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					<description><![CDATA[“No one is holy like the LORD, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2 Whilst hiking near a series of waterfalls, we came across some geological formations worth remembering.&#160; The rock pictured above is basalt, which is the result of rapidly cooling lava. When things cool off, they tend to shrink. If the object is large, like say, a large, hot rock, then the cooling takes place at different rates throughout the material. This causes stress on the entire rock. There is a rather complex mathematical formula – which I &#8230;]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 I never was much into rocks per se. I knew they were good for tossing at things and into lakes and such, and I knew I wouldn’t much care to get beaned on the coconut by one. Other than that, I didn’t give too much thought to rocks while I was growing up. Rock formations near where I now live are varied and unique, at least to my untrained eye. Some are quite striking, with various patterned layers of color and &#8230;]]></description>
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Photo by Jim L He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. “And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:15-18 A friend of mine recently sent me the above photo. &#8230;]]></description>
		
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