The lifelessness experienced in so many churches in our day can be traced directly to the multitudes of families in those churches which contain Sunday-morning Christians only. It is plain to see the cause for such deadness when such individuals are not consistently worshiping God in private. Statistics reveal that only 11 percent of all professing Christians in America read their Bible or some portion of it once a day. If so few professing Christians are spending time alone with God, it should not be surprising that family worship as a practice among professing Christian families is practically nonexistent.

Jerry Marcellino

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies	42	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	c	HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1/4	ts	Salt
1/2	c	Butter or margarine softened
3/4	c	Packed light brown sugar
1/2	c	Granulated sugar
1	ts	Vanilla extract
2		Eggs
10	oz	Holiday Baking Bits (Candy Coated, HERSHEY'S) divided

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 350 F. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In
large mixer bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla
until well blended. Add eggs; beat well. Gradually add flour mixture,
blending well. Stir in 1 cup candy coated bits. Drop by rounded
teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Press 8 to 9 of remaining
bits on dough before baking. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until cookie is set. Do
not overbake. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool
completely. About 3-1/2 dozen cookies.
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.
Meal-Master compatible recipe format by Karen Mintzias (km@salata.com)
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“God: so personal that in comparison we are cold unfeeling machines”

Eight reasons that ministers should examine themselves: 1. You have heaven to win or lose yourselves… A holy calling will not save an unholy man. 2. You have sinful inclinations as well as others. 3. (You) have greater temptations than most men. 4. The tempter will make his first and sharpest onset upon you. If you will be leaders against him, he will spare you no further than God restrains him. 5. Many eyes are upon you, and therefore there will be many to observe your falls. 6. Your sins are more aggravated than those of other men. They have more of hypocrisy in them, and are more detrimental to the cause of religion. 7. The honor of your Lord and Master, and of His holy truth, doth lie more on you than other men. 8. The souls of your hearers and the success of your labors do very much depend upon your self-examination.

Richard Baxter