Lauri’s Cookies (aka My Cookies)

Today singleness is cherished by many because it brings maximum freedom for self-realization. You pull your own strings. No one cramps your style. But Paul cherished his singleness because it put him utterly at the disposal of the Lord Jesus …. The contemporary mood promotes singleness (but not chastity) because it frees from slavery. Paul promotes singleness (and chastity) because it frees for slavery—namely slavery to Christ.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter, I mean the real
		stuff. Land O'Lakes
		unsalted preferred
1/2	c	Light brown sugar
1/2	c	Sugar
1 1/2	t	Pure vanilla extract, NOT
		imitation
1	t	Baking soda
1		Egg
2	c	Gold Medal flour
2 1/2	c	Old fashioned Quaker Oats
		not the quick sawdust
		stuff
6	oz	Semi-sweet Nestle chocolate
		chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in microwave. Stir in sugars, vanilla and soda and mix
well. Mix in egg. Add flour until smooth. Add oats and chocolate
chips.  Drop by scoops onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350* for
8-10  minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on rack until the next
sheet  comes out of the oven, then remove to rack or platter.  Makes
approximately 3 1/2 dozen awesome cookies  Posted to EAT-L Digest  by
Rottmayer <rottmayer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> on  Mar 4, 1998

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What are the essential components of the gospel? 1. The character of God. The Bible describes God as holy (Ps. 99:3, 5, 9; Rev. 4:8), righteous (Ps. 11:7), just (2 Thess. 1:6), and perfect (Matt. 5:48). He hates sin and has nothing to do with it. In fact, He pours out His justified wrath on sin (Rom. 1:18; Eph. 5:6). 2. The character and nature of man. At the same time, the Bible describes man as having a sinful nature (Ps. 51:5), hopelessly separated from God. We are unable to please God in and of ourselves (Rom. 8:8). We have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). We cannot save ourselves, and we deserve the wrath of God (Rom. 2:5). 3. God’s love for man. Yet despite our sinful ways, God has shown His great love for us (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8). In His mercy, He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for us. On the cross Christ paid the full penalty for our sins and became the object of God’s wrath (2 Cor. 5:21). 4. Man’s response to God. If we confess and turn away from our sins and believe in Jesus Christ and the work He did for us on the cross, we can be saved (Mark 1:15; Rom. 10:9). If we possess faith to trust in God and the love He showed us through Jesus Christ, we are genuine Christians. We are justified – we receive forgiveness of our sins and are credited with Christ’s righteousness, Jesus’ life of perfect obedience (Rom. 3:24-27). In short, God restores our relationship with Him and adopts us into His family because of His grace and not because of anything we do (Gal. 2:16; Titus 3:5).

Karl Graustein