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Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Cakes, Chocolate	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Flour
2	tb	Cocoa
1/4	ts	Salt
2	tb	Salad Oil
1	c	Chopped Nuts
1 3/4	c	Hottest Tap Water
3/4	c	Sugar
2	ts	Baking Powder
1/2	c	Milk
1	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Brown Sugar
		Ice Cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 350&deg;F.  In an ungreased square pan, 9" X 9" X 2", stir
together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt. Mix in milk, oil and
vanilla with fork until smooth. Stir in nuts. Spread evenly in pan.
Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Pour hot water over batter.
Bake for 40 minutes.  Let stand for 15 minutes. Spoon into dessert dishes
or cut into squares. Invert each square onto dessert plate. Top with ice
cream and spoon sauce over each square.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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