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>>Announcer: It has
stood the test of time.
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God's book, The Bible
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Still relevant in
today's complex world
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It Is Written
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Sharing messages of
hope around the world!
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His name was Thor. He was a
Burnese mountain dog Australian
shepherd dog mix. A gift to
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Bronwyn Mengering,of Ft. St.
John, BC, for Christmas 2013.
Thor was the family's first pet.
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And at 12 years old Bronwyn was
thrilled to have her first dog.
Thor loved Bronwyn and Bronwyn
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just loved him. On October of
2014, Bronwyn let Thor outside
but when she called for him to
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return, he was no where to be
found. The family searched for
their beloved pet, even going
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door to door, but no one had
seen him. They did everything
they could think of, passed out
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flyers, put up posters, and
posted on Facebook. However, all
their efforts were futile.they
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just couldn't find Thor. The
family actually feared the worst
that, somehow Thor had been
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stolen away and was being used
in a dog fighting ring there in
Ft. St. John. After months of
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searching, the family had
finally to come to grips with
the idea that their pet had been
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lost forever. The family then
had to move to Windsor, Nova
Scotia. And you won't believe
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this! Almost a year after moving
to Nova Scotia and almost two
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years after Thor's
disappearance.the family
received a phone call from their
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vet back in Ft. St. John. He
called with the incredible news
that Thor had been found!Where
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did they find him? Thor was
found in a work camp in Northern
Alberta and had been taken to an
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animal shelter in High River
Alberta, almost 1000 kilometers
from their home in Ft. St. John.
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Incredibly, Thor was safe and
alive. As fast as all the
arrangements could be made, Thor
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was loaded in a kennel, put on a
plane, and on August 10, 2016,
Thor and Bronwyn were joyously
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reunited. Although Thor had been
lost, he was now found and
reunited with his owner.
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Lost.have you ever been lost
before? Maybe as a child you
were separated from your mother
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or father in a crowded place, or
possibly as an adult you've
taken a wrong turn somewhere. I
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don't know about you, but for
me, my anxiety level increases
dramatically when I know that I
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am lost. Maybe thinking about
being physically lost..has you
thinking more about other
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emotions that come with
that..the overall uncertainty of
what to do..or that you are kind
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of wandering in the
wilderness.unsettled. In
thinking about this, I am drawn
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to one particular chapter in the
Bible. Luke, the 15th chapter.
In that chapter, we find hope
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for the wanderer. There is hope
for the restless soul who is
looking for something more.
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There is assurance in a world of
so much uncertainty. Over the
next several weeks, we will look
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at this chapter and see that we
do not need to feel lost.we can
be found and live a life of
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assurance. Imagine living in
Jerusalem and the surrounding
area in the early part of the
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first century. Hearing stories
of the miracles and teachings of
Jesus. The social outcasts were
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condemned and scorned by the
teachers of the day. But Jesus
was different. As Luke 15
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begins, it tells us that sinners
were drawn to Jesus and He to
them. When the religious leaders
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confronted Him about this, He
answered them by telling them a
parable. It begins in Luke 15:4,
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So, first let's talk about why
Jesus told this parable. Luke
15:1 says the "tax collectors
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and sinners drew near to him."
Who were these people? Other
versions of the Bible call the
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tax collectors, publicans. They
couldn't be trusted and were
despised.The sinners were
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another group of outsiders
because they did not follow the
traditions of the religious
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leaders. And many of them did
openly violate God's law.
Another interesting insight is
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that the strictest of the
Pharisees, did not respect the
common people who had not
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received a rabbinical education
and called them "sinners."
considered the common people,
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who had not received a
rabbinical education, as people
who were not respectable and
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called them sinners. The
Pharisees saw themselves as a
special and superior
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group.especially in the area of
spirituality. Those tax
collectors and sinners were
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people who sensed their need and
desired something more, while
the scribes and Pharisees
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thought that they had it all.
They followed Jesus, not because
they wanted to hear His
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teachings, but to keep their eye
on Him, and were astonished by
Jesus' fellowship with this
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group of undesirables. They
couldn't fathom being in such
close proximity to that which
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was so common. They thought that
maybe Jesus wasn't such a great
teacher and He was just another
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one of these sinners too. But
Jesus Himself was really a
rebuke to them and the
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traditions that they held,
because Jesus was love
personified. He accepted all
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people, and as we will see in
this parable He told...He did
far more than just accept
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people. Jesus came to
demonstrate that Godloves and
cares for the people who are
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despised and
rejected in this world.
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This first parable of the three
that we will studyin Luke 15
compares the unrelenting love of
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God to a shepherd. This story
would have resonated with the
people has shepherding was a
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common occupation there at that
time. Then Jesus paints the
scenario of a shepherd with 100
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sheep under his care.by all
standards, a fairly large flock.
However, one went missing. Now,
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you might think that's not a big
deal-one sheep. But sheep were
used for trade, food,
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sacrifices. Every one of them
had a value-were worth
something. And the shepherds of
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Jesus day knew theirsheep
personally and cared for them in
the most meticulous manner.
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Sheep in general, are fairly
helpless and curious animals. It
must have become distracted and
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not able to find its way back.
It was lost. When the shepherd
realized the sheep was gone, he
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didn't have to think about what
he would do. There really was no
other option. He left the 99 to
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look for the one that was lost.
The value of that one sheep was
worth the risk. Because without
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the intervention of the
shepherd.the sheep would have
remained lost. Full of relief,
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the shepherd found the sheep,
put it on his shoulders and
carried it back to safety. He
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did not scold or discipline the
sheep, but joyfully carried it
all the way home. My dear
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friend, this parable illustrates
with absolute clarity that God
is committed to finding the
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lost. In direct contrast to the
sentiments of the religious
leaders, Jesus demonstrated His
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care for the lost. Thisiswhy the
sinners and tax collectors were
so drawn to Jesus and He to
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them. The shepherd didn't
grumble when he found the sheep
but rejoiced and called other to
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celebrate with him! This is a
true picture,a real glimpse into
the heart and character of God.
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But, the sheep wasprobably
filled with joy too,not only
that it was found, but also
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because the shepherd was a
tender and merciful caregiver.
The Bible says in Isaiah 40
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verse 11:
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Another translation says he
"carries them close to his
heart". My dear friend, this is
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how God wants to care for you.
Do you feel lost? Do you feel
confused? Are you wandering? The
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God Almighty of Heaven is
looking for you. He wants to
gather you and carry you close
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to His heart.If you are
currently in an active
relationship with Jesus, God
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calls you to demonstrate this
tender love and care for the
ones who may be outcasts in our
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society today. This parable has
meaning for everyone. God is
interested in you, even if you
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are not interested in Him. He,
as the shepherd, is seeking you
as if He were seeking out a
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great treasure. In fact there is
a treasure and it is you. You
are valuable to Him.
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In our fast paced, busy lives,
it is helpful for us to be
mindful that the ever-loving God
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is seeking after us and, then
we, in turn, have the
opportunity to mirror what He
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has done for us by how we engage
and respond to people around us.
There are many weary and lonely
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people who, if you gave them
just a bit of your time, would
find something to hope in. The
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promise of Ezekiel 34:11-16 is,
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You know friend, we may not even
know we are lost.maybe we just
sense that something is missing.
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The call of Jesus today is that
any person willing to found,
will be rescued by the great
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shepherd, Jesus Christ.
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The teachers in Jesus' day and
some teachers of the Bible today
teach that you have to be good
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enough or do just this or that
to be accepted by God. But the
parable of the lost sheep tells
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us that there are no conditions
of being found. In fact, the
Bible promises in 1 John 1:9,
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If we are willing, He will
accept us with the tender heart
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of a shepherd. Are you feeling
bruised and beaten? Just look up
and, just as I am sure that
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sheep did, call out.call out to
God that you want to be found.
In Bible times, the rabbis had a
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saying that there was rejoicing
in heaven when one who had
sinned against God was
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destroyed; but Jesus
contradicted such evil teaching
and taught that God's work is
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the working of seeking and
saving and rejoicing when you
are found. The promise of this
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Book is that He is seeking you
right now. This parable while
applying to us an individual,
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also applies to our own planet
earth. Cosmically, only this
planet has fallen into the
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rebellion of sin. You know, God
could have quarantined our
planet so that we would have
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never been heard from again. But
the testimony of God's word is
that He came to bring hope to
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this sin-filled planet-- yet He
was rejected. Referring to Jesus
coming to this planet, John 1
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says, The very world He created,
the very world He came to save,
did not receive Him. Not only
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was He not
received, but Isaiah 53 says,
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He left the majesty of heaven to
be despised and rejected. He
left all that to come and be
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despised and rejected for
you. As 1 John 3:1 states,
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Jesus has been seeking you.will
you allow yourself to be found?
Do you have a neighbor or
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co-worker is in a world of hurt
and need.will you help them be
found? The religious leaders of
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Jesus's day only had
condemnation for people who
weren't as "religious" as they
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were. Jesus only had compassion
on the world He came to seek and
save. Jesus is seeking you
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friend, look up above your
circumstances and see Him coming
for you. Don't run away. Allow
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Him to carry you back
into the safety of His fold.
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Heavenly Father, for that
individual that is out there
today feeling lost, I pray that
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today, they would find hope in
being found. We pray in Jesus'
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name, amen. BEV MILLER: Hi,
everyone. Today, I'm going to be
making a creamy alfredo sauce,
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but with a twist. I'm going to
make it with artichokes, and
it's going to just kick the
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flavour up a little bit and give
it a little bit of texture, and
make it really, really
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delicious. So, the thing with
this alfredo sauce is that we
are not using any dairy
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whatsoever. It's totally
plant-based. And we're going to
achieve that by using cashews as
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the base. That's going to make
it nice and creamy and very
luscious. So starting off with
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the trusty Vitamix; I'm going to
put the cashews in here. And
that's about a half a cup of
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cashews. And then I'm going to
put a cup of water in with that,
and we're going to blend that up
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and just get it nice and creamy
before we add the other things.
So here we go. We put the lid on
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here. It's going to make a
little bit of noise, hold on.
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Okay, so that's nice and creamy.
Now I'm going to add a little
bit more water, well, another
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cup of water, actually, and some
seasonings. So here we go with
the water. And we are adding
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some corn starch in there to
thicken things up once we get it
on the boil, plus some onion
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powder. So put that in. And then
we're also going to add some
mock chicken-type seasoning.
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That's going to flavour it
beautifully. Alright, let's put
that. well, you know what? Let
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me just add a
little bit of salt.
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Just to flavour that a little
more. Okay, so let's blend that
up, and then we're going to
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transfer it to the burner.
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Not long at all. This is a
really simple recipe, and it's
so delicious. Everyone in my
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family loves it. So we have our
trusty burner here, everything's
on high. I'm going to pour this
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in.
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And remember, it's got the corn
starch in there, so it's going
to start to thicken up, so I'm
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going to be stirring it
constantly to make sure that it
doesn't start clumping. But
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here's what else I'm going to
do. I'm going to be adding some
basil, some dried basil. Now,
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when I'm adding basil to
anything, I like to do this,
because that's going to release
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the aromas, the fragrance. I can
smell it even more than I did
before. So you want to just kind
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of squish it between your
fingers, and you'll see it
really makes a difference. Okay,
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so we've got that in there. Let
me start stirring this. And then
we're going to add artichoke,
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the magic ingredient in this
recipe. And it just gives it a
really wonderful texture. There
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we go. We've got about three to
four tablespoons of artichoke
that's been cut up. This is a
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marinated artichoke that was in
a bottled variety. Wonderful.
And then towards the end, when
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it's thickening up beautifully,
we're going to add some minced
garlic. And we want to add the
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garlic towards the end because
it's going to flavour it, just
give it a really brilliant
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flavour. If you cook the garlic
too long, it's going to
dissipate that flavour, but if
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you add it towards the end, it's
still fresh and very pungent,
just the way we love our garlic.
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Okay, so I'm going to just let
that start to boil for a little
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bit. And constantly stirring;
make sure it doesn't start
sticking on the bottom. Already,
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it's starting to thicken up.
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The really nice thing about
doing a pasta sauce this way is
that people who, for example,
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suffer from allergies to dairy,
they can have a wonderfully
luscious alfredo sauce, and
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that's me and a lot of other
people that I know, so this is a
really nice thing. Then, when
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we're finished, we also have a
nice parmesan to add on top of
that, and the parmesan is also
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dairy-free, made with nuts and
seeds and spices. So, perfectly
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plant-based. Okay, so this is
thickening up beautifully. I'm
going to add the garlic now,
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'cause it's towards the end.
Again, we don't want the garlic
cooking too, too much. But it's
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going to flavour it so nicely. I
hope you're a garlic lover like
I am. Fresh garlic in
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everything. Okay, so
it's really thickening up.
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Alright. So, the sauce is nicely
thickened. It's looking
beautiful. I am going to just
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pour it into these bowls. You
can see how luscious it is. Look
at that, nice and thick and
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creamy, with that nice texture,
with the artichokes. So what I'm
going to do now is clear some of
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this away so you can see how
it's going to look on my pasta.
Okay, here we go. I've got some
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pasta already made. Look how it
just drizzles so beautifully.
It's creamy. It looks just like
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alfredo, doesn't it? But a much
healthier version. So good.
There we go. And now, you can
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use some of this parmesan that I
made previously. This is just a
whole bunch of nuts and seeds -
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just sprinkle that on top and
you are good to go with a
totally delicious meal that is
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non-dairy based, totally healthy
for you and tastes so good. If
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ItIsWrittenCanada.ca website.
Enjoy this recipe, and I'll see
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you next time.
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My dear friends, isn't it an
amazing thing that Jesus Christ,
the One Who formed this earth,
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the One Who created you, He came
to save you, and like the
shepherd, is seeking to find
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you? Today, I want to offer you
the book Steps to Christ. This
book will give you opportunity
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to develop in that relationship
with Jesus and feel close to
Him. Here's the information you
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need to receive today's offer.
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My dear friend, the faithful
Shepherd is seeking you. Are you
willing to be found? Jesus wants
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to take you in His arms and
carry you, carry you all the way
to your heavenly home. I hope
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you've found hope in today's
program. I invite you to join us
again next week. Until then,
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remember, it is written: "Man
shall not live by bread alone,
but by every word that proceeds
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from the mouth of God."
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