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August 2009
Gearing-up for HomeBuilders
Have you seen the “Back to School” sale flyers yet? Every year about this time the newspapers are full of them. Why? Because your children can’t face the new school year unprepared. They need the right gear—those new pencils, notebooks, crayons, and folders —that help them do their best.
Just as fall brings a new school year, it also brings the start of many new activities for churches. This creates an excellent opportunity for starting a new HomeBuilders group or reactivating one that may have taken the summer off. FamilyLife wants to help you get the gear you need to have a successful group. That’s why we are offering special discounts on all HomeBuilders materials throughout the month of August. So plan ahead and choose your study early so you can take advantage of this great opportunity.
In addition to the study guides there are several other resources on the FamilyLife/HomeBuilders web site to help you get geared-up for starting your group.
- View a Sample Study and you can even download the free four week HomeBuilders study Keeping Your Covenant in English
or Spanish.
Review the “What is HomeBuilders” section to refresh your understanding of the series and its benefits.
Check out “Leading a Group” to see how easy it can be to lead a group You don’t need a perfect marriage – just a willing heart.
Watch the HomeBuilders Host Training video It will give you some great ideas on how to form a group, when and where to meet, what it takes to host a group, and how to create a comfortable safe environment that encourages sharing among the participants.
Check out the FAQ section to see if any questions you have about HomeBuilders is answered there.
So check out the various studies in the HomeBuilders Couples, Parenting, First Responder or Military series. This will give you a description of each of the studies and help you decide which study is right for your group. With the right gear you will be ready for a great HomeBuilders experience.
HomeBuilders Summer Sale
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Let’s face it, we all have to deal with issues in our marriage from time to time. And truth be told, your neighbors, your friends, and your fellow church members also face these issues. Why not invest in their lives this fall by hosting a HomeBuilder’s Bible study?
To help get you started, we are discounting all HomeBuilder’s studies between now and August 21st with our best deals ever! This sale won’t last long so be sure to take advantage of it soon.
And as an added incentive when you purchase $70 or more worth of HomeBuilders (before shipping and handling) in our online store we’ll send you Spouse-ology for free! Simply enter coupon ******** at checkout, then click ‘update order’.
Rhubarb Cream Pie
Crust for a 9” One-Crust Pie
FILLING
2 cups diced fresh rhubarb (do not use frozen rhubarb)
3 egg yolks
½ cup milk
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
Heat oven to 400º F. Press the crust into a 9 or 10 inch pie plate. Place rhubarb in pastry-lined pan. In a small bowl beat egg yolks until smooth. Stir in milk and add remaining filling ingredients; blend well. Pour egg mixture over the rhubarb.
Bake at 400º F. for 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350º F. and bake for an additional 40 minutes.
MERINGUE
3 egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons sugar
In a small deep bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spoon meringue onto the hot filling being careful to spread to the edge of the crust to seal well and prevent shrinkage.
Bake at 350º F. for 15-20 minutes or until light golden brown.
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