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Radical Changes In The Church – Word of His Mouth
Monday Musings
Oh Christian, what are we striving for? Are we running the race for success? Big numbers in the head count on Sunday morning? Huge social media following? If our pet chairity has a soup kitchen and free clothing shop, are we then satisfied?
No matter how much we give, if the recipient is “outside” we have given nothing. If the church on Sunday morning is packed with bright and shining faces, but those faces leave doomed, what good then, does the head count do? Numbers in giving, numbers in anything is akin to David numbering the Lord’s Army. And not a small amount of pride goes along with it.
Birth Control and the Christian
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The Goliath of Globalism 🌎
The biggest reason for regime change in Venezuela has little to do with drugs, freedom-democracy, the Monroe Doctrine or even oil
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The biggest reason for regime change in Venezuela has little to do with drugs, freedom-democracy, the Monroe Doctrine or even oil
When ALL RELIGIONS become one
Creation in the 21st Century Is Back! – YouTube
Tuesday Truth
Monday musings
Always bear in mind, that if you are truly born again, that this world is not your home, and that your body is now the Temple. Church buildings are not more holy. They are just buildings. You, yourself, are His Holy Temple. Think about that!
Sunday Scripture
We are His Temple now. Think about that!
Saturday Scripture
The sabbath is no longer a day of the week. The Sabbath is now a Person. The Person of Jesus Christ is our Sabbath. He, alone, is our rest. We can only have real rest in Him.
Friday Scripture
Thursday Thoughts
Isaiah 43:18-19 KJV [18] Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. [19] Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
In Antichrist’s Shadow
I must admit up front that I’ve delved into now ancient archives of my own thoughts in writing this week’s column. The things under consideration, however, are more relevant than ever. As a matter of fact, it becomes quite fascinating to look back at earlier times of analyses of issues and events. New perspectives and […]
In Antichrist’s Shadow
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Merry Christmas from The Vine Vigil!
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Wonderful! Counceller! The mighty God!
Christmas Cooky #5 – Candy Cane Cookies!
These delightful cookies are the crown to my cooky trays. They have a nice texture and are almond flavored.
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 room temp. egg
1 & 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sea salt
Red gel food coloring
1/2 cup crushed candy cane (use the “puff” peppermints for easy crushing. I get them at Dollar Tree)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Mix Crisco, butter, sugar, eggs, and flavorings until fluffy. In another bowl, whisk together flour and salt. Blend the flour into the butter mixture. Divide dough in half.
Blend red gel food coloring into one half.
Cover your dough with a damp tea towel to keep it from drying out while you work.
Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper, and preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine the crushed candy cane and sugar.
On a lightly floured board, roll small amounts of each dough into strips. Sprinkle with the candy cane mixture. Roll, gently twist, and shape into a candy cane shape. Please be sure to use half Crisco or the rolling experience will not go smoothly.
Bake around 9 minutes, till just the lightest golden at the edges.
I always use and recommend sea salt for cooking and baking for a brighter flavor.
A silicone mat is very helpful too. These cookies look spectacular on top of the cooky trays, and they are quite delicious.
We topped each cooky tray with The Candy Cane Gospel tract from Moments with the Book!
Merry, joyous, peaceful Christmas to you!
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Glory! Glory!
Christmas Cooky #4 – Ultimate Chocolate Crinkles!
These are absolutely the best chocolate crinkles you will ever try!
1/2 cup regular olive oil + 2 tablespoons
2 tablespoons melted butter
12 tablespoons cocoa powder (I use Hershey)
2 room temp. eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup powdered sugar
Mix oil, butter, & cocoa powder. Blend in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. Mix well.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into oil mixture.
Place the mixing bowl into a larger bowl filled half way with ice.
Let the dough chill for half an hour like this. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Get a smaller bowl, and put the powdered sugar in it. Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper. Remember, insulated cooky sheets topped with parchment produce superior cooky bottoms!
Using two spoons, drop dollops of dough into the powdered suger, then roll into balls and place on prepared sheet. I estimate a level tablespoon of dough is ideal. This dough, for me, is too soft for a scooper.
Your sheet should look like this. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. Be careful, because chocolate baked goods do not show their browned edges. I always check the cracks on these cookies. If they look at all wet in the crack, they are not done. When done, the exposed cracks will look dry with a slight sheen.
Remove from oven to cooling rack. Cool on the sheet for four minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice!
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Christmas Cookie #3 – Christmas tree cookies!
These cookies are the favorites of children, as well as any adults who love sprinkles on everything! They are rolled and cut with a tree shaped cutter.
1/2 cup softened butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 room temp. egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 & 1/2 cups unsifted, all purpose-flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder (I use Hershey)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Frosting…
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon softened butter
1 tablespoon butter flavor Crisco
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Green food coloring and sprinkles
Cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla in large mixing bowl until fluffy.
In a medium bowl, whisk together everything except the frosting. Add to creamed mixture in three increments until well combined.
Depending on how warm your kitchen is, you may need to chill this dough if it is too soft to roll.
Roll dough to about 1/4″ thickness.
When I roll these cookies I use a combination of cocoa powder and powdered sugar on a silicone mat. Dust your surface lightly with my mixture or lightly with flour.
Dip your cutter each time you cut, knocking off any extra. This helps make nice edges on your chocolate trees.
I use a very flexible plastic bench scraper I got from King Arthur. It is ideal for getting these cookies on the baking sheet.
Place cookies on parchment lined sheets, and bake in pre-heated oven for 5-9 minutes. It is 8 & 1/2 minutes in my oven due to the size of my trees. Cool 2 minutes on the sheet, then carefully transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
While cookies are cooling, prepare frosting and sprinkles.
Combine all ingredients except the food coloring. Beat until smooth, and add color till you reach the desired intensity. Gel coloring is preferable to keep frosting consistency. Make sure the color is fully mixed in. Have sprinkles at the ready, as the frosting dries quickly!
Use a butter knife or small icing spatula, and swirl green icing onto one cooky at a time, quickly adding sprinkles on top. This year, I added edible glitter for a sparkly effect!
Place the trees back onto the wire racks until the frosting is dry.
“In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” Revelation 22:2
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Christmas Prophecies and Fulfillments “When the fullness of the time h – AmericanMinute.com-William J. Federer
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Christmas cookies #2 – Shortbread cookies!
These tender, buttery delights contain zero leavening. They would even pass, Passover muster!
1 cup softened butter
3/4 cups sifted, powdered sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/3 cup oats, quick or old-fashioned, not instant
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup 2% milk
Sprinkles, jimmies, or colored sugar
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix butter, sugar, and vanilla till well combined and fluffy.
In seperate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and oats. Add the flour mixture to the butter and combine well.
With fingers, take about a half tablespoon of dough, and shape into a semblance of an ornament. You do not want round balls, so don’t roll the dough. Just shape it. Because of the oats, they will not be perfectly smooth. But that is part of real shortbread!
Here you see my shaped cookies on an insulated cookied sheet lined with parchment paper. This method gives the most beautiful cooky bottoms you will ever see!
Bake for 20-25 minutes, until just the lightest golden brown at the edges. Be careful! These can overbake very easily! Remove from oven, cool on sheet for 4 minutes, then to wire rack to cool completely.
While cookies are cooling, assemble the fixings. I like to use a “Little Dipper,” that came with a big Crock Pot from Costco. I just put my chocolate in there, plug it is, and soon the chocolate is melted and stays warm the whole time!
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Once the chocolate is melted, stir in the milk.
Dip the tops of the cookies into the warm chocolate, then into your choice of toppings. Return to wire rack and leave undisturbed till chocolate dries, about 1 hour.
These are completely delicious, melt in your mouth, buttery goodness, Christmas cookies!
Happy homemaking!
The Vine Vigil 