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How do you recognize abusive leadership? Abusive churches and Christian leaders characteristically: Make dogmatic prescriptions in places where Scripture is silent. Rely on intelligence, humor, charm, guilt, emotions, or threats rather than on God’s Word and prayer (see Acts 6:4). Play favorites. Punish those who disagree. Employ extreme forms of communication (tempers, silent treatment). Recommend courses of action which always, somehow, improves the leader’s own situation, even at the expense of others. Seldom do good deeds in secret. Seldom encourage. Seldom give the benefit of the doubt. Emphasize outward conformity, rather than repentance of heart. Preach, counsel, disciple, and oversee the church with lips that fail to ground everything in what Christ has done in the gospel and to give glory to God.

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We should notice that the alternatives to saying that God uses evil for His purposes, but that He never does evil and is not to be blamed for it, are not desirable ones. If we were to say that God Himself does evil, we would have to conclude that He is not a good and righteous God, and therefore that He is not really God at all. On the other hand, if we maintain that God does not use evil to fulfill His purposes, then we would have to admit that there is evil in the universe that God did not intend, is not under His control, and might not fulfill His purposes… Surely this (too) is an undesirable alternative position.

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We Love God!

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

Two Ways With Acorn Squash

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs		Vegetables	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Acorn squash
8	T	Unsalted butter, softened
1	t	Cinnamon
1/2	t	Grated nutmeg
1/4	t	Ground cloves
1/2	c	Real maple syrup
4		Bacon, cut in quarters
2		Eggs

INSTRUCTIONS

Can't make up your mind how fancy to get? Here are 2 presentations of
this tasty squash--one homey and one for "dress-up."  PREHEAT OVEN TO
350F. Bring 1 quart water to a simmer. Cut squash in  half horizontally
and clean insides. Place cut-side down in a  low-sided baking dish,
fill with simmering water to about 1 inch.  Bake 20 minutes. AS A
TRADITIONAL VEGETABLE: Combine butter, spices  and maple syrup. Turn
squash over and fill with the butter mixture.  Top with bacon slices,
crossed. Return to oven and cook until the tip  of a sharp knife easily
pierces the flesh, about 30-40 minutes. Serve  in shell. AS TIMBALES:
Turn the squash over after the first 20  minutes in the oven and add 1
tablespoon of butter to each half. Bake  until they can easily be
pierced with a sharp knife, about 30-40  minutes. Carefully scoop out
the flesh into a mixing bowl, reserving  the shells. Beat in remaining
ingredients and eggs. Place mixture  into shells or timbales, and
return to oven for 20-25 minutes or  until set.  From Gemini's MASSIVE
MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 121 Calories From Fat: 113 Total Fat: 12.8g Cholesterol: 77mg Sodium: 19.5mg Potassium: 23.3mg Carbohydrates: <1g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 1.7g