There is a sense in which the human soul has caved in on itself and is now held captive by a fixation with its own states and conditions and concerns. The soul has become parasitic on itself, feeding on its needs and cravings by excessive introspection and elaborate attempts to elevate its sense of self-worth. Your soul was never meant for this. You were designed for something better. You were built for the contemplation of something infinitely more complex, something incomparably more fascinating than your own “self.” You were created for the joyful contemplation of God.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Grains	Austrian	Cookies, Chocolate	36	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Flour
1	c	Sugar, brown
1/2	ts	Cinnamon
2/3	c	Butter; softened
8	oz	Cream cheese; softened
3/4	c	Sugar
2	tb	Flour
2		Egg
6	oz	Chocolate chips; semi-sweet
6	oz	Chocolate chips; semi-sweet
1/2	c	Pecans or walnuts; chopped
		— Pillsbury Classic Cookbooks
		per Sallie Austin Krebs Submitted

INSTRUCTIONS

CRUST
TOPPING
GLAZE
Heat oven to 350-F. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients. Beat at
medium speed about 2 minutes or until crumbly and well blended. Press
mixture into ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Bake at 350-F for 12 minutes. Remove
from oven.
In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, 2 Tbsp flour and eggs at medium
speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips. Pour
over partially baked crust. Bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until
topping is almost set. Remove from oven; immediately sprinkle 1 cup
chocolate chips over top. Return to oven for 1 minute to melt chips. Gently
spread melted chips over top. Sprinkle with pecans; lightly press into
glaze. Refrigerate 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
By LISE WARING <HOBBIT@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU> On TUE, 19 DEC 1995 093839 GMT
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“There’s hope. There’s God.”

So what does the Christ-honoring, non-materialistic family look like? They invest primarily in the things that will leave this world with them and as a team they are all on this same pursuit. They experience freedom and more time for the things most important because they have limited resources that they own in order not to be owned by them. They experience constant joy because the only source of joy they expect is from the Lord. They do not need to have stuff to impress others because the only person they seek to please is the Lord. They have no compelling love for the shadows of the world because their hearts see the true Substance, the beauty of God’s marvelous light. They have their priorities right: things are to be used and people are to be loved. They are content people following Christ and therefore have a great family because their mutual trust is not in material things which will let us down, but in the One who always delivers.

Randy Smith