We start each day with our personal security resting not on the accepting love of God and the sacrifice of Christ but on our present feelings or recent achievements in the Christian life. Since these arguments will not quiet the human conscience, we are inevitably moved either to discouragement and apathy or to a self-righteousness which falsifies the record to achieve a sense of peace. But the faith that is able to warm itself at the fire of God’s love, instead of having to steal love and self-acceptance from other sources, is actually the root of peace.

Richard Lovelace

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy, Eggs		Breads, Fruits, Newspaper, Easter	1	Loaf

INGREDIENTS

3 1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1	pk	RapidRise yeast
2	tb	Sugar
2	tb	Instant dry milk
1	ts	Salt
6	oz	Apricot baby food
1/4	c	Water
2	tb	Margarine
1	lg	Egg
1/3	c	Apricot jam or preserves
3/4	c	Dried apricots, golden
		Raisins, or currants,
		Chopped
1/3	c	Slivered almonds, toasted
1	c	Powdered sugar, sifted
2	tb	Milk
1/2	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

FILLING
ICING
In large bowl combine 1 cup flour, undissolved yeast, sugar, instant milk,
and salt. Heat baby food, water and margarine until very warm (120 to
130&deg;); stir into dry ingredients. Stir in egg and enough remaining flour to
make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and
elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Cover; let rest on floured surface 10
minutes. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 20x9-inch rectangle. To
fill, evenly spread jam on dough to within 1/2 inch of edges. Sprinkle
evenly with apricots and almonds. Beginning at long end, roll up tightly.
Pinch seam to seal. Form into ring, pinch ends together to seal. Place,
seam side down, on large greased baking sheet. With sharp knife, cut slits,
starting from outer edge, 3/4 of the way through dough at 1-inch intervals.
Turn each section on its side to show filling. Cover; let rise in warm,
draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes. Bake at
350&deg; for 30 to 35 minutes or until done, covering with foil after 20
minutes to prevent excess browning. Remove from sheet; let cool on wire
rack. Drizzle with icing. Icing: Combine all ingredients. Stir until
smooth.
From the recipe files of Roberta Thompson Source: The News-Enterprise,
Elizabethtown, KY; Taste of Spring column in the Food section by Mary Alice
Holt, April 13, 1995
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Chat Cat" <[email protected]> on Mar
26, 98

A Message from our Provider:

“This is the day the Lord has made! Be glad!”

The rules and regulations approach that focuses on keeping the teenager “out of trouble” will ultimately fail because it does not deal with the heart. As Paul so powerfully states, it “lacks any value for restraining sensual indulgence.” What he means is that it does not deal with the source of a person’s wrong behavior, the sinful desires of the heart. Peter says that the corruption in the world is caused by evil desires (2 Peter 1:4). We have to work at the level of the heart desires with our teenagers, or we will win lots of battles and ultimately lose the war. It’s not enough to be detectives, jailers, and judges. We must pastor the hearts of our children with the kind of faithful, watchful care for their souls that we receive from our heavenly Father.

Paul David Tripp