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  “No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” * When Al and I lived in Springville, California I learned how to use a pressure canner so that we could enjoy some of the fruit and vegetables from our garden during the winter. A favorite of ours were the large Asian pears that were ready to pick in the fall. The two pear trees in the back of the property produced so many huge pears that sometimes branches would break off, unless the horizontal branches were pruned and pears thinned out once they began to form. Canning was quite a project, first involving washing, peeling and slicing several ripe pears. It was a good project for the two of us to do together.   Al peeled and sliced the fruit, while I prepared the syrup in which the pears were boiled for a few minutes before filling the ja...