It is true that God is good and that in the world under His control bad things happen – at least bad things happen from the human perspective. When I discipline my child, it might seem like a bad thing from his vantage point, but it is a good thing from mine. When a nation wins a just war, it might seem bad from the enemy’s side, but it is good for the world. So at least part of the problem is perspective. Are we saying something is bad from God's perspective or man’s?

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Quick, Breads, Basic, Southern, Living	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

10	c	All-purpose flour
1/3	c	Baking powder
1/4	c	Sugar
1	tb	Salt
1	ts	Salt
2	c	Shortening

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Divide flour
mixture and shortening in half. Cut 1 cup shortening into half of flour
mixture with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal. Repeat
with remaining shortening and flour mixture. Combine mixtures. Store in an
airtight container at room temperature up to 6 weeks. Refrigerate or freeze
for longer storage. Yield:  13 cups
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“Life begins with Jesus”

A heart of integrity is cultivated by striving to maintain a clear conscience. Our consciences are the internal mechanism given to us by God to drive us toward sincerity. Like an internal accountability partner, the conscience acts as a witness in our hearts and minds to either “accuse or even excuse” our actions (Rom. 2:15). When we inform the conscience with biblical truth we are telling it to accurately hold us in check against the standard of Scripture. The conscience itself is not our benchmark, but if kept clear and clean it becomes a powerful instrument of integrity as it drives us toward the grand, inflexible benchmark – God’s Word.

Jerry Wragg