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The
big old meeting house had filled sufficiently to use
the 'Amen' corner pews, and the lamplight cast a
warm glow on the ancient tongue-in-groove planks
forming the interior walls and ceiling. Part of the
congregation sweated from being too close to the
coal stove, and the rest snuggled a little because
they were too far from it. Some read the hymnbooks,
and others contemplated the pictures on the fans
donated by a local funeral home. The preacher had
passed the first hour after taking his text, and was
still going strong.
At the second hour, he showed no signs of flagging.
Almost on the third hour, several remarks that
sounded something like the signs of a conclusion
failed to achieve their promise.
Finally, an exhausted, exasperated old brother took
off his good heavy dress shoe and hurled it at the
speaker's head. It was close, but missed the back of
the unphased orator's noggin by four inches and
sailed onward to catch his own sweet wife squarely
on the forehead. As she teetered on the brink of
consciousness, need overcame her customary silence,
and she was heard to beg, "Hit me with the other
one, Paw, for I can still hear him!" |
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Courtesy of Hulan
Bass
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Vegetable Slaw
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Here is what you
need:
3 cups - shredded cabbage
5 plum tomatoes (seeded and chopped)
1 cup - fresh broccoli florets, cut into small
pieces
1 cup - cauliflower, cut into small pieces
½ cup - chopped red onion
½ cup - fat-free sour cream
¼ cup - reduced fat Mayo
1 tbsp - vinegar
¾ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - pepper
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Here is how to do
it:
In a bowl, combine the cabbage, tomatoes, broccoli,
cauliflower & red onion.
In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise,
vinegar, salt and pepper; pour over the cabbage
mixture, and toss until coated evenly.
Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Yields 6
servings!
Sister Winifred
Farmer, Bettendorf, IA |
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"Therefore let all the house of Israel know
assuredly, that God hath made that Jesus, whom ye
have crucified, both Lord and Christ." (Acts
2:36)
Sometimes as we look at verses such as this one, we
tend to look over certain words thinking we
understand what is being said, without giving much
thought of who and what is being said. In this verse
the word (Israel) is being used. Sometimes this word
is used to describe natural Israel, sometimes it is
used to describe spiritual Israel, and sometimes it
is used to describe both natural and spiritual
Israel. In Romans 9:6 Paul says; "Not as though
the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are
not all Israel, which are of Israel." Other
words just because you are a natural Jew and born in
Israel does not mean that you are a true Israelite.
In Romans 2:28 Paul says; "For he is not a Jew,
which is one outwardly; neither is that
circumcision, which is outward in the flesh: But he
is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is
that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the
letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God."
What I am saying in putting this out is that both
Jew, both Gentile, natural or spiritual is embraced
in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was our sins
that nailed Christ to the cross and it was the love
of God to us that kept him there.
Brother George |
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Monday, April the
27th, 2009 under cloudy skies, wind from the south
at six mph, with the temperature at sixty-nine
degrees.
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