In 1 Peter 1:6 we read, “In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials.” Only in the Christian faith can we speak of joy and distress in the same sentence! You see, if my faith is to be pure faith, it will weather the fiery tested when tried. And how is that faith proven? It keeps trusting God and thus greatly rejoicing, even when experiencing distress.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains		Cakes, Bundt, Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Yellow cake mix
1/2	pt	Sour cream (8oz)
1/2	c	Sugar
1	c	Chopped pecans
1/2	c	Oil
4		Eggs
2	tb	Confectioner's sugar
1	ts	Chopped nuts
1	ts	Cinnamon
2	tb	Brown sugar
1	ts	Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE
STREUSEL
TOPPING
Mix cake mix, sugar and oil well. Add eggs, beat well. Add sour cream and
nuts. Grease bundt pan with butter. Mix and sprinkle streuel mix in bottom
of pan, pour1/2 cake mix into pan.Top with topping mix. Pour rest of batter
in. Bake at 350 F for 55-60 minutes. from *Prodigy's Food and Wine Bulletin
Board, from Theresa Hope,npxs77a
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Apart from our union with Christ every effort to imitate Christ, no matter how noble and inspired at the outset, inevitably leads to legalism and spiritual defeat. But once you understand the doctrine of union with Christ, you see that God doesn’t ask us to attain to what we’re not. He only calls us to accomplish what already is. The pursuit of holiness is not a quixotic effort to do just what Jesus did. It’s the fight to live out the life that has already been made alive in Christ.

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