God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Having lost the security of being rooted in the eternal reality of the Word of God, we are looking to busy activity to fill the void that has been created in our lives. And under that bondage to activity we find it difficult to linger with the Word simply for the joy of it. In fact, we may be afraid to stop our busyness lest it expose the shallowness of our lives. So we go on from activity to activity, from project to project. But activity is a dangerous source of fulfillment. Instead of finding our identity, our sense of self-worth, from our relationship with God, we begin to look to success in programs and other earthly indicators of success for our self-worth. But these will never satisfy. This will only enslave us more in our bondage to activity.
Gospel doctrine creates a gospel culture. The doctrines of grace create a culture of grace, as Jesus Himself touches us through His truths. Without the doctrines, the culture alone is fragile. Without the culture, the doctrines alone appear pointless. For example: The doctrine of regeneration creates a culture of humility (Ephesians 2:1-9). The doctrine of justification creates a culture of inclusion (Galatians 2:11-16). The doctrine of reconciliation creates a culture of peace (Ephesians 2:14-16). The doctrine of sanctification creates a culture of life (Romans 6:20-23). The doctrine of glorification creates a culture of hope (Romans 5:2). The doctrine of God creates a culture of honesty (1 John 1:5-10). And what could be more basic than that? If we want this culture to thrive, we can’t take doctrinal short cuts. If we want this doctrine to be credible, we can’t disregard the culture. But churches where the doctrine and culture converge bear living witness to the power of Jesus.
PAN: 18 BY 26-INCH SHEET PAN TEMPERATURE: 350 F. OVEN
1. SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, SALT, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA, AND
CINNAMON. SET ASIDE FOR USE IN STEP 4.
2. CREAM SHORTENING AND SUGAR IN MIXER BOWL 4 MINUTES AT MEDIUM SPEED.
3. ADD EGGS AND VANILLA TO CREAMED MIXTURE; BEAT 2 MINUTES AT MEDIUM
SPEED. SCRAPE DOWN BOWL.
4. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS TO CREAMED MIXTURE WHILE BEATING AT LOW SPEED.
5. ADD APPLES, NUTS, AND RAISINS TO MIXTURE. DO NOT OVERMIX. MIXTURE
WILL BE THICK.
6. SPREAD 4 1/2 QT (ABOUT 8 LB 10 OZ) MIXTURE INTO EACH GREASED AND
FLOURED PAN.
7. BAKE ABOUT 40 MINUTES OR UNTIL DONE.
8. COOL; CUT 6 X 9.
NOTE: 1. IN STEP 5, 1 LB (1/2-NO. 10 CN) CANNED DEHYDRATED APPLES MAY
BE USED. COMBINE APPLES AND 3 1/2 QT WATER; BRING TO A BOIL; SIMMER 15
MINUTES. COOL, DRAIN, AND CHOP.
NOTE: 2. IN STEP 5, 6 LB 12 OZ(1/2-NO. 10 CN) CANNED APPLESAUCE OR 1 LB
6 OZ(1/2-NO.2 1/2 CN) CANNED,INSTANT APPLESAUCE DEHYDRATED WITH 3 QTS WATER
MAY BE USED.
NOTE: 3. IN STEP 5, 7 LB 14 OZ A.P. FRESH APPLES MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR
CANNED, SLICED APPLES. WASH,CORE,PARE, AND CHOP APPLES.
Recipe Number: H00100
SERVING SIZE: 1 BROWNIE
From the <Army Master Recipe Index File> (actually used today!).
Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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