Homefires Hearth Tuesday June 30, 2009

 

Homefires Hearth by JJL Ministries
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** Overview **  
Welcome
From the Editor 
The  Bible in One Year
Pearls of Wisdom
Today's Challenge
Shared Pearls 
Old Requests
New Requests 
Sisters at the Hearth   
Recipe Requests    
Old Requests
New Requests
AAmazing Grace Devotional by Pastor Jeff
Blessing 
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Welcome to Homefires Hearth

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Welcome to today's Homefires Hearth. I'd like to extend a warm
welcome  to all the new subscribers today. It is all the members
who make this  newsletter what it is. Thanks for making it a
success! Do you have a  favorite tip or idea? Send them to:
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Put the topic in the subject line, and please include your first
name,  and state.

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From Janette's  Desk
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It's been hot in California. This afternoon we had the winds come

up, and the first thing I thought of was wildfires. It sends a chill up

my spine. Not two minutes later, I saw a dumb girl hanging her

cigarette out the window. I don't understand. The cost of fire is so high.

 

We live just two miles from where an arsonist started fires and

5 firefighters were killed. Earlier this month, the arsonist

was sentenced to death, after being charged with setting 23 fires.

Pastor Jeff and I didn't know the man, but we saw him many times

when we took our car to be serviced where he worked.

 

What can we do? Lots of prayer.

 

Have a great week!

 

Blessings,
Janette
 
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From Pastor Jeff's Desk

 

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Here are the official results of the Bible study poll.

"How to Study the Bible" by a landslide.

I am getting the study ready and will begin
on July 1st, just a few more days. I can't wait,

it's going to be awesome.

Started chapter Seventeen of the book of Revelation,
verse by verse study and it is awesome. You don't

want to miss a lesson from here on out. I am looking

forward to more of your questions, comments and insights.

http://DailyBibleStudies.org
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We all need to memorize scripture, why not do it together?
New verses each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Monday's Memory Verses: Psalm 23:1
Read them out loud a few times, I did.

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Abundant Blessings
Pastor Jeff


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The Bible in  One Year
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Daily Bible Reading - 2009

Read through your Bible with passages from both the
Old and New Testament each day.     

 

June
 26 – II Chronicles 8-10; Acts 5:1-16
  27 – II Chronicles 11-13; Acts 5:17-42
  28 – II Chronicles 14-16; Acts 6
  29 – II Chronicles 17, 18; Acts 7:1-19
  30 – II Chronicles 19, 20; Acts 7:20-40

 

July

1 – II Chronicles 21-23; Acts 7:41-60
    2 – II Chronicles 24, 25; Acts 8:1-25
    3 – II Chronicles 26-28; Acts 8:26-40
    4 – II Chronicles 29, 30; Acts 9:1-25
    5 – II Chronicles 31, 32; Acts 9:26-43
    6 – II Chronicles 33, 34; Acts 10:1-22
    7 – II Chronicles 35, 36; Acts 10:23-48
    8 – Ezra 1, 2; Acts 11
    9 – Ezra 3-5; Acts 12
  10 – Ezra 6, 7; Acts 13:1-13
  11 – Ezra 8, 9; Acts 13:14-39
  12 – Ezra 10; Acts 13:40-52
  13 – Nehemiah 1-3; Acts 14
  14 – Nehemiah 4-6; Acts 15:1-18
  15 – Nehemiah 7, 8; Acts 15:19-41
  16 – Nehemiah 9, 10; Acts 16:1-24
  17 – Nehemiah 11, 12; Acts 16:25-40
  18 – Nehemiah 13; Acts 17
  19 – Esther 1, 2; Acts 18
  20 – Esther 3-5; Acts 19:1-22
  21 – Esther 6-8; Acts 19:23-41
  22 – Esther 9, 10; Acts 20:1-16
  23 – Job 1-3; Acts 20:17-38
  24 – Job 4-6; Acts 21:1-26
  25 – Job 7-9; Acts 21:27-40
  26 – Job 10-13; Acts 22
  27 – Job 14-16; Acts 23
  28 – Job 17-20; Acts 24
  29 – Job 21-23; Acts 25
  30 – Job 24-28; Acts 26
  31 – Job 29-31; Acts 17:1-20
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Pearls of Wisdom  
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When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don't
throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the
engineer. Corrie Ten Boom

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Today's  Challenge  
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Clean laundry room, wipe down washer and dryer.

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Shared Pearls Tips and  Helps
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This is a great way to get answers from a variety of
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Sisters at the Hearth  Recipes
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CORNBREAD  SALAD - Very different, yet very delicious! (Serves 12,
but recipe can  be halved, or take to a pot luck dinner or picnic
and listen for the "oooohs and  aaaahs".)
   
I got this recipe from an ezine that I subscribe to. I have not yet
tried this, but am very anxious to do so. So thought I would pass it
along and share this with you...:) ENJOY, Barb in 'Sunny' CA...:)
          
INGREDIENTS: 
1 box (16 ounces) cornbread mix - Cooked & crumbled per pkg. directions
1 pound bacon - fried, drained & crumbled 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 1/2 cups dairy sour cream
1 ounce package dry ranch dressing mix
2 (15 ounces each) cans pinto beans, drained & rinsed
1 green bell pepper - chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
3 or 4 fresh tomatoes, chopped
2 cans whole kernel corn - drained
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
    
HOW TO PREPARE: 
While cornbread is cooking, fry bacon.  After cooking cornbread and
bacon, crumble in a bowl and set both aside. Stir together the dry
dressing mix, mayo and sour cream in medium bowl.   
    
In a large serving bowl or dish, crumble half the cornbread in the
bottom. Top with one can of the pinto beans. Layer other ingredients
as follows: 
   
half of the bell pepper,
half of tomatoes, and 
half the onion. Then sprinkle with half of the grated cheese.   
   
   
Then add one can of the corn, (drained), half the bacon, and half of
salad dressing mixture. 
                              
Repeat layers using other can of pinto beans and corn (drained),
plus remaining ingredients as listed above. Cover and refrigerate
for at least 3 hours and serve cold. Good leftover next day, too. 

Barb in CA

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A great dessert pie for your Fourth of July Picnic.  Easy and quick too! 

Darlene..Fl.

PINEAPPLE SOUR CREAM PIE

1 pre-made graham cracker crust
1 16 oz. sour cream (regular or fat free)
1 large package instant vanilla Jell-O pudding
1 16 oz. can crushed pineapple (drained of liquid)

In bowl, blend sour cream and package of instant pudding mix (just the
pudding mix, no milk). Once blended, add and blend in the drained
crushed pineapple.
Place mixture in graham cracker crust and refrigerate for at least 2 or
more hours before serving.
The top may be decorated with additional pineapple or fruit toppings.

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WW Cherry Cheesecake

2/3 cup cottage cheese
Artificial sweetener equal to 6 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon lemon rind, grated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs, separated
1/4 cup evaporated skim milk
1/3 cup ins tant nonfat dry milk

Combine cottage cheese, sweetener, lemon rind, vanilla extract,
egg yolks, evaporated milk and dry milk in a blender and blend
for about 1 minute until well mixed. Transfer to a bowl.

In another bowl beat egg whites until they stand in stiff peaks;
fold into the cheese mixture. Transfer to springform pan and
bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees F.

Cherry Topping
1 cup sweet cherries, pitted
1/4 cup diet cherry-flavored beverage
Artificial sweetener, to taste
1/4 teaspoon cherry extract

In a covered saucepan, cook cherries in beverage until they
are tender and liquid is evaporated. Sweeten, add cherry
extract, spread over baked cheesecake and return to oven
5 minutes more.


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Daily Word by Pastor Jeff 
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"Now behold, two of them were traveling that same
day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven
miles from Jerusalem. And they talked together of
all these things which had happened." Luke 24:13-14

It was a sad duo who trekked along the road to Emmaus. Sorrow
filled their hearts and weighted their sandals like lead. Instead of joy
and gladness dominating their conversation, they talked of what could
have been and what should have been and what was. What they had
expected and wanted was to be discussing the crowning of Jesus as
their Messiah -- the one who would free them from the tyranny of Rome.
What they got was a crucified leader, in the grave now for three days.

Well, some women and a couple of the apostles had been to the tomb.
They said He was not there, but no one reputable had seen Him. (Mary
didn't count -- she was simply too excited and who would believe that
she saw both an angel and the Lord?) No, it was a sad day. A stranger
joined them. Listening to their conversation for a moment, he asked to
be brought up to speed on the matter. After the briefing, he began to
tell them a few things about their Messiah. He began in Genesis and
ran all the way through the major and minor prophets explaining why
Jesus had to suffer the way He did. The two were amazed! They saw

all that happened in a new light. But the fact remained that Jesus was
dead -- and His body was missing! Arriving in Emmaus, the stranger
made his salutation as though he would continue on, but a good
teaching deserved a good meal so the two persuaded the one to
stay a while.

Supper was hot when they entered the room. As guest of honor, the
stranger was asked to bless the meal. He picked up a loaf of warm
bread, broke it, and gave thanks -- then vanished in thin air as the
two recognized that the stranger was JESUS! (I'm sitting here with
goosebumps on my skin and my heart pumping a million times a
second, just from writing that and then reading it again, I pray you
feel the same.) Where was I? Oh yes, It can be that way
sometimes. We have our minds and hearts set on something. We
pray for it and about it and it never seems to come about. When at
last dejection sets in, we feel we have been abandoned by the only
hope that we had. It's then that someone comes to us -- maybe a
stranger, maybe a friend, maybe a spouse, and tells us the truth of
the matter.

We listen -- half-heartedly. We nod our heads in agreement, but we
don't understand -- not until we at long last have our eyes opened to
the reality of JESUS in the messenger. The answer was there all the
time, we just looked at it in the wrong way! As with the men from
Emmaus, our hearts are burning with the joy of knowing Jesus
again! Our hearts are filled to overflowing. We've just got to tell
somebody what Jesus did for us! Perhaps today you are down
and out, the answers seem far away. Open your heart and let
Jesus -- the resurrected Messiah, Savior -- come in. Let Him
shed the light of understanding into the dusty, cob web filled
recesses of your spirit and renew your faith!

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Blessing 
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N-o-w may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus
from the dead,  that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the
blood of the everlasting  covenant, make you complete in
every good work to do His will, working in  you what is well
pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be 
glory forever and ever. Amen.Hebrews 13:20-21 (NKJV)

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Comments

[Joann]

I have been cooking with tart cherries for the past six months. They are a great addition to any of the recipes I have used them. They add a good zing to the taste. I recently discovered a free tart cherry book (with tart cherry recipes). It is a good book and best of all it is free. It is called Tart Cherry Health Report. You can get it from Traverse Bay Farms