Some quick notes (and last minute recipes) from this week's meetings. I hope you have a safe and happy holiday week and weekend as we kick off this glorious season!
International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30, room 100.
The International Friends Bible Study group took a look at Psalm 40 this week. David's psalm begins with five verses that praise the Lord for His past mercies and for blessings too numerous to count. As we approach the Thanksgiving weekend, we talked not only about what we are thankful for, but to Whom we give thanks for all the blessings we enjoy.
Verses 6-8 are a commitment to God's will: "Sacrifice and offering you did not desire, but my ears you have pierced (or opened?), burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not require. Then I said, 'Here I am, I have come - it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart.' " We had a great discussion about whose commitment these verses describe. King David's? Jesus Christ's? Ours? All of the above??? Certainly Jesus fulfilled this commitment perfectly, with His death and resurrection providing the final sacrifice for sin, the only one needed.
The closing verses are a prayer for God's help. We laughed about how David asked God to shame the people who say to him, "Aha! Aha!" It's not so different from all the people digging up dirt and pointing fingers at wrongdoers in today's news! They seem to take great pleasure in pointing out other people's shortcomings. Such a meaningful psalm for us to study!~Jan Heimann
November 28: Join us as we begin the first eight verses of Psalm 119.
wrongdoer: one who transgresses moral laws
digging up dirt: finding out bad things about someone
pointing fingers: assigning blame or responsibility
shortcoming: a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, room 100.
We explored pumpkin pies and added spices to taste. Instead of being heavy on cinnamon, we cut back on the specified amount substituted cloves for nutmeg (see below). Everyone agreed that this was a delightful combination. We used this classic and foolproof (as I demonstrated) pie crust recipe from following food processor instructions. I plan to explore their Easy Oil Pastry. for this recipe you don't need a rolling pin and you can whip it up in a pinch!
Tuesday, November 28: Paper Angel Making with Mehrin.
Join us as we make adorable paper angels for seasonal decorations. Bring scissors, tape and your glue gun (if you have one). Here is a link
Easy Oil Pastry
1 1/4 all purpose flour
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cooking oil
3 Tablespoons milk
In a medium bowl stir together flour, sugar and salt. Add oil and milk all at once to flour mixture. Stir lightly with a fork. Form into a ball. Press dough firmly into bottom and up sides of a 9 inch pie plate. Fill and bake as directed.
1 15 oz can of pumpkin
1 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk (or a 12 oz can evaporated milk and ½ C sugar)
2 eggs slightly beaten
2 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice (1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/4 tsp ground cloves)
½ tsp salt
1 9-inch unbaked pie crust (this is a simple recipe from Better Homes and Garden)
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Combine all the filling ingredients and pour them into the pie crust. Bake 35-40 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting. Serve with whipped cream.
pursue: usually chase, but in this case we are engaging in an action or course (you pursue English).
quick access: able to get to easily and quickly
to taste: changing the seasoning of a recipe to match how you prefer something to be cooked
heavy on: a lot of, more than necessary
foolproof: not able to be ruined easily
whip it up in a pinch: make quickly when you are short on time
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