Bread magnifies Christ in two ways: by being eaten with gratitude for His goodness, and by being forfeited out of hunger for God Himself. When we eat, we taste the emblem of our heavenly food – the Bread of Life. And when we fast we say, “I love the Reality above the emblem.” In the heart of the saint both eating and fasting are worship. Both magnify Christ. Both send the heart – grateful and yearning – to the Giver. Each has its appointed place and each has its danger. The danger of eating is that we fall in love with the gift; the danger of fasting is that we belittle the gift and glory in our will-power.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		1-Oz Sq. Unsweetened Chocolate, cut into pieces
1	c	Granulated Sugar
3/4	c	Sherry; * see note
1	ts	Vanilla Extract
1/8	ts	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Blend the chocolate pieces, sugar, sherry, vanilla, and salt until smooth,
using an electric blender at high speed. Pour into fondue pot; heat and
keep warm over low leat. Sauce thickens as it stands.
Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Use cut-up fresh fruit for dipping: pineapple, pears, strawberries, etc.,
or serve it with chunks of pound cake, doughnuts, or marshmallows.
Source: "Mountain Measures" -- Junior League of Charleston, WV ed. 1974
billspa@icanect.net
NOTES : *Heat wine to almost boiling.
Recipe by: Mrs. Thomas J. Blair, III
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #848 by Bill Spalding <billspa@icanect.net>
on Oct 16, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“God makes it, we mess it”

Love is very much a matter of actions rather than emotions. However, although this emphasis on acts of love is certainly necessary, we can sometimes give the impression that love doesn’t involve any emotion – that it is entirely an act of the will, of one’s duty, regardless of how one feels. We can even promote the “I can love him but I can’t like him” type of attitude. The Bible does not support such an unbalanced concept of love…fervently, fondly, and affectionately (are used in the Bible) to describe the love Christians ought to have for one another… Obviously such a fervency of spirit cannot substitute for loving actions, but surely it should accompany them. We dare not settle for less.

Jerry Bridges