What could be more logical? He who believes in Christ is united with Christ. Faith binds him to Christ. He is a member of Christ’s body, the invisible church. But the visible church is but the outward manifestation of that body. Every member of the invisible church should, as a matter of course, be a member of the visible church. Extremely significant in this connection is Acts 2:47: “And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.” Not only does the Lord Christ require of those who are saved that they unite with the church; He Himself joins them to the church. And the reference is unmistakably to the visible church.

R.B. Kuiper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	French	Cookies, Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4	c	Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour*, sifted
3/4	c	Confectioners' sugar; sifted
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Butter
1	ts	French's Almond Extract
1	c	Funsten's Blanched Almonds; ground/finely choppe

INSTRUCTIONS

BAKE at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. MAKES about 2 dozen. Sift
together flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt. Cream butter. Blend in the
dry ingredients; mix thoroughly. Stir in almond extract and ground or
finely chopped blanched almonds. If desired, chill for easier handling.
Shape dough into balls, using rounded teaspoonful for each. Place on
ungreased baking sheets; flatten into circles about 1/2 inch thick. Flute
edges to form scallops. Bake in slow oven (325 degrees) 20 to 25 minutes
until light golden brown. Remove from baking sheets immediately; cool. *For
use with Pillsbury's Best Self-Rising Flour, omit salt.
NOTES : "Developed by Ann Pillsbury"
Recipe by: Best Loved Foods of Christmas, Pillsbury, undated booklet
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #837 by NGavlak@aol.com on Oct 11, 1997

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“Let Him therefore send and do what He will. By His grace, if we are His, we will face it, bow to it, accept it, and give thanks for it. God’s Providence is always executed in the ‘wisest manner’ possible. We are often unable to see and understand the reasons and causes for specific events in our lives, in the lives of others, or in the history of the world. But our lack of understanding does not prevent us from believing God. #Don Fortner”