THE GOD OF THE BIBLE IS GOD ALONE & THE ONLY HELP THERE IS

 “Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?” (Isaiah 40:13-14) 

“To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?” (Isaiah 40:18) 

“To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.” (Isaiah 40:25) 

“Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with the last; I am he.” (Isaiah 41:4) 

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” (Isaiah 41:10) 

“For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” (Isaiah 41:13) 

“I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.” (Isaiah 42:8) 

“Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.” (Isaiah 43:10-11) 

“Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6) 

"... I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;” (Isaiah 44:24) 

“That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:6) 

“I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.” (Isaiah 45:12) 

“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:18) 

“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:22) 

“To whom will ye liken me, and make me equal, and compare me, that we may be like?” (Isaiah 46:5)

 “Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,” (Isaiah 46:9) 

“There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.” (Isaiah 48:22) 

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:8-9)

Mock Apple Pie (MAKES 8 SERVINGS)

 Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie

36 RITZ Crackers, coarsely broken (about 1 3/4 cups crumbs)

2 cups water

2 cups sugar

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons lemon juice

 Grated rind of one lemon

2 tablespoons BLUE BONNET Vegetable Oil Spread

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  (NO APPLES NEEDED)

Roll out half the pastry and line a 9-inch pie plate. Place crackers in prepared crust. In saucepan, over high heat, heat water, sugar and cream of tartar to a boil; simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon juice and rind; cool. Pour syrup over crackers. Dot with spread; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape.

Bake at 425 F for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and golden.

Cool completely. 

GOD, GRACE, & GAYS SUMMARIZED (In response to a Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZA4IC6IJ8)

 

First of all, when you talk about Jesus' teachings (it's Jesus' not Jesus's, which sounds like Jesuses. You do not put an 's on words ending in s to make them possessive, just the apostrophe; otherwise it sounds plural), Jesus is the Word (John 1:1) so the whole Bible is His teachings.

Then, when approaching this subject, everyone seems to want to contextualize it into irrelevancy: cultural norms of the time, etc. Yet the Bible also says that God doesn't change: "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." (Heb. 13:8) "For I am the LORD, I change not...." (Malachi 3:6) KJV.

The key to understanding Sodom in Genesis 19, is Gibeah in Judges 19. Here we see similar events unfolding centuries apart with some key differences that help explain it much better. In Judges 19, one of the visitors is female, and she is taken by the mob, brutalized all night, and dies of her injuries. This means the men of Gibeah were clearly bisexual.

In both cases though, the daughter(s) of those sojourning with them were offered and rejected in favor of the new faces in town. In Sodom, both visitors were male, and the mob consisted of "...the men of Sodom..."..both old and young, all the people from every quarter." (Gen. 19:4). No population of any city, anywhere, ever had a population that was 100% homosexual. It wouldn't last as they wouldn't be reproducing: they'd die out. So, the men of Sodom were also bisexual. They most likely had the attitude of the men of Afghanistan, as reported in the press at the time when the U.S. was occupying it: Women for children, men for fun. (This was later modified to "Women for children, boys for fun," but you get the idea.)

in Romans 1:27, the men in question here were also bisexual as they left "...the natural use of the woman...." by choice. It has often been pointed out that homosexuality is not a choice, but what has been missing is the fact that bisexuality offers a choice. And, if homosexuality is not a choice, it is not a sin, because sin is a choice: a choice to disobey, that is acted upon, in the case of doing what you were told not to do, or not doing what you were told to do.

Rather, it is a fault; and what does the Bible say about faults? "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16). In the case of this fault, you're basically commanded to "come out." The stress of keeping all this bottled up inside is not healthy.

An how should such a person be treated? Galatians 6:1-2 give us the answer: "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness, considering thyself lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye on another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." For, as I Corinthians 10:13 says: "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation also make a way of escape, that ye may be able to bear it." It's your cross to bear.

As for using the two verses in Leviticus (18:22 & 20:13) to say that homosexuality is a sin, is like using the verse that condemns adultery (20:10,) with the same punishment, death, must make heterosexuality a sin too. Sexuality isn't the sin, it's what you do with it.

GRASSHOPPER PIE

This pie is designed for applause.
The crust is rich and chocolaty, the
filling features two famous liqueurs.

9-INCH CHOCOLATE SHORT PIE SHELL

1 cup Bisquick baking mix
1/4 cup cocoa
2 tbsp sugar
1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 tbsp boiling water

Heat oven to 450°

1 Combine baking mix, cocoa, sugar and
butter in small bowl. Add water; stir
vigorously until dough forms a ball and
cleans the bowl. (Dough will be puffy
and soft.)
2 Pat dough with lightly floured hands
into 9-inch pie pan, bringing up dough
to edge of pan.
3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Cool.

FILLING

1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup cold water
1 cup chilled whipping cream
1/2 can (18-oz size) Betty Crocker
vanilla pudding (1 cup)
1/4 cup white creme de cacao
1/4 cup green creme de menthe
Chocolate curls

Sprinkle gelatin on water in small
saucepan to soften. Stir over very
low heat until gelatin is dissolved.
In chilled bowl, beat cream until
stiff. Blend pudding and liqueurs into
whipped cream; fold in gelatin and, if
you like, green food color. Pour mixture
into pie shell. Chill at least 4 hours or
until set. Just before serving, garnish
with chocolate curls.
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Remove chilled pies from refrigerator
20 minutes before serving.

[From BETTY CROCKER'S BISQUICK COOKBOOK,
Seven mini cookbooks in one with step-by-step recipes,
Sixth printing 1977, Copyright © 1971, 1973 by General Mills, Inc.
124pp, p. 60.]

*Always wanted to try/taste this....

TAKE ONE Cinema

650 W 8th South

Mountain Home, ID 83647

(208) 587-5338
www.thetakeonecinema.com   
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DEMOLISHED

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208-345-9000
Mallisa Jackson
Devin Ogden

UPDATE

May 2021

Building has been leveled and parking lot removed.

June 2021

 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

208-580-2091

ADULT (12 & Up): $0.00

MILITARY (Must Show ID): $0.00

SENIOR (62 & Over): $0.00
CHILD (11 & Under)/MATINEE: $0.00

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NOTE: Showtimes taken directly from the theater itself, off Facebook, their website, or off the phone.

Now at Facebook and MOVIE CLOCK.
See also BoxOfficeMojo.com, MOVIE GUIDE, and IMDB.com for more movie info.

To find people with similar interests, check out Fandata.com.

THE LEGEND OF THE HOOF-A-DOO

There's a little barbershop in Mountain Home, Idaho, called The Family Barber Shop, located around the block from its original location, which was originally located next to the alley that ran between it and First Security Bank, just across Jackson Street from The Merc.  The Salvation Army Thrift Store was on the other side of it. Later, they moved to the corner of the block, then around it and down to its present location on North 3rd East Street. Each time, they took the floor tiles and paneling with them to the new location and put the place back together exactly the same way it was originally. First Security Bank became Well's Fargo, the Merc became PAUL'S, which is now gone, and the Salvation Army Store moved over across from Albertsons, before eventually disappearing as well, making way for Great American Video, which was put out of business by the internet (like all video stores), replaced by COLORTYME.

Back in the day (1970's), a haircut was $2.50, the same price as a movie ticket at the old CANYON theater, which is gone now, but once sat across the street from PAUL's next to LeBeau's which is now The Stockyard. Today, a haircut runs you $9.00 (cheaper than anywhere else) which is what the price of a movie ticket at TAKE ONE Cinema  ran you before it closed for a long remodel..

Dean, who used to own and run it, along with another older gentleman, would always entertain the kids with his Donald Duck imitation to distract them from the fact that they were getting a haircut. The place was, and still is, filled with hunting trophies, obtained over the years, adorning the walls. There's a bear rug on one wall, and a mountain lion on the back wall, a racoon above the front window and door, heads and antlers and heads of deer, elk, rams and antelope; stuffed ducks, pheasants and wild turkeys, a Canadian goose, and even fish.  A couple of paintings and a small quilt are also included.

On one narrow strip of wall between the bathroom and the breakroom/closet, near the top doorframe, is a strange little creature on a plaque labeled as an ALASKAN HOOF-A-DOO. It looks very much like an animal's hoof, except for the two eyes.  If you asked him about it, Dean would regale you with the story.

Dean has long since retired, and now George Cutlip runs the place by himself with his daughter occasionally coming in to help, or just to cut his hair after closing. The three barber chairs are still there, two of which were used when Dean was there, and now only one is used. George has added his granddaughter's seashell collection, which includes some starfish, coral, and a horseshoe crab shell, to several shelves on the wall opposite of the barber chairs. There's a TV in the corner, with the turkeys, to watch, which is usually turned on to the History Channel, amongst several chairs you can wait in, read a magazine, or just admire the decor till your turn comes - first come, first served. My favorite part as a kid, and still is to some extent, is the vacuuming of your head at the end to suck up the loose hair. The haircut includes a neck shave as well. He's open from 9 to 5, Tuesday through Friday, unless he's got an appointment, is hunting, or on vacation. It's the last barbershop in town with a barber pole outside.  You could always tell if it was open when you were walking up to it, even before you could see the OPEN sign, because the old red and while striped barber pole was spinning.

If you're ever in the area, maybe you can get George to explain the Hoof-a-Doo to you, although his version of the story differs somewhat from Dean's.

George has since retired after the passing of his wife, and sold the business. A young woman named Katey (208-599-0963, text only) now runs the place, and the story of the Hoof-a-Doo is now largely forgotten. The shell collection is gone, and the hunting trophies are slowly disappearing; being given to those who asked for them. The memories remain for those who grew up here, but those too shall soon pass into history.

NOTE ON WINDOW (3x)
(March - May, 2020)

Hey Boys,

Due to CDC recommendations and the dumb COVID-19 virus, The Family Barbershop will be closed. Let's be real guys, I put my hands all over your head on the regular. Stay inside, stay healthy, and come back soon.

Thanks everyone,

Katey

Text questions to: (208) 599-0963

NOW OPEN

Walk ins welcome/limited seating.

ACORN BREAD

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons oil or butter
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons dry yeast
4 2/3 cups acorn flour*
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup lukewarm water

Scald the milk. Stir in the oil or butter, honey and salt.
Pour into large bowl and set aside to cool to lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
When milk mixture is lukewarm, add yeast. Gradually
stir in the acorn flour. Cover the bowl with a towel and
let rise for 2 hours in a warm place.
Knead for 10 minutes, then roll out like thick pastry.
Roll up like a jelly roll and shape into 2 loaves. Place in
greased bread pans; cover, and let rise for another 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375°.
Bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and brush the tops
of the loaves with oil or melted butter.

*You can purchase acorn flour from acorno.com, or from
Sue's Acorn Cafe & Mill. (These links no longer work.)
(I would love to try this sometime.)