A Christian is not a person who experiences no bad desires. A Christian is a person who is at war with those desires by the power of the Spirit. Conflict in your soul is not all bad. Even though we long for the day when our flesh will be utterly defunct and only pure and loving desires will fill our hearts, yet there is something worse than the war within between flesh and Spirit – namely, no war within because the flesh controls the citadel and all the outposts. Praise God for the war within! Serenity in sin is death. The Spirit has landed to do battle with the flesh. So take heart if your soul feels like a battlefield at times. The sign of whether you are indwelt by the Spirit is not that you have no bad desires, but that you are at war with them!

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Italian		3	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	pk	Yeast
1/4	c	Water
2 1/4	c	Warm water
6	tb	Oil, + extra for pan
5 1/2	c	Flour; (approx)
1	ts	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Dissolve yeast in 1/4 c water.  Combine with warm water, oil, salt and
flour.  Mix together thoroughly and let rise 30 to 40 minutes or until
doubled in size.  Punch down and divide dough into 3 parts and place in 3
oiled pie pans.
Let rise 50 to 60 minutes or until doubled in size, brush tops lightly with
oil.  Bake at 350 degrees 50 minutes or until done.
Source: Oregonian FoodDay Typed by Dorothy Flatman, 1994
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by OldMommy@aol.com on Aug 15, 1998

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