Applesauce-raisin Muffins

How easily and contentedly we speak of Jesus Christ as our example. Do we realize what it means? If we did, it would revolutionize our life. Do we begin to know our Bible as He did? Do we begin to pray as He did? How thoughtful He was for others, how patient toward dullness, how quiet under insult! Think of what it meant for Him to take a basin and towel like a slave and wash the disciples’ feet! Do we stoop to serve? Can anyone say of us, as was said of Him, that we go about “doing good?” Think of His words, servants of His, “I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” “Christlike” is a word often on our lips. Do not speak it too lightly? It is the heart of God’s predestination. It is our high calling.

Unknown Author

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Breakfast	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour, self-rising
1/4	c	Sugar
1/2	t	Cinnamon, ground
1		Egg, beaten
3/4	c	Applesauce
1/2	c	Milk
1/2	c	Raisins
1/4	c	Oil, salad

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour, sugar, and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients;  add
to flour mixture, stirring only until flour is moistened. Fill  greased
muffin pans two-thirds full. Bkae at 425 degrees about 20 to  25
minutes or until golden brown.  SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, June,
1973. Typed for you by Nancy  Coleman. Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1
#805 by Nancy Berry  <nlberry@prodigy.net> on Sep 25, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 168 Calories From Fat: 47 Total Fat: 5.3g Cholesterol: 16.3mg Sodium: 260.4mg Potassium: 109.2mg Carbohydrates: 27.4g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 10.2g Protein: 3.2g

An additional impetus to our unity among diversity is that of the projected makeup of the future kingdom. It is glorious in its admixture of those from “every tribe and tongue and people and nation” (Rev. 5:11). We cannot, must not, live contrary to our final convergence in Christ. In the ugly old slavery of early America, the schizophrenia about this was incredible. There were blacks and whites who would not dream of worshipping as equals (though they were sometimes in the same building), yet at the same time would hold the doctrinal verity that all colors would be in heaven together some day. This was entirely incongruous. We are called to experience in this life as much of the spirit that will characterize us in the new earth as is possible. The ideal of heaven is always to be the pursuit of earthbound believers. “Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10). We cannot pray for the Kingdom to come and not relish what that coming Kingdom means. Our community of believers is to be a living demonstration of the power of the cross and also of the purified Bride who awaits the wedding. We are denying our future calling to fail in this area. We are smearing our reputation and throwing dirt on our bridal gown.

Jim Elliff

The weaknesses we see in the people of the Bible are the very weaknesses we ought to recognize in ourselves. Like Eve, who ate the forbidden fruit, we are vulnerable to temptation when we act on our own. Like Abraham, who lied about his wife to save his neck, we are vulnerable to temptation when we are scared. Like David, who slept with Bathsheba while his men were off to war, we are vulnerable to temptation when we are idle. Like Elijah, who wanted God to end his life, we are vulnerable to temptation when we are exhausted. Like Peter, who denied his Lord even after he promised to die for him, we are vulnerable to temptation when we are overconfident. In other words, we are vulnerable to temptation practically all the time.

Philip Graham Ryken