To most people, the gifts we enjoy are more important than the Giver of the gifts. Some might be grateful for their many blessings. But how many are expressing that gratitude to God? How many are metaphorically falling at His feet and glorifying Him with a genuine and enthusiastic heart? Many are thankful, but how many prioritize their thankfulness to God? How often do blessings actually lead people away from God because they want something from God and do not see God in the something?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Appetizer	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Stick butter or margarine; softened
1	pk	(3-oz) cream cheese; softened
1	c	Flour
1/4	ts	Garlic salt
1		Tube anchovy paste

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream butter and cheese. Add flour and garlic salt. Work dough into ball
shape. Cut dough ball in half. Roll dough out on a floured surface. Dough
should be the thicknsss of pie pastry. Cut out dough with small biscuit
cutter. Squeeze a dab of anchovy paste in the center of each biscuit. Fold
over dough into half-moon shape. Freeze immediately. When frozen, bake at
400&deg; for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
WILLIE BRAXTON
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“Lonely? No one understands like Jesus”

A steady diet of performances by soloists or even choirs can have the unintended effect of undermining the corporate, participative nature of our musical worship. People can gradually come to think of worship in terms of passive observation, which we do not see modeled in the Bible. Such a diet may also begin to blur the line between worship and entertainment, especially in a television-sopped culture like ours, where one of our most insidious expectations is to be always entertained. Of course, this blurring is hardly ever intended. But over time, separating the “performers” from “the rest of the congregation” can subtly shift the focus of our attention from God to the musicians and their talent – a shift that is frequently revealed by applause at the end of some performance pieces. Who is the beneficiary of such applause? (Mark Dever and Paul Alexander).

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