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<BIG>[big]Long time no see! Sorry I've been so absent. How's everybody? I'm doing well, kept busy on my knee/hip forum and working - would you believe? I was 69 last month!



I don't have a church at present so nowhere to do flags! orry: I miss it so. sometimes I ache to be able to get out the flags.



But I'm still selling them on my website. Just did a sizeable order for a client in New Zealand, would you believe!



Well, gotta scoot now. I'll try not to be so long dropping in next time.



By all!



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Greetings, I am trying to make a "mosaic" style picture using cut paper rather than stone. I want it to have an "ethereal" look. a magic, pearlescent, glittery look to it after I am finished. I have tried gold glitter spray, brush on glitter paint pearlescent medium in clear suspension and it just isn't looking right, The gold glitter looks ugly brown and sandy on the paper until the light is shining on it at which time it looks fantastic. The spray glitter gave a more even coating but then again makes the picture look sandy and yucky . Got any ideas?

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Just finished this Shalom banner which was commissioned by David and Juliette Haddy. The banner will be shipped to Australia this week and will be featured in the One in Messiah conference there.

[actual size of banner: 4 feet x 7 feet]

As I write this entry, Pentecost is a mere nine days away. Nine short days. Passover and Resurrection have come and gone, exciting bursts into Spring here almost as bright yellow or purple crocus flowers bursting through the snow to bring hope and the promise of life through snow and blear. But counting down to Pentecost still captivates my spirit. What are we counting down FOR?



I remember a book the title of which intrigued me no end, The God Chasers, by Tommy Tenney. I sometimes feel as though I’m chasing God, wrestling with the ethereal rather than a physical manifestation as with Jacob renamed Israel. Then there are other times when I’m sitting on my spiritual haunches, rather wishing that something would happen instead of praying and pressing in. Flip-flopping from passing gear and hot-pursuit to spiritual neutral is a rather normal condition for us as humans. If you have any doubt, think about Israel’s history with God: hot, cold, antagonistic, tepid, hot, neutral… It makes me scratch my head about how God can maintain patience with me, with them, with us.



Today was the last launch for the Atlantis space shuttle, and very few launches are left in that program. I watched with near breathless anticipation as the numbers neared zero. Then suddenly, things began to happen and then there was launch! Smoke, fire, and a ]i[huge[/i] skyward plume of rocket and condensation. Something awesome happened!



In a sense, I feel the same way about the countdown to Pentecost almost every year, but especially 2010. I think about the disciples in the upper room, waiting with anticipation as the Lord had instructed, waiting for the Comforter, the Paraclete. What did that even mean? Did they know or even have an inkling? And could they have even imagined the impact of what was about to happen. They were simply being obedient, but what about us? We know how that story ended. Those of us who have had a taste of Pentecost through the Charismatic Movement or through contacts with the Assemblies of God or similar churches should be living Pentecost each and every day. Do I? No, sad to report. Not for a lack of wanting, but perhaps for a lack of pursuit?



What might happen if God’s people could renew the covenant and find ways to encourage each other to press into God? What might happen if we could carve out time and energy to focus on praying His heart and praying for the mindset and eyes of Christ? Could we affect our immediate world? Could we impact our cultures? Could we begin to see the changes that we have dreamed of or imagined?



I recall a conversation with the Lord many years ago. I was lamenting that there are no Pauls in our world today. The Lord drew me to different scriptures as if to say, “Look at what Paul went through in order to have his mind and life converted. How many believers are willing to spend years in the pursuit of power in ministry? The implication in Galatians 1:16-18 is that Paul spent about three years in training to be a Christian, mostly at the Lord’s hand, and certainly in the fellowship of believers. Paul was an educated man. He knew the Law very well. He described himself as a Pharisee and son of a pharisee (some have translated that as being a Pharisee among Pharisees, “superpharisee”). He knew the written word, but after three years of tutelage by the Living Word, Paul was a powerful man of God. He was not hesitant about who he was or Whose he was. I do not believe that he was the compulsive “gotta tell somebody” that some have made him out to be. From his letters and from the Acts, we know that he certainly shared his faith with lots of different kinds of people, believers, non-believers, Jews and Gentiles. A famous evangelical teacher feels that evangelism is what drove Paul. Bishop Davidson looks at Colossians 1:28 and sees a different Paul: “We proclaim Him, admonishing every man and teaching every man with all wisdom, so that we may present every man complete in Christ.” Yes, Paul proclaims Christ to all, but his goal is to present every man as a mature believer to the Father. That’s more than an evangelist!



My hope this Pentecost is for a couple of men to join me in the pursuit of Pentecost, more specifically in pursuit of the God of Pentecost, that He could have more of me so that I could hear Him better, respond quicker, and serve Him more effectively. Pentecost is a festival associated with tongues of fire. Consider glowing coals in a fire pit: when there is only one coal, it dies quickly, never fulfilling the fullness of its potential. When there are many coals of one mind and purpose—to glow for God—those coals accomplish so much more than any single, lone coal could ever aspire to. It’s the three-stranded cord principle all over again.



In pursuit of Pentecost… Nine days … eight days … seven …

Chile Relleno Casserole

This is a favorite recipe adapted from a magazine. The parenthesis contain my tweaks. )



This one always gets recipe requests:



2 T. flour



1/2 tsp. each pepper & salt



4 C. mix of shredded Montery Jack and sharp cheddar cheeses ( I use the 4 cheese Mexican blend)



3 - 7 oz. cans of chopped mild green chiles (I use whole chiles, split and opened up flat)



4 eggs



1-1/2 C. milk (I use half & half)



Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease a 9x13 glass baking dish. Beat eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and flour together until blended. Arrange one can of chilies and spread over the bottom of the baking dish and cover with 1/3 of the cheeses. Repeat the layering process twice until all chiles and cheese is used. Pour the egg mixture over all. Let stand 30 min or overnight. Bake 45 minutes or until top is browned. Cool 20 minutes and serve. Serves 8-10