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Gossip leaves a wide trail of devastation wherever and however it goes – word of mouth, email, blogging, YouTube. It erodes trust and destroys morale. It creates a social environment of suspicion where everyone must wonder what is being said behind their backs and whether appearances of friendship are sincere. It ruins hard-won reputations with cowardly but effective weapons of misrepresentation. It manipulates people into taking sides when no such action is necessary or beneficial. It unleashes the dark powers of psychological transference, doing violence to the gossiper, to the one receiving the gossip and to the person being spoken against. It makes the Body of Christ look like the Body of Antichrist – destroyers rather than healers. It exhausts the energies we would otherwise devote to positive witness. It robs our Lord of the Church he deserves. It exposes the hostility in our hearts and discredits the gospel in the eyes of the world. Then we wonder why we don’t see more conversions, why “the ground is so hard.”

Ray Ortlund

We Love God!

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

Instant Cookies

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Instant pudding; any flavor
3/4	c	Bisquick
1		Egg
1/4	c	Corn oil
		Set oven at 375 F.

INSTRUCTIONS

Holiday greetings. It has been awhile since I posted anything. So I thought
I'd send you 2 recipes that my family enjoys. The Instant Cookies date back
to my 7th grade home ec. class in 1964; are great for children to make.
Pumpkin Bread has its variations but is a longed-for gift item in the
South. This recipe never fails me. Finally, I write a poem each year for
our Christmas cards and decided to share it with all of you too. Best
wishes for Christmas and a great New Year!
1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Drop by teaspoonful on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Flatten slightly with fork or fingers.
4. Bake 7 or 8 minutes at 375 F.
5. May use nuts or colored sugar before baking.
Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by Paula Thompson <paulat@adaptsol.com> on Dec
23, 1997

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