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Suppose you have been outside in extremely cold temperatures, only then to enter the home of a friend who offers you a glass of brandy. A few minutes after drinking it, you become conscious of a feeling of warmth and attribute it to the alcohol. The fact is, the alcohol will actually make you colder. It has for the moment caused your blood vessels to dilate giving you the impression that your body is producing heat. In point of fact, it is losing heat. You may feel you are warming up, but in reality you are cooling down. Your feelings have led you astray. An observer knowledgeable about the effects of alcohol could tell you what was really happening. But if you are relying on your feelings you would reject his conclusions. So, too, in the spiritual realm, feelings can often deceive us as to the true state of affairs. We must have an external reference point or standard of objective truth by which feelings may be evaluated and judged… All subjective states of mind and emotion must be brought under the searchlight of the objective principles of God's written Word.
Sam Storms

The Bible simply records the occurrences of six suicides without making a moral evaluation: The case of Abimelech in Judges 9:50-57; the case of Samson in Judges 16:28-30 (although some are not convinced this is suicide in the strict sense of the term); Saul and his armor-bearer in 1 Samuel 31:1-6; 2 Samuel 1:1-15; 1 Chron. 10:1-13; Ahithophel in 2 Samuel 17:23; Zimri in1 Kings 16:18-19; and Judas Iscariot in Matthew 27:5. It is worth noting that in each of these cases the suicide is the end to a life that did not (at least in its latter stages) meet with God’s approval. Is there any significance in the fact that the only recorded instances of suicide in the Bible are of those in moral and spiritual rebellion against God?
Sam Storms

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    French Spices 2 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    2 tb Cinnamon
    1 tb Nutmeg
    1 1/2 ts Ground cloves
    1 1/2 ts Ground allspice
    1 tb Ground ginger
    1 tb Dried orange/lemon peel

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Orange peel should be grated.  Sprinkle on plain toast, French toast,
waffles, pancakes, oatmeal, vanilla pudding, cut-up apples or oranges.
Sprinkle over muffins before baking and apple pie before warming.
Buy spices in bulk from a natural foods store.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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