We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self. Indeed, what could be more ludicrous in a vast and glorious universe like this than a human being, on the speck called earth, standing in front of a mirror trying to find significance in his own self-image? It is a great sadness that this is the gospel of the modern world. The Christian Gospel is about 'the glory of Christ,' not about me. And when it is—in some measure—about me, it is not about my being made much of by God, but about God mercifully enabling me to enjoy making much of Him forever.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		November 19	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/3	c	All-purpose flour
2/3	c	Yellow corn meal
1 1/2	ts	Baking powder
3/4	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Dried currants
1/2	c	Chopped pecans; toasted lightly
1	c	Sour cream
2	lg	Eggs
1/2		Stick unsalted butter; melted and cooled
		; (1/4 cup)
1/4	c	Unsulfured molasses

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400F. and butter twelve 1/3-cup muffin tins.
In a bowl whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, salt,
currants, and pecans. In a small bowl whisk together sour cream, eggs,
butter and molasses. Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture, stirring
until just combined (do not overmix).
Divide batter evenly among muffin tins and bake in middle of oven 15 to 20
minutes, or until a tester comes out clean.
Makes 12 muffins.
Gourmet November 1994
Converted by MC_Buster.
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

A Message from our Provider:

“We need to discover all over again that worship is natural to the Christian, as it was to the godly Israelites who wrote the psalms, and that the habit of celebrating the greatness and graciousness of God yields an endless flow of thankfulness, joy, and zeal. #J.I. Packer”