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Significant Biblical Numbers
This week’s message will be a study to help you understand the Bible a little better. The scripture was written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. As an example, if I dictate something and Angie writes it down the letter would have been written by me but penned by her. This is the method that God used to write down His Word. There were forty men who wrote over a period of about 1600 years. Some men wrote multiple books while other books are anonymous. If you’ve studied the Bible for any length of time you it will occur to you that there are patterns it. Recently, there have been theories that it contains code that can only be seen with computers running complicated programs. Maybe … Read entire article »
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Baby Paul!
Andy and I found out we were expecting our first blessing in January – he is expected to arrive on September 12th! We decided to name him Paul Obadiah! Things have been very busy around here since then. We have been working on his nursery and getting the “Baby Supplies” together. We decided on Peter rabbit for his room. Mom has been painting scenes on his wall’s from the books and they are looking wonderful. Still need to get … Read entire article »
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Wedding Vows
Our Wedding Vows Many of you have asked us to put our vows online. Andy and I choose to wrote our own vows. We also used parts and pieces from the Bible and other Christian believers. Andy’s Vows I, David Andrew, covenant before God and man, to you Erin Renee Lewis to be your loving and faithful husband. As stated in the Word of God and spoken solemnly from my heart, I will love and protect you, I will strengthen you when you are weak, I will be loyal and keep these oaths for all the days of my life. As spoken in Joshua 24:15, our house will serve God and keep his commandments. We will stand upon the word of God and I will lead our family under the guidance of Almighty God. I will … Read entire article »
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Separated at Birth
Click Here to watch the 4-part video of this message! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Last week I gave a message on friends. I covered the separation of Christians with unsaved people as friends but not as connected to witness to. Today’s message is going to be more on aspects of the Christian walk. As we have people come to be believers in Christ as their only means of salvation they sometimes don’t get the discipling that they need. New, born-again Christians need training in how to live just as new-born babes need parenting to help them develop into proper adults. Today, I want you to read this message with an open mind. I want you to remember that … Read entire article »
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Lye Soap Making
This page will show you how to make lye soap in an iron pot over an open fire. It has a lot of pictures to help you get the picture of the process. If you do a search on the internet of soap making, you’ll see references to laboratory scales, exact temperatures and other discouraging terms. Let me begin by saying that your grandmother probably made soap just fine without these and you can, too! … Read entire article »
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Baked Ham
Baked Ham I am adding this recipe in honor of our finishing with our hog BarbieQ. She is safely processed and in the freezer. )) Get a nice bone-in Ham. I get the full ham myself not a halved one. Also you can buy a fresh ham or a cured ham. Here is a chart on internal temp of the different types: Type Internal Temperature Fresh (uncured) 170°F Cured, “uncooked” 160°F Cured, “fully cooked” 140°F, or serve cold if you prefer Preheat the oven to 325* The first thing I do is wash the surface of the ham with cool water. Then place it fat-side up in a roasting pan. Next I cut diagonal slices about 1/4 inch deep into the fat/meat and then slice again in opposite directions to make diamond shapes. Then I put a clove in each diamond section. Place the … Read entire article »
Getting The Weight Of A Hog Without A Scale
Getting The Weight Of A Hog Without A Scale If you cannot get your pig on a scale, you can still weigh her by using the formula below. The formula comes within about three percent of the actual weight. The formula is as follows: 1. Girth Measurement: Take the heart-girth measurement. Your measuring tape needs to go around the body just behind the front legs and over the shoulder area. Square the result (Multiply the measurement by itself). BarbieQ’s measurement was 44″. Squared is 1936. 2. Length Measurement: Measure the length of your pig. Start at the top of his or her head right in between the ears and measure down to the start, or base, of the tail (not the end of the tail). BarbieQ’s measurement was 47″. 3. Girth Result X Length: Take … Read entire article »
Raising a Homestead Hog
We have learned several things through raising a hog for our family. Here is a list, but I hope to develop this list a bit more: Hogs must have STRONG fencing. The more you can feed a hog on leftovers (slop) the less you have to buy in the way of feed. For starting a hog – use 13% protein feed and for growing use 16% feed. Soybean meal will grow a hog but it will produce a softer fat. This … Read entire article »
Turkeys
Raising Turkeys This endeavor was another one of my long term dreams. We had raised chickens for many years and I had read so many things about what a daunting task it is to raise turkeys that I admit I was a bit put off. But not being one to shirk a challenge, we began to pray for the information we needed and the place to keep them. Then naturally, for healthy stock that would provide … Read entire article »
Rabbits – The Quiet Livestock
Rabbits – The Quiet Livestock Raising rabbits on the family farm is one of the easiest and least expensive ways of producing meat for your family. We have raised rabbits for over 10 years for meat. They are impressive producers and have little to no health problems in our experience. Let me tell you about them. The requirements for housing rabbits is simple, easy to build and last through many, many years with just minimum upkeep. You … Read entire article »
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