BE'OF Magazine May 2022 Issue

3. BUTTERMILK SUBSTITUTE:

1.75 CUPS (435ML) + 1 TBSP OF FULL-FAT MILK
1 TBSP WHITE VINEGAR OR LEMON JUICE (OR OTHER CLEAR VINEGAR)
MIX THE MILK AND LEMON JUICE TOGETHER, AND SET ASIDE FOR 15 MINUTES.
IT WILL CONGEAL ON THE SURFACE. THEN USE IT IN PLACE OF BUTTERMILK IN
THE RECIPE.
VOLUME IS JUST SHY OF 2 CUPS OF BUTTERMILK (PER RECIPE) BECAUSE THIS
SUBSTITUTE IS THINNER SO YOU NEED TO USE A TOUCH LESS OTHERWISE
DOUGH GETS TOO WET.

4. DOUGH STICKINESS – USE MORE FLOUR AS REQUIRED. THE TRICK IS TO USE JUST
ENOUGH FLOUR TO MAKE THE DOUGH MANAGEABLE BECAUSE STICKIER DOUGH =
MORE MOIST BREAD

5. VARIATIONS – THIS BREAD IS TERRIFIC AS IS, IT’S A CLASSIC TRADITIONAL IRISH
SODA BREAD. SOME POPULAR FLAVORED VERSIONS (STIR IN WITH DRY
INGREDIENTS):

OATS – BRUSH THE SURFACE WITH EXTRA BUTTERMILK AND SPRINKLE WITH OATS.
CAN ALSO MIX IN OATS (UP TO 1 CUP), BUT REDUCE THE FLOUR IN THE DOUGH BY
1/2 CUP;
RAISINS! STIR IN 1 CUP
SEEDS! PUMPKIN, LINSEEDS, SESAME SEEDS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, AND POPPYSEED.
STIR THROUGH AND SPRINKLE ON TOP, ABOUT 1/2 CUP.

6. SERVING – ESPECIALLY GREAT SERVED WARM! USE LIKE NORMAL BREAD –
SANDWICHES, DUNKING, MOPPING PLATES CLEAN, TOASTING, GRILLED CHEESE.

7. STORAGE – KEEPS WELL FOR 3 DAYS IN AN AIRTIGHT CONTAINER, 4 TO 5 DAYS IN
THE FRIDGE. OR FREEZE IT FOR MONTHS!

8. NUTRITION PER SLICE.
CALORIES: 160CAL (8%)CARBOHYDRATES: 30G (10%)PROTEIN: 5G (10%)FAT: 1G
(2%)CHOLESTEROL: 4MG (1%)SODIUM: 490MG (21%)POTASSIUM: 139MG (4%)FIBER:
2G (8%)SUGAR: 2G (2%)VITAMIN A: 65IU (1%)CALCIUM: 55MG (6%)IRON: 1.6

Poetry By Sharon Gulley

Paper Bird

There is a paper bird in my heart
of my own making

Her wings are creased
She cannot fly



One of these days
I'll unlock the cage
Smooth the creases that bind
And together we'll fly
upward into the Heavenly sky



No more bondage

we will be free
My beautiful bird and me

Sharon Gulley 2022

All Rights Reserved



As you start to walk out of the
way, Suddenly, the path appears.

New Life, New Hope, New Dreams

Faith & B

usiness


THEN I HEARD THE VOICE OF THE LORD, SAYING, “WHOM SHALL I SEND, AND WHO

WILL GO FOR US?”
THEN I SAID, “HERE AM I. SEND ME!”

(ISAIAH 6.8).

MANY EMPLOYEES ARE LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB THAT FITS. IT SUGGESTS THAT WE
ARE UNDERGOING A SEISMIC SHIFT, WITH WORKERS RE-EVALUATING THEIR CHOICES
IN THE LIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC. WITH MANY PEOPLE LOOKING TO REALIGN THEIR
WORK WITH THEIR PASSION AND PERSONAL VALUES; SOME EMPLOYERS AND
COMMENTATORS ARE EVEN ANTICIPATING A ‘GREAT RESIGNATION’.

FOR MANY OF US, THE LAST TWO YEARS HAVE FELT LIKE GROUNDHOG DAY. REPEATED
LOCKDOWNS, SCARCE PROVISIONS, BORDER RESTRICTIONS, WORKING FROM HOME,
HOME-SCHOOLING, AND SELF-ISOLATION HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED OUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH WORK. WE HAVE TRANSITIONED INTO SMALLER, PARED-BACK
LIVES WITH LESS FREEDOM AND EXCITEMENT, AND BLURRED WORK-LIFE BOUNDARIES
– OR AT LEAST IT OFTEN FEELS THAT WAY.

ISAIAH’S CALLING ALSO TOOK PLACE AT A TIME OF GREAT UPHEAVAL AND
UNCERTAINTY. IT FOLLOWED THE DEATH OF KING UZZIAH, WHO HAD BEEN IN POWER
FOR 52 YEARS AND HAD BROUGHT PEACE AND PROSPERITY TO HIS NATION. ISAIAH’S
WILLINGNESS TO SERVE GOD AND TO STEP UP TO HIS CALLING IS IMPRESSIVE AND
INSPIRING, ALL THE MORE SO GIVEN THE TURMOIL AROUND HIM. BUT IT IS
IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS FLOWED FROM AN INTENSE REVELATION OF THE
HOLINESS OF GOD: ‘I SAW THE LORD, HIGH AND EXALTED, SEATED ON A THRONE.
WORSHIP LED TO REPENTANCE; REPENTANCE TO FORGIVENESS; FORGIVENESS TO
ACTION.

LIKE ISAIAH, WE TOO CAN FIND OUR CALLING THROUGH WORSHIP AND REPENTANCE.
FOR IN JESUS WE EXPERIENCE NOT A GREAT RESIGNATION BUT A GREAT REVELATION.
THAT REVELATION CAUSES US TO FALL AT HIS FEET IN AWE AND WONDER. OUR LIVES
AND OUR WORK BECOME A RESPONSE TO HIS FORGIVENESS AND LOVE. ALL THIS
GIVES OUR LIVES (INCLUDING OUR WORKING LIVES) A NEW SONG: ‘HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
IS THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY; THE WHOLE EARTH IS FULL OF HIS GLORY.’

THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFORDED US THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT OUR OWN PURPOSE
AND CALLING. WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO? WHAT FRESH SEEDS HAVE BEEN SOWN
IN OUR LIVES DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS? TO WHAT NEW BEGINNINGS ARE
WE BEING LED?

PRAYER
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK FOR A FRESH VISION OF YOUR GREATNESS AND WHO YOU
ARE. RENEW OUR PASSION, PURPOSE, AND PRIDE IN SERVING YOU. INSPIRE US AND
REVEAL YOUR CALLING ON OUR LIVES. SHOW US YOUR PLANS FOR US AND HELP US
TO STEP OUT IN FAITH.

Wishing You A




Happy
Mother's

Day!




From BE'OF Magazine

DO SOMETHING
TODAY THAT YOUR
FUTURE SELF WILL

THANK YOU FOR.
























Our actions and decisions today will shape
the way we will be living in the future.

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