ENTOURAGES MANTLE Weekly Newsletter from Barbara's Entourage by Barbara Sanders Volume 2 Issue No. 27 - July 7, 2001 Like This Internet Resource? Click to Recommend-It (r) Please rate this Ezine at the Cumuli Ezine Finder. AOL Users Click Here NOTE: Entourages Mantle is being changed from Listbot.com, due to their shutting that site down in August. However, this will not stop you from receiving all copies of the newsletter. Disregard any email you may receive saying you have been removed from this mailing. Thanks! **You are free to pass along a copy of Entourage Mantle to your friends. <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< TOP OF THE MANTLE Hello from Barbara's Entourage This week in July will always be special in my heart. This is the week of our anniversary. When people all around us are separating, or divorcing, we have managed to stay together for thirty seven years. Some have asked how we have managed or did it take lots of work. I have to answer honestly - no, it didn't take much work, BUT it has taken faithfulness, trust, and a willingness to admit 'I was wrong' over all these years. If a marriage is not built on a solid foundation of trust in each other, it's hard to stay together. You won't admit that YOU might have a problem, and that can lead to being unfaithful. You've heard it said that 'the grass is greener on the other side', so one of you is going to want to investigate. Don't!! The LOVE OF GOD can change all that from a 'wrong marriage' to a 'right marriage'. You may not have gotten started out on the 'right foot', but when you turn your life and marriage over to Him, He can get you on the 'right foot' to a healthy and happy marriage. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Matthew 19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< SCRIPTURE MANTLE... Devotionals at Barbara's Entourage this week! Master's Table Weekly Devotional The Sneaky Thief Weekly Archives Devotions can be found at Master Archives. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Miss a day of Daily Dose this week? Daily Dose of God's Word July 2-6, 2001 I Need You, Lord Oh Taste and See! Let Your Light Shine Soaring With God The Bride Visit Daily Dose archives to read past devotions at Barbara's Entourage. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* SPECIAL FEATURE DEVOTIONAL A Godly Family - The Family of God From Cherbear's Den IN FAITH, HE Christian Devotionals <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< CHURCH Newspaper Clippings Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 P.M. - prayer and medication to follow. <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< WEEKLY MANTLE... Featured links found in the many pages of Barbara's Entourage! The English in Me - Tea! If you are a tea lover, then this page is for you! Come find your 'cup of tea' - all about tea and it's history, tea companies on the internet, and great tea time recipes. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Elisabeth Elliot - Daily Devotional from Back to the Bible <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< QUOTE OF THE WEEK O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of obedience get stiff and rusty, anoint them with the oil of your Spirit. Restore the enthusiasm of my first love for you. --Eugene Peterson CQ Daily June 30, 2001 <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< TRAVELING MANTLE... Christian friends sharing their faith on the Net! This Old House - The Millers Complete Site Directory Lots of things to explore here - Bread of the Word, Desserts-Blessings, music, and more. *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* A Little of This-n-That This is another wonderful site from Dorothy Forrest, a minister's wife. She has some wonderful personally-written articles, recipes, and some great links. <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< My mother taught me about ENVY "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!" From: Things My Mother Taught Me <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< WEEKLY RECIPES From Around The Web Heidel Family Chocolate Bread by Cathy Wassenberg 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup butter 4 each eggs separated 8 oz cake flour 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 squares baking chocolate melted 1/2 cup nuts 1 teaspoon salt Cream sugar and butter. Add beaten egg yolks and melted chocolate. Sift dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients alternately with milk. Add nuts and vanilla if you like. Beat egg whites and fold them in carefully. Divide into 2 greased 9x5x3 inch bread pans. Bake in 325 degree oven for at least 1 1/2 hours. From Pearl's Pantry-Recipe Book <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< t is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God's hands and leave them there. *Streams In The Desert <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< 'THIS AND THAT' ... Joy, Humor, and Faith on the net! MY FACE IN THE MIRROR My face in the mirror Isn't wrinkled or drawn. My house isn't dirty The cobwebs are gone. My garden looks lovely And so does my lawn. I think I might never Put my glasses back on... Author unknown Contributed by Michelle *Taken from HomeFires Hearth The weekly zine for Christian Homemaking *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* MEMORANDUM Importance: High TO: Jesus, Son of Joseph The Wood crafter's Carpenter Shop Nazareth 25922 FROM: Jordan Management Consultants Jerusalem 26544 RE: Personnel Evaluations Thank you for submitting the resumes of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your new organization. All of them have now taken our battery of tests, and we have not only run the results through our computers, but also arranged personal interviews for each of them with our psychologist and vocation aptitude consultant. It is the opinion of the staff that most of your nominees are lacking in background, education and vocational aptitude for the type of enterprise you are undertaking. They do not have the team concept. We would recommend that you continue your search for persons of experience in managerial ability and proven capacity. We have summarized the findings of our study below: Simon Peter is emotional, unstable and given to fits of temper. Andrew has absolutely no quality of leadership. The two brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, place personal interests above Company loyalty. Thomas demonstrates a questioning attitude that would tend to undermine morale. We believe it is our duty to tell you that Matthew has been blacklisted by the Greater Jerusalem Better Business Bureau. James, the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddeus, definitely have radical leanings. Additionally, they both registered high scores on the manic depressive Scale. However, one of the candidates shows great potential. He's a man of ability and resourcefulness; he is a great networker; has a keen business mind; and has strong contacts in influential circles. He's highly motivated, very ambitious and adept with financial matters. We recommend Judas Iscariot as your Controller and Chief Operating Officer. All the other profiles are self-explanatory. We wish you the utmost success in your new venture. -------------------------------------------------------------- What if Jesus had chosen the twelve based on the modern methods of leadership selection? Most of them would have never had a chance to participate. Jesus chooses people not for who they are, but for what they can become in Him. Aren't you glad that when Jesus looked at you, He didn't take you for what you were (a sinner); but He took you for what you could be? Jesus sees the potential in all of us, and has called us to be disciples. Jesus is still saying, "Follow Me!" <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< SNIPPET FROM THE MANTLE A word or two from... Maranatha Christian Journal News and Views for Today's Online Christian The National Education Association, the nation's largest teachers' union, dropped a proposal Wednesday designed to make schools more hospitable toward gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students and staff. Read the rest of the story: NEA Drops Homosexuality Resolution <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< "GOLD DUST" ON THE MANTLE JESUS My Child, it is not wisdom I require of thee, it sufficeth if thou lovest Me well. Speak to Me as thou wouldst talk to thy Mother if she were here, pressing thee to her heart By Charlotte M. Yonge - 1880 <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< ULTIMATE! That's a Roundup from Barbara's Entourage for this week. "Head knowledge makes you smart; heart knowledge makes you HIS!" *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* HIS ENCOURAGING WORD... Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven. <((< -- <((< -- <(< -- <((< -- <((< -- <((< ENTOURAGES MANTLE is a weekly newsletter published by Barbara Sanders and webmaster of Barbara's Entourage , "my humble abode". Permission is given to copy or forward this newsletter, in whole or in part, with the following copyright and subscription lines: "Entourages Mantle" is online at: http://www.entourages.com/barbs/emnewsletter.htm To subscribe by email, mailto:Subscribe_EntouragesMantle To unsubscribe by email, mailto:Unsubscribe_EntouragesMantle Newsletter 2001 ARCHIVES At the moment, all archives can be found at Listbot.com. But, as of August 20, 2001, this will all be removed, and the 2001 archives will be on my site. I may put up the 2000 archives at a later date. NOTE: Entourages Mantle is sent out as a complimentary issue to those featured in each newsletter. 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