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In America, we have a long history of valuing the concept of the separation of church and state. This idea historically referred to a division of labors between the church and the civil magistrate. However, initially both the church and the state were seen as entities ordained by God and subject to His governance. In that sense, the state was considered to be an entity that was “under God.” What has happened in the past few decades is the obfuscation of this original distinction between church and state, so that today the language we hear of separation of church and state, when carefully exegeted, communicates the idea of the separation of the state from God. In this sense, it’s not merely that the state declares independence from the church, it also declares independence from God and presumes itself to rule with autonomy.

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The fear of the Lord is: a choice (Pr 1:29), the principle part of knowledge (Pr 1:7), to hate evil (Pr 8:13), not to envy sinners (Pr 23:17), his treasure (Isa 33:6). The benefits of fearing the Lord: strong confidence (Pr 14:26), fountain of life (Pr 14:27), instruction of wisdom (Pr 15:33), tends to life (Pr 19:23), satisfaction (Pr 19:23), protection (Pr 19:23), riches, honor, life (Pr 22:4), God’s covenant revealed (Ps 25:12-14) and increased trust in God; no fear (Ps 112:1,7,8).

Sherry Allchin

We Love God!

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

Grown-up Hot Chocolate

January 28, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy	Swiss	Beverages, Christmas	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Squares, 4 oz. semisweet
		chocolate*
2		Squares unsweetened, 2 oz.
		chocolate*
2	T	Granulated sugar
1 1/2	c	Boiling water
1	c	Milk
1	c	Light cream
1/2	c	Coffee liqueur, Kahlua or
		Tia Maria), Tia Maria
1/2	c	Whipping cream, whipped

INSTRUCTIONS

Place chocolate and sugar in heavy saucepan.  Add boiling water; stir
over medium heat until chocolate is completely melted.  Add milk and
light cream.  Stir with whisk over medium heat until completely  smooth
and very hot but not boiling.  Add liqueur.  Serve in small cups with
spoons.  Top each serving with  whipped cream.  Makes 6 servings. *Six
ounces of good-quality Swiss  bittersweet chocolate my be used to
replace the semisweet and  unsweetened chocolate.  Typed in MMFormat by
cjhartlin@email.msn.com  Source: Canadian Living Merry Christmas
Cookbook.  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Cindy Hartlin"
<cjhartlin@email.msn.com> on Nov 11, 1999

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