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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
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> I use Crosswalk.com too Cin! It's a good tool to look
> up those scriptures, you know are in The Book, but
> can't remember where! I use blueletterbible.com as
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great, there are several very helpful study web sites
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
Oct 13, 2008 7:04 PM
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I use Crosswalk.com too Cin! It's a good tool to look up those scriptures, you know are in The Book, but can't remember where! I use blueletterbible.com as well.
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
Oct 13, 2008 12:09 PM
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The Forgotten Vital Organ
by Katherine Peters, Crosswalk.com News & Culture Editor
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21
I have decided that many, many medical textbooks are wrong. Each and every one of them has actually left out an vital organ. Yes, they've remembered the heart and the brain and even that strange thing called a pancreas (I know it's important, I just forget why sometimes). But look through the books all you want, and you'll find not one mention of the most obvious vital organ of all: the tongue.
Then again, I myself often choose to ignore the importance of the tongue. I'd rather not believe it has "the power of life and death." I'd like to pretend my tongue is more like an appendix or a gall bladder -- easy to forget about because it's not that important -- but that's just not the case. Snapping at my family when I'm tired, nagging, and complaining all release a poison from my tongue that works its way through my whole being (James 3:6). Not only that, I infect others with my attitudes and motivations. I begin to spread a disease.
Contrast that with the "words of the wise," as Proverbs says many times. Their words heal and strengthen as they spread encouragement, wisdom, peace, and the Gospel message. Oh, and -- get this -- the wise actually use their tongues less than other people. The more powerful the tongue, the less it needs to be used. It's like the heart of a well-trained athlete -- when someone is really in shape, the beats per minute actually decrease as the heart becomes more and more efficient. In the same way, why don't I condition my tongue to speak fewer words with more meaning?
In Genesis 1, God spoke into the darkness, and there was light. Those "mere words" created something from nothing, showing the power of speaking out. My pastor in college told us that this verse had meaning for us, too, since we are created in God's image. We are meant to speak out and bring light from the darkness as He did. That's the power of the tongue in a crazy world. The question is whether we choose to speak light or just add to the darkness.
That little muscle called the tongue holds the power of life and death. That's no small matter. So let's be careful how we exercise it.
Intersecting Faith & Life: Grab a concordance and look up the words "mouth" and "tongue." The reference lists are extensive. It gets even bigger if you include the words "speak" and words." Then, take a seven day challenge to "tame the tongue" in just one way. Perhaps try encouraging instead of complaining. Even taming just that one area is like trying to control a wildfire (James 3:5). Don't get discouraged, but take each opportunity to thank God for the "new song" that He has given you to sing (Psalm 40:3).
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
Sep 16, 2008 5:59 PM
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Hahahaha!! That took me a while to read but was very much worth it. Poor Jasper. The exchange between Jen and Cin afterward was almost as funny as the story itself! 
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 15, 2008 7:30 PM
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> > Cin, did you get tipsy , like Jasper? Lol!
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> NOW JENN.......I DIDN'T SAY I ATE THE WHOLE PAN
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 13, 2008 11:30 AM
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> Cin, did you get tipsy , like Jasper? Lol!
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NOW JENN.......I DIDN'T SAY I ATE THE WHOLE PAN
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 11, 2008 3:28 PM
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Cin, did you get tipsy , like Jasper? Lol!
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 11, 2008 2:12 PM
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> Thanks, Cin! I enjoyed that story very much. It put
> very vivid and funny pictures in my head-lol!
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Jenn.........
Glad you enjoyed it......I laughed so hard I almost peed my pants.
Took me way back to my younger days when I was first interested in watching my Grandmothers cooking......one of them always made yeast rolls, breads, sweet rolls....etc.
I loved the smell soooooo much I'd sneak a bite (or snatch a whole roll) every now and again . USUALLY ending up with a belly ache!!!! Never learned my lesson......still love the smell and taste of a good yeast roll dough .
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 11, 2008 3:49 AM
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Thanks, Cin! I enjoyed that story very much. It put very vivid and funny pictures in my head-lol!
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD...Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
Sep 8, 2008 1:19 PM
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Those of you who have/had animals will probably appreciate this more. It
is a story that is hilarious in itself and the person that wrote it is a very
good\funny writer which made the story even better. ~ I found it in my
Thanksgiving file.....hope you enjoy!!!
Jasper and the Unbaked Yeast Rolls
We have a fox terrier by the name of Jasper. He came to us in the summer
of 2001 from the fox terrier rescue program. For those of you, who are
unfamiliar with this type of adoption, imagine taking in a 10-year-old
child about whom you know nothing and committing to doing your best to
be a good parent.
Like a child, the dog came with his own idiosyncrasies. He will only
sleep on the bed, on top of the covers, nuzzled as close to my face as
he can get without actually performing a French kiss on me.
Lest you think this is a bad case of 'no discipline,' I should tell you
that Perry and I tried every means to break him of this habit including
locking him in a separate bedroom for several nights. The new door cost
over $200. But I digress...
Five weeks ago we began remodeling our house. Although the cost of the
project is downright obnoxious, it was 20 years overdue AND it got me
out of cooking Thanksgiving for family, extended family, and a lot of
friends that I like more than family most of the time.
I was assigned the task of preparing 124 of my famous yeast dinner rolls
for the two Thanksgiving feasts we did attend. I am still cursing the
electrician for getting the new oven hooked up so quickly. It was the
only appliance in the whole darn house that worked, thus the assignment.
I made the decision to cook the rolls on Wed evening to reheat Thurs
am. Since the kitchen was freshly painted, you can imagine the odor. Not
wanting the rolls to smell like Sherwin Williams #586, I put the rolls
on baking sheets and set them in the living room to rise hours.
Perry and I decided to go out to eat, returning in about an hour. The
rolls were ready to go in the oven. It was 8:30 PM. When I went to the
living room to retrieve the pans, much to my shock one whole pan of 12
rolls was empty. I called out to Jasper and my worst nightmare became a
reality. He literally wobbled over to me. He looked like a combination
of the Pillsbury dough boy and the Michelin Tire man wrapped up in fur.
He groaned when he walked. I swear even his cheeks were bloated. I ran
to the phone and called our vet. After a few seconds of uproarious
laughter, he told me the dog would probably be OK, however, I needed to
give him Pepto Bismol every 2 hours for the rest of the night. God
only knows why I thought a dog would like Pepto Bismol any more than my
kids did when they were sick. Suffice it to say that by the time we went
to bed the dog was black, white and pink. He was so bloated we had to
lift him onto the bed for the night.
We arose at 7:30 and as we always do first thing; put the dog out to
relieve himself. Well, the dog was as drunk as a sailor on his first
leave. He was running into walls, falling flat on his butt, and most of
the time when he was walking his front half was going one direction and
the other half was either dragging the grass or headed 90 degrees in
another direction.
He couldn't lift his leg to pee, so he would just walk and pee at the
same time. When he ran down the small incline in our backyard, he
couldn't stop himself and nearly ended up running into the fence. His
pupils were dilated and he was as dizzy as a loon. I endured another few
seconds of laughter from the vet (second call within 12 hours) before he
explained that the yeast had fermented in his belly and that he was
indeed drunk. He assured me that, not unlike most binges we humans go
through, it would wear off after about 4 or 5 hours and to keep giving
him Pepto Bismol.
Afraid to leave him by himself in the house, Perry and I loaded him up
and took him with us to my sister's house for the first Thanksgiving
meal of the day. My sister lives outside of Muskogee on a ranch, (10 to
15 minute drive). Rolls firmly secured in the trunk (124 less 12) and
drunk dog leaning from the back seat onto the console of the car between
Perry and me, we took off.
Now I know you probably don't believe that dogs burp, but believe me
when I say that after eating a tray of risen unbaked yeast rolls, DOGS
WILL BURP. These burps were pure Old Charter. They would have matched or
beat any smell in a drunk tank at the police station. But that's not the
worst of it.
Now he was beginning to let off gas and it smelled like baked rolls.
God strike me dead if I am not telling the truth! We endured this for
the entire trip to Karen's, thankful she didn't live any further away
than she did. Once Jasper was firmly placed in my sister's garage with
the door locked, we finally sat down to enjoy our first Thanksgiving
meal of the day. The dog was the topic of conversation all morning long
and everyone made trips to the garage to witness my drunken dog, each
returning with a tale of Jasper's latest endeavor to walk without
running into something.
Of course, as the old adage goes, 'what goes in, must come out' and
Jasper was no exception. Granted, if it had been me that had eaten 12
risen, unbaked yeast rolls, you might as well have put a concrete block
up my behind, but alas a dog's digestive system is quite different from
yours or mine. I discovered this was a mixed blessing when we prepared
to leave Karen's house. Having discovered his 'packages' on the garage
floor, we loaded him up in the car so we could hose down the floor.
This was another naive decision on our part. The blast of water from the
hose hit the poop on the floor and the poop on the floor withstood the
blast from the hose. It was like Portland cement beginning to set up and
cure. We finally tried to remove it with a shovel. I (obviously no one
else was going to offer their services) had to get on my hands and knees
with a coarse brush to get the remnants off of the floor. And as if this
wasn't degrading enough, the darn dog in his drunken state had walked
through the poop and left paw prints all over the garage floor that had
to be brushed, too.
Well, by this time the dog was sobering up nicely so we took him home
and dropped him off before we left for our second Thanksgiving dinner at
Perry's sister's house. I am happy to report that as of today (Monday)
the dog is back to normal both in size and temperament. He has had a
bath and is no longer tricolor. None the worse for wear ... I presume.
I am also happy to report that just this evening I found 2 risen unbaked
yeast rolls hidden inside my closet door. It appears he must have come
to his senses after eating 10 of them but decided hiding 2 of them for
later would not be a bad idea. Now, I'm doing research on the computer
as to: 'How to clean unbaked dough from the carpet.'
And how was your day????
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
Jul 5, 2008 10:28 PM
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I used to have a little toy motorcycle with a little plastic man on it (don't ask me where I got this thing, being a girl and all!) and I used to play with it by sending it up into the air and over things while yelling, "EVEL KNEIVEL!" like it was some kind of magic incantation. 
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
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I received this in my email this morning, thought it was funny.....
Free Tickets
Hey everyone,
I have 4 extra tickets for the Robbie Knievel daredevil event at Arrowhead next weekend if anybody wants them. As you know, Robbie Knievel followed in his dad's footsteps and is one of the greatest daredevil jumpers of our time.
At this event, he's going to try to jump 5000 Obama supporters with a bull dozer.
Please let me know by Friday.
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
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Bran Muffins
The couple was 85 years old, and had been married for sixty years. Though they were far from rich, they managed to get by because they watched their pennies.
Though not young, they were both in very good health, largely due to the wife's insistence on healthy foods and exercise for the last decade.
One day, their good health didn't help when they went on a rare vacation and their plane crashed, sending them off to Heaven.
They reached the pearly gates, and St. Peter escorted them inside. He took them to a beautiful mansion, furnished in gold and fine silks, with a fully stocked kitchen and a waterfall in the master bath. A maid could be seen hanging their favorite clothes in the closet.
They gasped in astonishment when he said, 'Welcome to Heaven. This will be your home now.'
The old man asked Peter how much all this was going to cost. 'Why, nothing,' Peter replied, 'remember, this is your reward in Heaven.'
The old man looked out the window and right there he saw a championship golf course, finer and more beautiful than any ever built on Earth.
'What are the greens fees?,' grumbled the old man.
'This is heaven,' St. Peter replied. 'You can play for free, every day.'
Next they went to the clubhouse and saw the lavish buffet lunch, with every imaginable cuisine laid out before them, from seafood to steaks to exotic deserts, free flowing beverages.
'Don't even ask,' said St. Peter to the man. This is Heaven, it is all free for you to enjoy.'
The old man looked around and glanced nervously at his wife.
'Well, where are the low fat and low cholesterol foods, and the decaffeinated tea?,' he asked.
'That's the best part,' St. Peter replied. 'You can eat and drink as much as you like of whatever you like, and you will never get fat or sick.This is Heaven!'
The old man pushed, 'No gym to work out at?'
'Not unless you want to,' was the answer.
'No testing my sugar or blood pressure or...'
'Never again. All you do here is enjoy yourself.'
The old man glared at his wife and said, 'You and your bran muffins. We could have been here ten years ago!'
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
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"The Government is my Shepherd. I need not work.
" It allows me to lie down on good jobs.
"It leadeth me beside still factories.
"It destroyeth my initiative. It leadeth me in the path of the parasite for politics sake.
"Yea! Though I walk through the valley of laziness and deficit spending, I will fear no evil; For the government is with me. its doles and its vote getters they comfort me.
"It prepareth an economic utopia for me by appropriating the earnings of my grandchildren. It filleth my head with bologna; my inefficiency runneth over.
"Surely the government will care for me all the days of my life.
"and I shall dwell in a fool's paradise forever."
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Re: RECIPE FOR A BETTER WORLD
Apr 29, 2008 8:49 PM
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> > > 5 years dressing (4 1/2 years for
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> OK, now you've gone and gotten me curious - you're a
> bald-headed man?
oooop's, guess I didn't get this one cleaned up very well before I posted it..the gentleman who sent it to us is ''bald''.(by choice)
I'll try harder on my ''clean-up's'' for postings from now on!!!!
P.S. AT LEAST NOW I KNOW YOU ARE READING THEM
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