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I didn't get all of my gardening done today, but I did learn about Sabbath mode on a stove.

Think I'll watch a movie. Have Precious Cargo, looks okay.
 
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I'm going to tiptoe into this whole religious observance thing...

Every faith has ideas of what an observant member should and should not do. Not working on the Sabbath is a way to honor God's resting on the seventh day after creating the world.

But there seems to be something in the human psyche that loves to codify and stratify and (in general) tell other people in increasingly precise and restrictive form exactly what to do and what not to do, in an anxiety to do the correct thing. So you have people who won't dance, or drink, or kill cows, or play cards on Saturday, or eat pork, or talk to women outside of their family, or do anything that someone once interpreted as doing work on the Sabbath. When these "thou shalts" and "thou shalt nots" are promulgated by people in power within the faith, they often come with a message of "or you're going to hell" or "you're not going to heaven".

But it doesn't mean that everyone of their faith lives by such restrictive rules, of course. And many of those who do choose to keep strict kosher or halal or whatever other forms of piety don't do it because of fear but out of a sense of honor and devotion to their God. Sort of like Lent for many Christians, I suppose.

I respect those who are willing to live with certain constraints on their lives who do it for this reason. I have a hard time with those who do it in a show-offy, holier than thou manner. --And for me, this applies to all faiths, whether Judaism, Islam, the umpty-diddle variants of Christianity, and all the other paths to God.

Sort of interesting timing on this discussion. I am once again working through my One-Year Bible and am in danger of crashing and sinking on the rocky shoals of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. :) I'm looking forward to the cranky shepherd prophets berating the wealthy and complacent for their selfishness and shallowness, and for their cruelty and coldness toward the poor and unfortunate.
 
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VolNExile said:
I'm going to tiptoe into this whole religious observance thing...

Every faith has ideas of what an observant member should and should not do. Not working on the Sabbath is a way to honor God's resting on the seventh day after creating the world.

But there seems to be something in the human psyche that loves to codify and stratify and (in general) tell other people in increasingly precise and restrictive form exactly what to do and what not to do, in an anxiety to do the correct thing. So you have people who won't dance, or drink, or kill cows, or play cards on Saturday, or eat pork, or talk to women outside of their family, or do anything that someone once interpreted as doing work on the Sabbath. When these "thou shalts" and "thou shalt nots" are promulgated by people in power within the faith, they often come with a message of "or you're going to hell" or "you're not going to heaven".

But it doesn't mean that everyone of their faith lives by such restrictive rules, of course. And many of those who do choose to keep strict kosher or halal or whatever other forms of piety don't do it because of fear but out of a sense of honor and devotion to their God. Sort of like Lent for many Christians, I suppose.

I respect those who are willing to live with certain constraints on their lives who do it for this reason. I have a hard time with those who do it in a show-offy, holier than thou manner. --And for me, this applies to all faiths, whether Judaism, Islam, the umpty-diddle variants of Christianity, and all the other paths to God.

Sort of interesting timing on this discussion. I am once again working through my One-Year Bible and am in danger of crashing and sinking on the rocky shoals of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. :) I'm looking forward to the cranky shepherd prophets berating the wealthy and complacent for their selfishness and shallowness, and for their cruelty and coldness toward the poor and unfortunate.
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Leviticus and Deuteronomy are tough reads!
 
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Thanks y'all. I try to be strong for them knowing they are with Jesus but sometimes my broken heart overcomes and the pain is hard to bear.
 
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joevol33 said:
I was telling my wife about your story the other day, it brought her to tears. Prayers for you brother.
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I appreciate the prayers. I admire the strength of your wife for dealing with the hand she has been dealt with her health and your steadfast love for her in her difficult time. Let her know, if she doesn't already know, that my avatar on facebook when I have commented on your page is my little girl.
 
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hmanvolfan said:
I appreciate the prayers. I admire the strength of your wife for dealing with the hand she has been dealt with her health and your steadfast love for her in her difficult time. Let her know, if she doesn't already know, that my avatar on facebook when I have commented on your page is my little girl.
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I showed it to her when we were talking, she was beautiful H!
 
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hmanvolfan said:
Thanks y'all. I try to be strong for them knowing they are with Jesus but sometimes my broken heart overcomes and the pain is hard to bear.
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Your thoughts and expressions on them are always welcome here. Always.
 
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Joe, I don't know what is going on with your wife, but I don't need to know to pray for her, you and your family.
 
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Behr said:
Joe, I don't know what is going on with your wife, but I don't need to know to pray for her, you and your family.
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Thank you. In short, she has the type of lupus that attacks her organs/nervous system because it thinks they are something bad. She's had chemo a few times (cause it's her immune system that is over working). She just had good and bad days, not so good at the moment because of bladder issues, but thanks my friend.
 
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joevol33 said:
Thank you. In short, she has the type of lupus that attacks her organs/nervous system because it thinks they are something bad. She's had chemo a few times (cause it's her immune system that is over working). She just had good and bad days, not so good at the moment because of bladder issues, but thanks my friend.
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I'm a late comer to all this. Been praying for squirrel and will add you and your family to my prayers. God bless you all.
 
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VolNExile said:
Hey, I use my griddle a LOT! That's where I do the asparagus, and one day, if I ever let myself eat bread again :cray:, that's where grilled cheese sammiches will get cooked. I did figure out that laying aluminum foil over the side burners (on the right and left) helps cleanup if the olive oil is flying on the griddle. (I learned quickly not to put aluminum foil on the bottom of the oven...)

Thank you for the detailed insights on using convection. Question: should it be used on things like pot roast that depend on low and slow to get tender?
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Okay, I was wrong. Calm down. I kid. I guess it was more important to you than the convection.:)

It's just funny, not just with the oven but other things that are more important to some than others. When I turned my friends on to the Gratella, some had no use for it, they think, some can live without it.

Who uses the warming drawer? Except for storing pots and pans. Lol.
 
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So, I roasted chicken thighs and veggies. Delish!
 

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