Some contend that we should believe in divine election reluctantly, wishing that it were otherwise than what we find in Scripture. They argue that we should speak of it with sadness and regret, and talk about it only when pushed or coerced to do so. But there is something seriously wrong when we fail to rejoice in what pleases God. There is a grievous flaw in our thinking and in our affections when we are reluctant to speak about what God spoke so often of in Scripture.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Grains		Candies, Fruits	1	/2 pound

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
3	tb	Hulled green pumpkin seeds,
		Chopped
1 1/2	ts	Sesame seeds

INSTRUCTIONS

In a dry heavy skillet cook the sugar over moderate heat until it begins to
melt and continue cooking it, stirring with a fork, until it is melted
completely and is golden caramel. Remove the skillet from the heat, stir in
the pumpkin seeds and the sesame seeds, and, working quickly, pour the
mixture onto a sheet of foil. Let the brittle cool and break into small
pieces. **The brittle may be made 1 week in advance and kept in an airtight
container.** Source: Gourmet Magazine
:          October 1993
:          Pg. 150
From the collection of K. Deck

A Message from our Provider:

“Famous last words: I’ll get right with God later”

Most people hope to go to heaven when they die. This is not surprising, given the generally acknowledged alternatives (either hell or nothingness). However, it is quite revealing to ask people what they hope to do when they get to heaven. Most people anticipate the joys of this world writ large: golf courses with no sand traps or water hazards, heavenly mansions with no worries about mortgage payments. If they could have all of those things without leaving this planet, they would be more than content. Christians, however, long for heaven because they long to be in the nearer presence of the God whom they love with all their hearts, joining in the unstinted, eternal worship of the Lamb.

Iain Duguid

Pastoral ministry is always shaped, formed, directed, and driven by worship. Your ministry will be shaped by worship of God or worship of you or, for most of us, a troubling mix of both. Perhaps there is no more powerful, seductive, and deceitful temptation in ministry than self-glory. Perhaps in ministry there is no more potent intoxicant than the praise of men, and there is no more dangerous form of drunkenness than to be drunk with your own glory. It has the power to reduce you to shocking self-righteousness and inapproachability.

Paul David Tripp