Zoar)(2) 10.latter kings joined forces Valley Siddim;12y subj to Kedorlaomer,13 th y rebelled(3-4) 11.14 th y Kedolaomer/kings def Rephaites,Zuzi...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.hp ask Steph:chgs true?repl:G of glory appeard2Abraham b4 Harran;leave country/ppl,go(7:1-3) 2.left,settled Harran,after death fr,G sent to this land;G promisd desc poss land;400y desc enslaved(4-6) 3.punish nation,after worship me this place;gave A covenant circ,A fr Isaac fr Jacob fr 12 patriarchs(7-8) 4.patriarchs jealous Joseph,sold,G w/him;rescued him, gave wisdom,Phar made ruler Egypt/palace(9-10) 5.famine, ancestors find food;Jacob heard grain Egypt,sent forefathers;2 nd visit,Jos told bros(11-13) 6.Jos sent for fr;Jacob went Egypt;bodies brought bk Shechem;time near G fulfill prom # ppl incr(14-17)   7.new king;dealt treacherously;Moses born, 3 mos cared for by fam; placed outside,Phar dtr son(18-21) 8.Moses educated pwerful speech/action;40yo visited Israelites;mistreated,defense kill Egyptian(22-24) 9.Moses thot ppl realize G rescue;next day 2 Israel fightg;man push M...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Shem’s family line,2y after flood,Shem 100 fr Arphaxad;after lived 500y, other sons/dtrs (11:10-11) 2.Arph 35 fr Shelah;after lived 403y, other s/dtrs;Shelah 30 fr Eber;after lived 403y,other s/dtr(12-15) 3.Eber 34 fr Peleg;after lived 430y,other s/dtr;Peleg 30 fr Reu;after lived 209y, other s/dtr(16-19) 4.Reu 32 fr Serug;after lived 207y,other s/dtr;Serug 30 fr Nahor;after lived 200y,other s/dtr(20-23) 5.Nahor 29 fr Terah;after lived 119y,other s/dtr;Terah 70 fr Abram, Nahor, Haran(24-26) 6.Terah fr A,N,H, Haran fr Lot;Haran died Ur;Abram’s wife Sarai,Nahor’s wife Milkah(27-29) 7.Sarai childless;Terah took Abram, Lot Sarai Canaan, Harran settled;Terah 205y Died Harran(30-32)   8.L2Abram:go;great nation, bless you,name great, be blessing;all ppls blessed through you(12:1-3) 9.A 75yo set out from Harran;Sarai, Lot, possessions, ppl, Canaan arrived;traveled through Shechem(4-6) 1...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): (Used Content from 1 October 2019) 1.Ananias/Sapphira sold property;wife’s full knowl kept $,brought rest apostles(5:1-2) 2.P:An,how Satan filld heart,lied HS kept$;u not lied just to human beings but2G(3-4) 3.An heard,died;fear seized all who heard;men buried;3h later wife came(5-7) 4.P:is this $ u got;Y;P:how u test Spirit of L, men who buried husb carry u out;she died,men buried(8-10) 5.grt fear seized church/all who heard(11)   6.Apost perf signs; 1 dare join tho they highly regarded;more believd(12-14) 7.result:ppl brt sick street so P shadow fall on as he passd;crowds bring sick/tormented, heald(15-16) 8.HP&Assoc (Saddu) filld jealousy;arrestd apostl; during night angel L opend doors,brought out(17-19) 9.go tmpl cts,tell ppl re new life;daybrk entr cts,teach;HP/Assoc arr,calld Sanhdrn,sent4apostl(20-21) 10.offcrs find them there,rptd:jail lockd,guards@doors, 1 insi...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Peter John temple prayer 3 afternoon;man lame birth gate Beautiful beg(3:1-2) 2.saw P&J asked money;P:look at us; man gave attention expecting something(3:3-5) 3.P:what I have I give, In name JC walk;tk hand helped up feet ankles became strong(3:6-7) 4.temple courts walking jumping praising G;ppl saw;recognized filled w/wonder amazemt(3:8-10)   5.man held P&J,ppl came;P:this surprise you?;G glorified J;you disowned,murderer released(3:11-14) 6.you killed author life,G raised;by faith in J this man strong,healed(3:15-16) 7.you acted ignorance;this how G fulfilled(3:17-18) 8.repent,turn to G,sins wiped out;He send Mess;Heaven receive Him until G restore everything(3:19-21) 9.Moses:G raise prophet;anyone listen cut off(3:22-23) 10.beginning w/Samuel prophets foretold these days;you heirs prophets covenant Abraham(3:24-25) 11.When G raised,sent first to you,bless(3:26) ...

Fascinating Bible Studies on Every Parable A Change of Pace for Your Bible Study Jesus knew the power of stories to touch people's hearts, so he used parables to teach his followers about the kingdom of God. If you want to know God better, the parables are a great place to start. This book provides short studies on every parable in the Bible. You'll learn what God wants us to know from the prodigal son, the good Samaritan, the lost sheep, the talents, the sower, and many more. Each study includes a summary of the parable, the Scripture reference where it can be found, information on the historical and cultural setting, and key points. At the end of each study are questions that open the door to discussion, reflection, or further investigation, and help you get to the heart of the parable. A wonderful tool for small groups or to add variety to your personal devotions. Let these studies draw you nearer to God as they enhance your understanding of his Word. Dr. William H. Marty  t...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Pentecost together;sound violent wind from heaven;tongues fire separated rest(1-3) 2.filled HS other tongues;G-fearing Jews every nation;bewilderment heard own language(4-6) 3.Galileans?;how our native language?;Parthians,Medes,Elamites,Mesopotamia,Judea,Cappadocia(7-9a) 4.Pontus,Asia;Phrygia,Pamphylia,Egypt,Libya nr Cyrene,Rome;Cretans,Arabs,declaring wonders G(9b-11) 5.amazed perplexed:what this mean?;some made fun:wine(12-13)   6.P:listen; drunk ,9 morning;this spoken prophet Joel;last days pour Spirit;men women,prophesy(14-18) 7.wonders blood,fire,smoke;sun2dkness,moon2blood b4day L;every1 calls name L saved(19-21) 8.J accredited by G;handed over G’s plan,death cross;G raised(22-24) 9.David:L always before me;heart glad,tongue rejoice; let holy 1 decay;fill me joy Your presence(25-28) 10.David died,tomb here;knew G place desc throne;spoke resurr of Mess;G raised J,we witne...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.former bk wrote J began do/teach;until tkn hvn after instructions through HS to Apostles(1:1-2) 2.after suffering,many proofs 40 days; leave Jerus, wait for gift Father promised(3-4) 3.you baptized w/HS(5)   4.L you restore kingdom to Israel;not for you to know;you receive power,witnesses end earth(6-8) 5.taken up;they looking up, suddenly 2 men;why looking sky,J come bk same way(9-11) 6.Apostles returned Jerusalem; went upstairs where staying(12-13) 7.all constantly prayer, women, Mary mother, brothers(14)   8.Peter stood group 120;Scripture fulfilled concerning Judas;he shared ministry(15-17) 9.bought field, intestines spilled; everyone Jerusalem heard(18-19) 10.Psalms: place deserted, another take leadership(20) 11.Choose one with us; from John’s baptism to when J taken(21-22) 12.nominated Joseph (Barsabbas aka Justus), Matthias; prayed Lord show us which; take o...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Bethphage/Bethany,J sent2;go village colt untie;any1 ask?L needs,send bk(11:1-3) 2.found colt,untied;ppl asked what doing;they ans,ppl let go;brought colt J,sat(4-7) 3.ppl spread cloaks/branches road;Hosanna! Blessed cms nom L;Blessed coming kingdom David(8-10) 4.J enter Jerus, late, Bethany(11)   5.next day,J hungry;fig tree,not seas figs;no1 eat fruit from you(12-14) 6.Jerus temple driving out buying/selling, money changers; allow carry mds thru courts(15-16) 7.house prayer/den robbers;CP/toL lk2kill;evening J/disc out of city(17-19)   8.morn fig tree withered from roots;P:tree you cursed withered;have faith(20-22) 9.say mt into sea, doubt ,done;ask prayer believe yours;forgive so Fr forgive you(23-25) 10.( forgive Fr forgive you(26))   11.arr Jerus,J temple, CR/toL came;who gv you authority(27-28) 12.question,you ans,I tell;John’s baptism-heaven? human?(...

 Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.J went across Jordan, ppl, taught;Phar:lawful divorce? What Mos cmd? Mos permitted div(10:1-4) 2.bec heart hard Mos wrote;at beginning G md m/f;m lv fr/mr, united wife;2 bec 1;G joined(5-9) 3.disc asked; div wife,marries another,adultery;div husb,marries another,adultery(10-12)   4.ppl bringing children,disc rebuke;let children cm,koG belongs2these;any1 rec koG lk child enter (13-15) 5.took children, blessed;man:gd tchr,inherit eternal life? No1 gd except G;you know cmdmts(16-19) 6.kept since boy;sell everythg,gv2poor;face fell,went sad;hard4rich enter koG;hard enter koG(20-24) 7.easier camel eye of needle;disc:who can be saved?all possible w/G(25-27) 8.P:we left everythg;no1 left 4me fail to rec100x;first last, last first;2Jerus,disc astonished(28-32) 9.going to Jerus,SoM death;mock, spit, flog, kill, 3d rise;Jas/Jn:do whatever we ask;what;sit rt/lt(33-37) 10.u know what ask,...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.some taste death b4 koG cm pwr;Peter,James,John mountain transfigured;clothes dazzling wt(9:1-3) 2.Elijah Moses;P:gd be here 3 shelters;frightened;cloud,voice:mySon,love,listen;suddenly Jesus(4-8) 3.J orders tell until risen;what “risen” meant;y tol say Elijah 1 st ;E does cm 1 st ,restores,y SoM suffer(9-12) 4.E has cm&they done as wished(13)   5.disc,lg crowd,tol arguing;saw J ran to Him;what arguing about?(14-16) 6.my son poss,rob spch;ask disc drive out,couldn’t;unbelvg gen,bring boy;spirit saw J,convulsion(17-20) 7.how long,from childhood;often thrown fire water kill;everything poss for who believes(21-23) 8.immed:I do,help overcm unbelief;saw crowd running,rebuked;spirit out,boy like corpse(24-26) 9.J lifted2feet;why we couldn’t drive out;only by prayer(27-29) 10.left,thru Galilee,J want any1 know where were;SoM deliverd,kill,3d rise; understand ,afraid ask(30-32) ...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.lg crowd nothing to eat;I have compassion,3 days nothing eat(8:1-2) 2.if send hungry,collapse;where get enough bread(3-4) 3.how many loaves? Seven;crowd sit,thanks,broke distribute(5-6) 4.a few small fish,distribute;ste,satisfied,seven basketfuls left over;4000 present(7-9) 5.boat Dalmanutha;Phar question, to test ask for sign;sighed,no sign be given;left,boat other side(10-13) 6.disc forgot bread,one loaf;beware yeast Phar,Herod;bec we have no bread;y u talk about bread(14-17) 7.eyes fail see,ears fail hear, remember ;5 loaves,5000,basketfuls? 12;7 loaves,4000,basketfuls?7(18-20) 8.still understand ?(21)   9.Bethsaida, blind man;spit on eyes,see?;ppl like trees walking;hands eyes,sight restored(22-25) 10.sent home, go village(26) 11.J/disc villages around Caes Phil,who ppl say I;John Bap,Elijah,proph;who you say,P:Messiah(27-29) 12. tell anyone(30)   13.began te...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.Phar/tol gathered around J;disc eating hands unwashed(7:1-2) 2.Phar/Jews eat unless hands washing,tradition;other traditions:washing cups pitchers,kettles(3-4) 3.Phar/tol2J:why disc eat defiled hands;Isa right,honor lips,hearts far;worship vain,tchg hum rules(5-7) 4.u let go cmds G,hold hum trad;Moses:honor fr/mr;u:declare Corban;no do anything4fr/mr(8-12) 5.nullify woG by tradition(13) 6.J:listen,understand;nothing outside defile, what comes out defiles;(he who has ears to hear…)(14-16) 7.left crowd,disc asked;nothing outside can defile;all foods clean(17-19) 8.what comes out defiles;from heart evil thoughts;evils from inside defile(20-23)   9.J left, could not keep presence secret;woman dtr possessed came;Greek,begged J(24-26) 10.first let children eat;dogs eat children’s crumbs;go,demon left dtr;she home demon gone(27-30)   11.J left Tyre;ppl brought man deaf/hardly...

Literary Americana fiction filled with humor and heart When his wife, Angel, is killed in a head-on collision, Gomez Gomez feels he can't go on--so he doesn't. He spends his days in the bushes next to the crash site drinking Thunderbird wine, and his nights cradling a coffee can full of Angel's ashes. Slow, sure suicide, with no one for company but the snakes, Elvis's ghost, and a strange kid named Bones. Across town, Father Jake Morales plays it safe, haunted by memories of the woman he left behind, hiding his guilt, loss, and love behind a thick wall of cassock and ritual. Then a shady business deal threatens the town--and his good friend Gomez Gomez--and Father Jake can't just stand by and watch. But what happens when the rescuer is the one in need of saving? The Beautiful Ashes of Gomez Gomez  is quirky, heartfelt, and deeply human. Lives and hopes collide in the town of Paradise, stretching across decades and continents in this epic story of forgiveness,...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.J2hometown,disc;Sabb synagogue amazed wisdom miracles;Mary’s son, took offense(6:1-3) 2.proph w/o honor home; miracles there,a few sick heal;amazed lack faith(4-6) 3.Twelve send 2x2;take nothing except staff;sandals not extra shirt;enter house,stay(7-10) 4.not welcome, shake dust;they went, preached repent;drove demons,sick healed(11-13)   5.Herod heard,some:Baptist raised;others: Elijah, prophet;Herod:John beheaded raised(14-16) 6.Herod ordered John prison;John: lawful bros wife;Herodias grudge,wanted kill(17-19) 7.Herod feared John protected;b’day banquet;dtr danced,pleased,ask anything;promised(20-23) 8.to mother:what/head;girl:head John platter;king distressed bec oaths/guests(24-26) 9.immed sent executioner,beheaded;presented to girl/mother;disc tk body,tomb(27-29)   10.apostles reported done.taught;many ppl chance eat;went away solitary place(30-32) 11.many sa...

Ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries who defend the innocent, but when a rustler's bullet leaves one of them at death’s door, they seek out help from Dr. Josephine Burkett. When Josephine's brother is abducted and she is caught in the crossfire, Matthew may have to sacrifice everything—even his team—to save her.

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.They across lake Gerasenes; J impure spirit meet; tombs no bind chain(5:1-3) 2.tore chains no1 strong subdue;night/day cry out cut self;saw J ran knees(4-6) 2.shouted what want Son of MHG;J:come out spirit;what name, Legion many(7-9) 3.begged send out area;pigs feeding nearby;send us pigs;gave permis,spirits pigs,drowned(10-13) 4.those tending pigs reported;came J, saw man, afraid(14-15) 5.told ppl what happened;ppl plead J leave;man begged go with(16-18) 6.J:go home, tell;man tell, ppl amazed(19-20)   7.J crossed lake, large crowd;synagogue leader Jairus came;pleaded dtr dying(21-23) 8.J went crowd followed;wm bleeding 12 years;suffered, spent all, worse(24-26) 9.she behind touched cloak; thought touch, healed;immed bleeding stopped,freed(27-29) 10.J realized, who touched;disc:how you ask;J kept looking(30-32) 11.woman,trembling,told truth;dtr, faith healed you(33-34) 12.ppl f...

Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.J teach lake, crowd lg, boat;taught parables;farmer sow seed; scattering path birds ate(4:1-4) 2.rocky places soil shallow; sun plants scorched withered no root; seed among thorns choked(5-7) 3.J:whoever ears hear(8)   4.Twelve & others asked;secret koG given you;they perceiving , undstdg (9-12) 5.don’t you undstd? Farmer sows word;seed path=Satan takes word,fall away(13-15) 6.rocky places,trouble persecution fall away; thorns, worries deceitfulness choke(16-19) 7.good soil, hear accept produce crop;lamp under bowl, bed, on stand; what hidden be disclosed(20-22) 8.anyone ears hear;measure use measure to you;who has given more,hasn’t taken away(23-25) 9.koG like man scatters seed; seed sprouts grows; soil produces grain;grain ripe harvest come(26-29) 10.what say koG like?mustard seed smallest;grows largest plants; similar parables J spoke(30-33)   11.alone w/disc explained...

First, I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to Susan May Warren and her publisher for sending me a copy of "The Heart of a Hero" to review for them. I am truly grateful for this generosity. I really appreciate the time, effort and expense it takes to make a reviewer copy available to me. Susan May Warren’s latest novel, “The Heart of a Hero” is an action-packed read perfect for a long summer weekend!   Aria Sinclair is caught smack-dab in the middle of a category 4 hurricane in Florida.   Jake Silver can’t get Aria out of his head and, hearing of her predicament, rushes down there in an attempt to rescue her…again. This novel starts off at a run and doesn’t let up until the last page is turned!   I have not read “The Way of the Brave,” yet, which is the first offering in this Global Search and Rescue Series.   But even though Jake and Aria’s relationship began in that novel, this book reads really well on its own.   In fact, it makes me want to rea...

  Content ( not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line ): 1.A wife Keturah;sons;A left everything Isaac;gifts2sons sent east;A 175y;died;Is/Ish buried w/S(25:1-10) 2.G bless Is;acct Ish ;sons;12 tribal rulers;Ish 137y died;lived hostility tribes related(11-18) 3.acct Is;40y Rebekah;prayed,Reb preg;babies jostled,she inquired;L:2nations womb;twin boys(19-24) 4.1 st red Esau;heel Jacob,Is 60y;Esau hunter Jacob home;Is lv E,Reb lv Jac;Jac cooking E famished(25-29) 5.me have stew;sell birthright;what good is brithright;swear,swore;E despised birthright(30-34)   6.famine Is2Phil Gerar;L:not go Egypt;stay,I bless,gv lands;bec A obeyed;Is stayed Gerar(26:1-6) 7.wife=sister afraid kill;king saw Is caressing;she wife;what you done;any1 harm man/wife,death(7-11) 8.Is crops L blessed;rich;flocks,herd,svts;wells Phil fill earth;Abim:move;Is moved;reopen wells(12-18) 9.svts dug well;herders quarreled;dug another, quarreled;moved, dug another, quarrel...