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Grace is reward, or favor, given to those who deserve judgment. If a judge found a serial rapist guilty, and then stepped down from his bench, agreed to take the death penalty in the criminal’s place, and sent the rapist on an all-expense-paid vacation to Hawaii for thirty years, that would be grace. The severity of the criminal’s crimes would be the measure of the judge’s grace. In the same way, the knowledge of what we deserve, and what it cost God to be gracious, is the measure of His fatherly grace. When it is said and done, the cross is the tape that measures the length and breadth of God’s grace. Like God’s wrath, His grace is holy. It transcends all human conceptions.

William Farley

We live in a world where truth is relative. According to most, there is no absolute standard to determine right from wrong because truth is ever-changing and subjectively suited to personal opinions and popular culture. Most want to believe this because at our core we want to be autonomous without any accountability and restraints. We want to be God. We want to be the sole arbitrator to determine right from wrong. So to bolster support for this driving tendency, many have used the Word of God for their justification. They have erroneously taken Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 not to judge as their shield for critique-free sinful behavior. It’s funny how they use our Lord’s words as a reason not to submit to the rest of our Lord’s words found elsewhere in the Bible! However, such a position is contradictory to the inherent understanding of societal function and clearly a false interpretation of what Jesus intended.

Randy Smith

We Love God!

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

Ring Cake (Microwave)

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Desserts, Cakes, Mw	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1 1/2	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Milk
3		Eggs
1/4	c	Shortening
1/4	c	Butter or margarine
3 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
1	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Lightly grease 12 cup microwave Bundt dish. Combine all ingredients in
large mixing bowl.  Beat at low speed until ingredients are blended. Beat
at high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl frequently. Pour batter into dish.
Microwave at 50 percent (Medium) for 12 minutes, rotating after half the
cooking time. Increase power to High. Microwave 3 1/2 to 6 1/2 minutes, or
until to springs back when lightly touched, rotating after half the last
cooking time. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes upright in dish directly on
counter top before removing. Notes: Cut through batter with knife to
eliminate air bubbles. Chopped nuts may be sprinkled in bottom of the dish
to provide a topping. Glaze cake with 1/2 cup orange marmalade that has
been microwaved at High 20 to 24 seconds until melted.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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