November 26, 2010

Creamed Peas & Carrots for Recipe Friday

This is the vegetable we had with Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. It is a modification of a recipe my son made last year for a French class project. It’s really easy, though I’m not sure how healthy it is with all the cream and butter! Oh...

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November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving Prayer

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. I took the day off yesterday and spent the afternoon making pecan pie and macaroon cookies, and brining my turkey for today. Then today I spent 4 1/2 hours making Thanksgiving dinner for just the three of us. We...

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November 24, 2010

To Following Willingly

Several months ago I wrote about Revelation 3:20 and a painting of Jesus that portrays this verse that hangs in my in-laws house and in my own living room. This is a great verse to ponder in preparation for Thanksgiving because it talks about Jesus...

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November 22, 2010

The Relationship Plan, Part 2

Our second full adult education class was awesome! We learned the next two principles of Jesus’ strategy for sharing the truth of the Gospel and growing the Church from The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert E. Coleman. I wrote about the first two principles...

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November 21, 2010

I Saw the Light

Early last week a fellow blogger posted a short quote that immediately brought to mind the Hank Williams Sr. song “I Saw the Light.” As a result, it has been stuck in my head all week. This is fine with me because it is a...

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November 19, 2010

Apple Stuffing for Recipe Friday

Last week I bought a package of stuffing from my local Safeway bakery. The other night I decided to make it to go with the Cornish game hens my son was making. The recipe on the package called for adding onions and celery, but I...

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November 18, 2010

The True Light Shines in the Darkness

The days are getting shorter and the nights longer as we move towards winter. I really don’t like winter. Too much darkness and too much cold. With the time change two weeks ago it is now dark when I go home from work. Even now...

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November 16, 2010

Just Following Jesus

I was thinking today that I might stop calling myself a Christian. Now before my Christian friends get all up in arms thinking I’ve lost my senses,  and my non-Christian friends dance a jig thinking I’ve finally come to my senses, let me explain. Christianity...

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November 15, 2010

The Relationship Plan

We started a new adult education class at my church last week, with our first “real” class held yesterday. The class is based on a book called The Master Plan of Evangelism by Robert Coleman. The book is the result of Coleman’s study of what...

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