Echoes from the Campfire

There is] No hope for any man or any woman except in God!”
–Zane Grey  (The Desert of Wheat)

“Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the LORD opened up a [trail] through the water with a strong east wind.  The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land.”
–Exodus 14:21 (NLT)

Echoes from the Campfire

The truth was, most plans did fail, to one degree or another, for one reason or another.  He had survived as a Ranger because he was quick to respond to what he had actually found, not because his planning was infallible.”
–Larry McMurtry  (Lonesome Dove)

“Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt?  It was the LORD, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law.”
–Isaiah 42:24 (NLT)

Echoes from the Campfire

Whatever a man does leaves a trail behind, and in his passing he leaves the indication of the manner of man he is, of his character, and even something of his plans.”
–Louis L’Amour  (High Lonesome)

“‘But you priests have left God’s paths.  Your instructions have caused many to stumble into sin.  You have corrupted the covenant I made with the Levites,’ says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.”
–Malachi 2:8 (NLT)

Echoes from the Campfire

He had since decided that most problems never materialize if a man holds himself always ready.”
–Elmer Kelton (Stand Proud)

“Therefore, this is what the LORD says: ‘I will put obstacles in my people’s [trail]. Fathers and sons will both fall over them. Neighbors and friends will die together.'”
–Jeremiah 6:21 (NLT)