Our election is not written in particular in the word of God; but our duty is plainly set down there. If men conscientiously perform their duty, this is the way to come to the knowledge of their election. Men therefore should not question whether they be elected or not, but first believe on Christ, and endeavor diligently to work out their own salvation; and if their works be good, and their obedience true, thereby they will come to a certain knowledge that they were elected and set apart to everlasting life.

Thomas Boston

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Cakes, Desserts	1	Cake

INGREDIENTS

1		Yellow cake mix, prepared in 13×9 pan.
8	oz	Cream cheese, room temperature
1	pk	(3-oz) instant vanilla pudding
2	c	Milk
3		Or 4 bananas
1	lg	Container Cool Whip
1	c	Chopped nuts

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat cream cheese until creamy. Add milk, gradually; add pudding, beating
until well mixed. Pour over cooled cake. Slice the bananas over cake. Cover
with Cool Whip and top with nuts.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by Julie Bertholf <jewel1@ix.netcom.com> on
Feb 24, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“God: the most lovable person in the universe”

For the Christian to be driven or motivated toward personal resolution by a change of the calendar frankly seems a little superstitious… To say that January 1st is somehow the best day to make personal resolutions is to pattern ourselves after two societies that were completely steeped in paganism… For us to then say that we are most significantly convicted of the need for change in the days or weeks leading up to January 1st is to say that the Holy Spirit is somehow constrained or motivated by the same pagan system of days that motivated the Romans and the Babylonians… As Christians we know that we are to live in a continual state of repentance, always being sensitive to the necessity for change, always pursuing holiness, and always seeking to obey Christ. To wait until January 1st, viewing it as the one time each year when we make what we hope will be the most significant of these changes is to say that they were not just as necessary on May 7th, or August 19th, or any other day of the year.

Daryl Wingerd