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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Because we are in Christ, there are no longer any hostilities in us that will always exist between those in the world. Ephesians 2:14, “For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall.” We don’t employ the trite, superficial and flawed tactics of the world. Many of them are now championed more than ever in our day. We understand that the blood of Christ has cleansed us from our sin and has adopted us into His family. Thus, we see others different from us as part of the family of God, forgiven as we have been forgiven. We accept each other because God has accepted all of us. Our unity is not what we look like, but rather who we are in Christ. “[Christ] Himself [made] the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity” (Eph. 2:15b-16).

Randy Smith

The pastor must be enthralled by, in awe of - can I say it: in love with - his Redeemer so that everything he thinks, desires, chooses, decides, says, and does is propelled by love for Christ and the security of rest in the love of Christ. He must be regularly exposed, humbled, assured, and given rest by the grace of his Redeemer. His heart needs to be tenderized day after day by his communion with Christ so that he becomes a tender, loving, patient, forgiving, encouraging, and giving servant leader. His meditation on Christ - His presence, His promises, and His provisions - must not be overwhelmed by his meditation on how to make his ministry work.

Paul David Tripp

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Biscotti – The Dipping Cookie

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs		Appetizers, Cookies, Sauces/dips	4	Dozen

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Hazelnuts
1/2	c	Almonds
1		Zest of 1/4 lemon
1/4	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Dark brown sugar
1/4	t	Almond extract
1/2	t	Vanilla extract
2 1/2	T	Melted margarine
2		Eggs, or equiv. egg subst.
2	c	Flour
1/2	t	Baking soda
1 1/2	t	Baking powder
1		Egg white

INSTRUCTIONS

The "Bis" means twice and "Cotti" means cooked --- and our recipe for
these crisp, cruncy cookies does just that. They are best when dipped
in hot coffee, cocoa or milk for a few seconds until softened, then
eaten right away.  Preheat oven to 400^.  Toast nuts until browned,
about 8 minutes; let  cool.  Use metal blade in food processor work
bowl to finely chop zest and  granulated sugar, about 60 seconds.  Add
brown sugar, extracts,  margarine and eggs; process until combined,
about 5 seconds. Add nuts  and dry ingredients and pulse until
combined, about 12 times.  Transfer dough to floured surface; roll into
two 12" logs. Pat logs  to 2 1/2" wide. Place 3" apart on lightly
greased baking sheets. Beat  egg white slightly and brush over surface
of logs. Bake 20 minutes  until firm and lightly browned. Remove from
oven; reduce heat to  325^. While still warm, cut logs diagonally into
1/2" slices, lay cut  side down on sheets. Bake 15 minutes more until
dry. Cool on whire  racks.  Store in plastic food storage bag or tin
for up to 1 month.  Nutritional analysis:  Calories 46, Saturated fat
0g, total fat 1g,  carbohydrate 7 g, protein 1 g. Cholesterol 11mg.
Sodium 17 mg. Posted  to MM-Recipes Digest V5 #027 by lena36@juno.com
(Lena P Mitchell) on  Jan 27, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 547 Calories From Fat: 180 Total Fat: 21.1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 443mg Potassium: 277.9mg Carbohydrates: 79.5g Fiber: 4.4g Sugar: 27.3g Protein: 12.2g