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There's JOY in the Kitchen ~
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A true friend never gets in your way unless you
happen to be going down. THIS WEEK: * STAYING
AT OUR POST= Ever felt like throwing in the
towel? Had enough of the gossip and rumors,
judgments and long hours? Then this story is for
you. . . * RECIPES - POEMS - NUGGETS - LAUGHTER -
THOUGHTS = All from you!
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STAYING AT OUR POST
Companions as we are in this work with you, we
beg you, please don't squander one bit of this
marvelous life God has given us. God reminds us,
"I heard your call in the nick of time; The
day you needed me, I was there to help."
Well, now is the right time to listen, the day
to be helped. Don't put it off; don't frustrate
God's work by showing up late, throwing a
question mark over everything we're doing. Our
work as God's servants gets validated - or not -
in the details. People are watching us as we stay
at our post, alertly, unswervingly . . .in hard
times, tough times, bad times, when we're beaten
up, jailed, and mobbed; working hard, working
late, working without eating; with pure heart,
clear head, steady hand; in gentleness, holiness,
and honest love; when we're telling the truth,
and when God's showing his power, when we're
doing our best setting things right; when we're
praised, and when we're blamed; slandered, and
honored; true to our word, though distrusted;
ignored by the world, but recognized by God;
terrifically alive, though rumored to be dead;
beaten within an inch of our lives, but refusing
to die; immersed in tears, yet always filled with
deep joy; living on handouts, yet enriching many;
having nothing, having it all.
Dear, dear (Pastors), I can't tell you how
much I long for you to enter this wide-open,
spacious life. We didn't fence you in. The
smallness you feel comes from within you. Your
lives aren't small, but you're living them in a
small way. I'm speaking as plainly as I can and
with great affection. Open up your lives. Live
openly and expansively!
Don't become partners with those who reject
God. (Choose your friends carefully.) How can you
make a partnership out of right and wrong? That's
not partnership; that's war. Is light best
friends with dark? Does Christ go strolling with
the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands? Who
would think of setting up pagan idols in God's
Holy Temple? But that is exactly what we are,
each of us a temple in whom God lives. God
himself put it this way:
"I'll live in them, move into them;
I'll be their God and they'll be my people.
so leave the corruption and compromise;
leave it for good," says God.
"Don't link up with those who will pollute
you.
I want you all for myself.
I'll be a Father to you;
you'll be sons and daughters to me."
The Word of the Master, God."
Taken from The Message Bible, 2 Corinthians 6,
the Apostle Paul, speaking the the Corinthians.
(Italics and parenthesis mine.)
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HUMOR FROM THE CHAT ROOM
Justaservn, relates the story of a Sunday
School teacher who was teaching the children
about the good Samaritan. He asked the children
if they knew why the priests had passed by the
man on the road to Jericho. A little girl raised
her hand and said, "Because he had already
been robbed?"
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Joy In The Kitchen Chats
To find us, just go to "People's
Connection", click on Private Room and type
in JoyInTheKitchen then once you are in the room,
remember to drop the heart in your Favorite
Places. Next time, just click on it from you
Favorite Places file.
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More Humor From The Pulpit
NO , IT CAN'T BE !
"You'll be preaching in three weeks ,"
said my supervising pastor soon after I"d
arrived to begin internship . I'd expected to be
in the pulpit sooner but was grateful for the
reprieve . The big day approached and as usual I
had everything organized .
Part of my plan was to be at church for the 8
a.m. service by 6:45 . That way I could practice
a bit and get the feel of "the stage ."
Horrors ! I jerked awake at 7:40 a.m. and , eyes
abulge , `shook my wife . "Why didn't you
wake me ? I fairly screamed . She mumbled
something , but I was already flying toward the
bathroom , where I brushed my teeth for a few
seconds . " Maybe I can shave after the
first service ," I said to myself .
"But that hair. Oof ! No time ." Time .
Why hadn't the alarm gone off ? Aha ! It hadn't
gone off because I'd never set it . I was racing
around like a madman early Saturday morning . Who
me---anxious? Whatever gave you that idea ?
THE REV. JOHNNY BELL
ONWARD , CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS
Some time ago we phoned an orphanage in Brazil to
ask how our congregation--Streams in the Desert
Lutheran Church -- could help . Maybe it was a
missed translation or simply a bad connection .
Whatever , the first letter we received from the
orphanage was addressed to "Desert Firearms
Lutheran Church ."
CHARIES PROKOPP
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POT LUCK !
Recipes
BAKED BEANS
A homemade version of baked beans sure to please
all.
Makes a great mix to give as gifts.
2 med. onions, fresh, chopped
1 clove garlic, fresh, minced
2 tbs. olive oil
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1 whole carrot, fresh, thinly sliced
1/4 cup tamari (a type of soy sauce)
1/2 cup molasses, medium
1 tbs. mustard, dry
1/2 tsp. ginger, ground
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2 cups pinto beans, cooked
DIRECTIONS:
1. Sauté' onion and garlic in oil until
translucent, about 20 to 30 minutes.
2. Add carrot and spices and sauté'.
3. Add beans. Bake, covered, at 300 degrees for
1-1/2 hours or until done.
Serves 4
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A friend loves at all times, and a
brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:1 NAS
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"A PRECIOUS LOVE SONG FOR
THEE"
You woke me up this morning
so tenderly,
with a gentle breeze,
Your whispers of love
bringing me
directly to my knees.
My voice gave way to singing
a precious love song for Thee,
my tears praising Jesus
through a stirring melody,
befitting our True King
as He shed His blood for me.
Oh, how I love Thee
as He hung with His arms
open wide for me,
loving me unconditionally,
above and beyond all that I can perceive.
Like an eagle rising,
I soared above the clouds
to greet Thee,
dancing atop His mighty wings,
His wings of love for me.
All that I can see
is His love for me
He's all that I want to sing
A precious love song for Thee
Oh how I love Thee
Oh how much more He loves me...
His loving arms wide open for me...
Jesus....
King of Kings.....
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YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE GIFT to
Sarah's Tent is used for things such as
Scholarships for Annual Pastors Wives Retreats
across the U.S., Financial Aid towards Crisis
Counseling for the Pastors Family.
Make checks payable to Sarah's Tent and send
in care of LIVING STONES CHURCH / P.O. Box 964 /
Broomfield, CO 80038-0964 / USA ~ (Sarah's Tent
is a World Wide Internet Ministry hosted by
LIVING STONES CHURCH and as a co-operative effort
of churches and pastors throughout the United
States.)
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Joy In The Kitchen is an extension of Sarah's
Tent An online ministry devoted to gathering
together God's silent warriors, the wives of
pastors and ministers of all denominations and
cultural backgrounds, as well as their families,
for fellowship, support, laughter and prayer. Isa
51:1-2 / Isa 54:2-3 / Heb 10:24-25
Shannon Parish and her husband, Dewayne, are senior
pastors of LIVING STONES CHURCH / P.O. Box 964,
Broomfield, CO 80038-0964 / 303-487-1333
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