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BI-MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF INT’L COWBOY
CHURCH ALLIANCE NETWORK
JULY/AUGUST 2016
SOURDOUGH
BISCUITS
By Dr. Andy Starks
ICCAN Int’l Director & Superintendent
Though food was sometimes scarce in
the American West, sourdough biscuits
were usually to be found, especially
around a cow camp or cattle drive.
Made with flour, water, cooking oil,
salt, and a pinch of sugar and baking
powder when available, this staple of
the cowboy was an instant hit around
any campfire.
Sourdough bread or biscuits are best
when a starter is used. A generous
pinch of raw dough is set aside and kept
till the next time, when it is used as a
starter in the new batch.
Today, sourdough is most commonly
associated with the American West but
has a long and colorful history the
world over and is the oldest leavened
bread known to man. Its earliest
recorded use is among the ancient
Egyptians around 1500 BC. The
European explorers of the Americas
were very familiar with it. During the
California gold rush, some families
found that baking and selling sourdough
bread and biscuits was more profitable
than prospecting for gold. Also during
that time, some of the most well-known
bakers in France migrated to America
and set up bakeries in the San Francisco
area. Some of these families claim to
still be using the same receipt and
starter made from the original mother
dough; they brought with them from
France in 1849. This mother dough was
so important, that some claim it was
saved by Louise Boudin during the San
Francisco earthquake of 1906, when
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ICCAN Trail Newsletter - July/August 2016
PRAISE REPORT ON THE 2016 SPRING
ROUNDUP IN MADISONVILLE, KY
God is amazing!!! How HE continues to gather
with HIS people and bless them never ceases to
impress.
In Madisonville, KY during the May Roundup
there was a comment repeated again and again.
“This is the best spirit we have had at a
Roundup”, were the words on everyone’s lips.
As the artists brought their ministry to the people
gathered, Jesus touched hearts and began
transformation in lives. In addition to the musical
gifts, each artist had a word on encouragement for
the congregation. It was evident they heard
exactly what God wanted the people to hear and
know. From words that brought healing and
forgiveness to words that brought salvation, the
words were from HIS heart.
On Saturday there was personal ministry for
anyone desiring it. Four speakers spoke about
obeying the call of God on our lives. Then the
ministers made themselves available to pray for
individuals as they came forward.
Much of the ministry that came forth that
weekend was due to the host church, Amazing
Grace Assembly of God. Pastor Wix and her
team have hearts filled with love and
a desire to minister Jesus with skin on
to the world. They provided hot dogs
and hamburgers on Friday night and
coffee and donuts for breakfast on
Saturday. Their spirits made this
church an easy place for God to
manifest HIS presence. We cannot
thank them enough for all they did for
ICCAN.
We also thank all the artists who
traveled to Kentucky at their
expense in order to bless the
people of that area. That is what
you call pure ministry, giving
without expecting anything back.
We are so grateful to be affiliated
with such loving ministers of the
Gospel.
By Dr. Elizabeth Foy/ ICCAN
Board of Director
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Echoes From The Campfire
By Don Adkisson (Campfire Messages from Pastors & Ministers)
June 9— "It's a rough land, but a man
is better off if he rides his trail knowing
there may be trouble about. It simply
won't do to get careless."
--Louis L'Amour (The Sky-Liners)
"Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like
a man, be strong.”
--1 Corinthians 16:13 (HCSB)
June 6— "But I've a notion to just
wander off in wild country and live best
as I can."
--Louis L’ Amour (Passin' Through)
"Blessed is the man whose strength is in
You, Whose heart is set on pilgrimage."
--Psalm 84:5 (NKJV)
June 1— "Money don't grow by itself.
You've got to water it with sweat."
--Elmer Kelton (Stand Proud)
"So I perceived that nothing is better
than that a man should rejoice in his own
works, for that is his heritage. For who
can bring him to see what will happen
after him?"--Eccl. 3:22 (NKJV)
May 31— "Might as well count our
advantages and quit whining about our
sorry luck."
--Mike Blakely (The
Snowy Range Gang)
"Do all things without complaining and
disputing. --Phil. 2:14 (NKJV)
May 26— "He looked like a beat up
old drifter, but his guns were well cared
for and well used."
-- Lou Bradshaw (Ace High)
"So that the man of God may be
complete and proficient, well fitted and
thoroughly equipped for every good
work."
--2 Timothy 3:17 (AMPC)
May 24— "Art comes from the man,
not the material. The man of mastery, of
genius, not only meets but exceeds the
standards of excellence; he sets higher
standards, opens new ground, and that
man is an artist be he writer, painter,
grave digger, bull-fighter, or bronc
rider."
--William Crawford (The Bronc Rider)
"Whatever you do, work at it with all
your heart, as working for the Lord, not
for human masters, since you know that
you will receive an inheritance from the
Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ
you are serving."
--Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV)
May 23— "Twilight fell. The stars
came out white and clear. Night cloaked
the valley with dark shadows and the
hills with its obscurity. The blue vault
overhead deepened and darkened. The
hunter patrolled his beat, and hours were
moments to him. He heard the low hum
of insects, the murmur of running water,
the rustle of the wind. A coyote cut the
keen air with high-keyed, staccato
cry. The owls hooted, with dismal and
weird plaint, one to the other. Then a
wolf mourned. But these sounds only
accentuated the loneliness and wildness
of the silent night."
--Zane Grey (The Mysterious Rider)
"But Jesus often withdrew to lonely
places and prayed." --Luke 5:16 (NIV)
May 20— "I had found that things sat a
lot easier on a fellas mind if he only
worried about those things he could do
something about." -Lou Bradshaw (Blue)
"Who of you by worrying can add a
single hour to your life? Since you
cannot do this very little thing, why do
you worry about the rest?"
--Luke 12:25-26 (NIV)
May 19— "Maybe it
wasn't meant to be
easy. The things that count don't always
come easy."
--Elmer Kelton (Barbed Wire)
"Then He said to them all, 'If anyone
desires to come after Me, let him deny
himself, and take up his cross daily, and
follow Me.'"
--Luke 9:23 (NKJV)
May 17— "He did not realize it until
he grew conscious of his alacrity, of his
zest with the old camp tasks, in the
pause to see and feel and hear and smell
the forest which seemed now his
alone."
--Zane Grey (Nevada)
"I will remember the Lord’s works; yes,
I will remember Your ancient
wonders."
--Psalm77:11 (HCSB)
May 16— "You feel the way you look,
never allow citizens to see you with
your shirt buttoned wrong or your
shirttail hanging out. It is disrespectful
and disgusting to see. Wash your hands
and face, comb your hair, and always
wear clean clothes."
--W.L. Cox (Hunt--U.S. Marshal)
"He looked up, and he saw three men
standing near him. When he saw them,
he ran from the entrance of the tent to
meet them and bowed to the ground.
Then he said, 'My lord, if I have found
favor in your sight, please do not go on
past your servant. Let a little water be
brought, that you may wash your feet
and rest yourselves under the tree. I will
bring a bit of bread so that you may
strengthen yourselves. This is why you
have passed your servant’s way. Later,
you can continue on.'' Yes,' they
replied, 'do as you have said.'"
--Genesis 18:2-5 (HCSB)
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who
fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The
one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
(Matthew 10:36, 37)
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Sourdough Biscuits
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virtually everything else in San Francisco was lost.
The receipt for sourdough biscuits was taken by
prospectors into the Klondike and became a staple in
the mining camps of the Alaska gold rush.
Sourdough was also used by some of the old timers
to aid in the tanning of hides. The hide was laid out
with the fur down and the dough was rubbed into the
skin till it became soft and dry.
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The secret of sourdough bread is simple. By mixing
any type of ground grain with water or milk and
letting it sit in the open air at room temperature, wild
yeasts that travel through the air will settle in the
mix. The yeasts will eat the natural sugars and
convert them to lactic acids, which cause the sour
flavor. Carbon dioxide is also given off by the mix,
which is what makes the little bubbles and holes that
appear in it.
Though sourdough biscuits are fun to make and
wonderful to eat, the yeast can carry either a positive
or negative spiritual connotation. It’s what the Bible
calls leaven. Jesus warned His disciples to beware of
the “leaven of the Pharisees.” (Matt. 16:6-12). He
said that a pinch of false doctrine can creep in and
corrupt the entire loaf. So it is with the believer who
would live the Christian lifestyle. The little things
can take over the big things, which can be good or
bad. Like the sourdough starter, when the Spirit of
Jesus Christ moves into a life, He is soon manifest in
every area of that life. True fullness of life can only
be found in Him. It is the desire of God that everyone
be filled and bubbling with the Lord Jesus Christ.
“Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He
who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who
believes in me will never be thirsty.’” (John 6:35).
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