The Old Testament, which contained, in seed, all the principles of the New, allowed no regular church office to any woman. When a few of that sex were employed as mouthpieces of God, it was in an office purely extraordinary, and in which they could produce a supernatural attestation of their commission. No woman ever ministered at the altar, as either priest or Levite. No female elder was ever seen in a Hebrew congregation. No woman ever sat on the throne of the theocracy, except the pagan usurper and murderess, Athaliah. Now…this Old Testament principle of ministry is carried over to a degree in the New Testament where we find the Christian congregations with elders, teachers, and deacons, and its women invariably keeping silence in the assembly.

Robert Dabney

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs, Grains		Breads, Fruits, Muffins	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Sugar
2	tb	Shortening
1		Egg; Large
3/4	c	Apricot Nectar
4	ts	Orange Rind; Grated
3	c	Whole Wheat Flour
3 1/2	ts	Baking Powder
1	ts	Salt
1	c	Apricots; Dried, ChoppedFine
3/4	c	Chopped Nuts, Optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix the sugar, shortening and egg until fluffy.  Stir in the apricot
nectar and orange rind.  Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and
add to the creamed mixture.  Blend in the apricots and nuts and add to the
batter.  Pour into the muffin tins, that have been sprayed with a
non-stick coating.  Let stand for 20 minutes and then bake at 350 degrees
F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.  Cool on racks.
From "Make Mine Healthy" by Mimi Morgan.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/muffins2.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Gratitude produces deep, abiding joy because we know that God is working in us, even through difficulties. #Charles Stanley”

I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a nickname to call it Calvinism; Calvinism is the gospel, and nothing else. I do not believe we can preach the gospel, if we do not preach justification by faith, without works; nor unless we preach the sovereignty of God in His dispensation of grace; nor unless we exalt the electing, unchanging, eternal, immutable, conquering love of Jehovah; nor do I think we can preach the gospel, unless we base it upon the special and particular redemption of His elect and chosen people which Christ wrought out upon the cross; nor can I comprehend a gospel which lets saints fall away after they are called, and suffers the children of God to be burned in the fires of damnation after having once believed in Jesus. Such a gospel I abhor.

C.H. Spurgeon