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My husband taught me how to journey through a word study using some tools that we have today. By conducting word studies we have been able to come to clearer understanding of the scriptures. It's always an adventure when we gather with other believers and enjoy studying like this together.Tools Needed:-KJV Bible. I use this in word studies because I use the next tool, a Strong's Concordance.-

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From the Editor's DeskDuring our first year of growing in Grace, our team of writers worked and prayed diligently in regards to writing about the Fruits of the Spirit. The Fruit of the Spirit is explained in Galatians chapter 5. When we have received Christ as our Saviour, by accepting Him as the New Covenant, we are told that we will walk in the Spirit and our lives will display the fruits of

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My family and I have been watching a television program for a while now and I just HAVE to share it with you. It's called Sunrise Earth. Sunrise Earth is a feed of the many different sunrises from around the world. You never know where you may 'travel' next. From the Vermont balloon races to Palo Verde National Park in Costa Rica. God's creation is so beautiful and this program allows us to

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Ingredients:Fresh strawberries from your local farmer's market, washed and hulledMandarin oranges from the can, drain the juice firstScored Lemon rindCandied WalnutsRaspberry vinaigretteGet a large bowl and toss in the strawberries, oranges, scored lemon rind, candied walnuts and raspberry vinaigrette.For the lemon rind, you can use the Pampered Chef Zester/Scorer. Hold the lemon in one hand and

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This is a recipe we use often when the fresh grown garden tomatoes are ripe and ready for feasting on. I actually found this picture and thought it was a much more fun way to prepare this salad.For this recipe you would use the Wilton Daisy Shaped Cookie Cutter. This or any other flower or scalloped shaped cutter will be very pretty.We use home vine ripened tomatoes, and fresh garden grown Sweet

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Megarooni SaladWe endearingly call our 'Auntie' Megan, Megarooni and this Macaroni Salad is from her recipe box. She made it for us once and we just had to add it to her box as well!1 bag of cut macaroni1 can of sliced and halved olives w/ sprinkling of the juice3 celery stalks chopped1 C Mayonnaise1 tsp sugarDijon mustard to tasteSprinkling of Italian DressingSprinkling of garlic salt2 minced

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by Miss CassandraMy mother has a potato salad recipe that I rave over. All of the people who have had potlucks with us over the years have asked her to bring her famous potato salad again and again. I made it for some friends and they raved over it as well. When I think of salad it is the first thing that comes to my mind. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate national salad month than to

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by Charlene JamisonHow can we be a Sunflower for the Lord? Let us learn this valuable lesson from sunflowers themselves!Sunflowers (Helianthus Annuus) are plants with a huge flower head. They can grow as tall as ten feet! Their seeds are edible as well. These flowers are usually vividly yellow, sometimes orange and even maroon!At sunrise, the faces of the sunflowers are turned towards the east.

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by Miss AlyssaFingerprinting is the most commonly used forensic evidence in the world.The History of FingerprintingFingerprinting was first performed by the English in July, 1858. Sir William James Herschel began requiring palm prints and later on, simply the prints of the right Index and Middle fingers on every contract made with the locals of Jungipoor, India. However, Herschel was not using

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This very week most Americans will be celebrating Independence Day, commonly known as The Fourth of July. Some counties allow fireworks in your personal yard, while others do not. In my town they are not allowed and we have two choices of where we can see a fireworks performance. One is the local state university and the other is the fairgrounds. We enjoy the one at the university.Although we

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by Miss AlyssaThe Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. As Americans, the Declaration of Independence is one of the most important documents in our history. In that document, we first declared our independence from British rule. What caused our founding fathers to perform such a drastic move?They listed many of the reasons right in the

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by Miss AlyssaSome people are born with it; however, some people have to obtain it. I am referring to citizenship in America. According to the American Heritage Desk Dictionary, citizenship is defined as "the status of a citizen with its duties, rights, and privileges," and citizen is defined as "a person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization to the protection of a given

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by Miss Monica JuneWhen you come to a tree, look at its branches and the ground around it for some acorns. Only oak trees have acorns as their fruits. Acorns have very many different shapes, but all of them pretty much look like acorns.Just like how all Christians look different, they should all still love God.From late August through December, many species of oak are ripening for collection.

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by Charlene JamisonWe can find God in everything and I mean that literally. Everything of life testifies of Him. One illustration I will show you will be through flowers and pollination. This fascinating procedure has a wonderful testimony of our relationship with Christ and others.What is pollination? It is the transfer of pollen from a stamen (male part) to a pistil (female part). A flower has

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by Mrs. MarthaSomeone once asked me what I liked about leaves and it was difficult for me to choose just one answer! Did you know caterpillars dine on leaves for nutrition and they even use the leaves as shelter for their cocoon before they emerge as stunning butterflies, isn't that amazing?! I also adore how leaves add art to the streets of my home town, especially during the Fall.As a child, I

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The Branch in Relation to ChristWhether it be in a dream (Gen. 40:10), or a parable (John 15:5), the branch is mentioned 90 times in the Bible. It is used to describe days and people. There are many different approaches we could have in studying about the branch, but I am going to take Romans 11 and talk about that for now.Romans 11 is when Paul is writing about Christ being the root and the

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By Miss CassandraHave you ever seen a tree without bark on it? I have. I live in a town full of trees. There are many varieties around my house. Let me tell you, the few I have seen that have their bark removed, for whatever reason, are not what you would call beautiful. They are usually so discolored and scarred that you can't tell what kind of tree it is. If a lot of the bark is missing you

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On our farm, we grow sandalwood trees, which are rich in oil. After at least 13 years of growing, they are harvested and sold to produce sandalwood oil. Surprisingly different for a tree, the sandalwood cannot grow to its full potential without the help of some other trees, due to a weak system for providing food for the whole tree. Although the root system itself is normal, it lacks the

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by Lady JessWe have many artificial plants in our home, not because we're lazy, but because it's easy and pretty at the same time. Anyway, they have been getting really dusty as of late and I looked up some simple ways to clean artificial plants, flower arrangements and wreaths. There are specific artificial flower assembly or manufacturing processes that may not withhold to stronger methods of

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My daughter Jess pointed out this passage of scriptures a while back and at the time, while I understood these verses, it wasn't until later that it really struck me. This is a beautiful explanation of how the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar is a picture of Christ and His Church. It's the message of grace which was given to us through Abraham so many years ago.In this passage we see God

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by Mrs. LiljequistIn our society, some people feel that they are entitled to this and that. They seem to think that they deserve happiness, success, comfortable living, fair treatment, etc. for whatever reasons. What do we all really deserve? The Bible says that we deserve death, punishment, and God’s wrath. However, because of God’s grace and mercy, we get what we do not deserve while we do

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by Sister Trish*For mature readers.‘Where does sin abound, there does so much more grace abound’Recently, I received an email requesting prayer from a person who has known the Lord for some 20 years, but who has had so many troubles in her life because she was not willing to ‘cast every care upon the Lord’ and dig at the root of the many sins in her life.Through experience, I have learned that

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We love Mexican food at our home so we always end up with leftovers and are always trying to find another creative way to enjoy them. Today we took our leftovers to make Taco Salad.Ingredients:Tomato (diced)Cabbage (We choose cabbage because it's crunchier)Onion (chopped)Taco meatCheese (shredded)Sour CreamSalsaTortilla chips (crushed to desired size)In a bowl mix together your desired amount of

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