God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
In the exercise of His common grace, God displays patience and forbearance with the world. But patience and forbearance ought to lead men and women to repentance. Instead, it emboldens the unbeliever in his sinful rebellion and mocking of God, and the patience of God is then turned into a rationale to rebel further against God. This does nothing more than store up greater judgment because of their ungodly response to His kind patience (Rom. 2:4-5).
Death is not the end of the road; it is only a bend in the road. The road winds only through those paths through which Christ Himself has gone. This Travel Agent does not expect us to discover the trail for ourselves. Often we say that Christ will meet us on the other side. That is true, of course, but misleading. Let us never forget that He walks with us on this side of the curtain and then guides us through the opening. We will meet Him there, because we have met Him here.
DOUGH
Makes 8 small loaves
Sponge:
For sponge: Whisk flour, water, yeast and honey in large bowl until smooth.
cover with plastic. Let stand in warm draft-free area 1 hour.
For dough: Stir down sponge, using wooden spoon. Blend in milk, butter and
salt. Mix in enough flour 1/2 cup at a time to form soft dough. Knead on
floured surface until smooth and no longer sticky, adding more flour if
necessary, about 10 minutes.
Grease large bowl. Add dough, turning to coat entire surface. Cover bowl
with plastic. Let rise in warm draft-free area until doubled, about 1 1/4
hours.
Grease eight 2 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans. Gently knead dough on lightly
floured surface until deflated. Pat out to 3/4 inch-thick rectangle. Cut
into 8 even pieces. Pat each out into 4x7-inch rectangle. Spread 1 ounce
chocolate on short end of each. Roll up jelly roll fashion. Pinch seam and
ends to seal. Arrange seam side down in prepared pans. Cover with kitchen
towel. Let rise for 15 minutes to lighten.
Preheat oven to 375 F. Brush loaves with egg glaze and sprinkle with sugar.
Bake until light brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped on bottom, about
30 minutes. Immediately remove from pans. Cool on racks
10 minutes. Serve loaves hot.
Variation: Spread 1 Tbs raspberry preserves on short end of dough before
adding chopped chocolate.
Bon Appetit
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #619 by Terilynn Sanford <terily@tenet.edu>
on May 23, 1997
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