The size of the crowd rather than the depth of the heart determined success. If the crowd was large then surely God was blessing the ministry. Churches were built by demographic studies, professional strategists, marketing research, meeting “felt needs” and sermons consistent with these techniques. We were told that preaching was out, relevance was in. Doctrine didn’t matter nearly as much as innovation. If it wasn’t “cutting edge” and consumer friendly it was doomed. The mention of sin, salvation and sanctification were taboo and replaced by Starbucks, strategy and sensitivity.

Bob Burney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Meats		Appetizer	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	ts	Unflavored gelatin
1/4	c	Cold water
2	pk	(8-oz) cream cheese; softened
2	tb	Sherry
1		Jar (2-oz) chopped pimento; drained
1	cn	Crab meat; drained
1	ts	Lemon juice
1/8	ts	Black pepper
2	tb	Parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Sprinkle gelatin over cold water. Stir over hot water until dissolved. In
mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add melted gelatin, sherry, salt,
pimento & remaining ingredients. Pour into a 3-cup mold that has been
greased or sprayed. Chill until set & serve with crackers.
DIANE MAYER
BATON ROUGE, LA
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West
Helena, AR 72390.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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