Faith, however, is something that God effects in us. It changes us and we are reborn form God, John 1. Faith puts the old Adam to death and makes us quite different men in heart, in mind, and in all our powers; and it is accompanied by the Holy Spirit. O, when it comes to faith, what a living, creative, active, powerful thing it is. It cannot do other than good at all times. It never waits to ask whether there is some good work to do, rather, before the question is raised, it has done the deed, and keeps on doing it. A man not active in this way is a man without faith. He is groping about for faith and searching for good works, but knows neither what faith is nor what good works are. Nevertheless, he keeps on talking nonsense about faith and good works.

Martin Luther

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Meats		Home cookin	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	c	Sifted all-purpose flour
2		1/4 teaspoons double-acting
		Baking
		Powder
		1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3	c	Shortening (OR 1/3 cup
		Unsalted butter)
2/3	c	Sugar
		1/2 teaspoon grated lemon
		Rind
2		Eggs
3		Ripe bananas
		1/2 cup broken nutmeats
		1/4 cup finely chopped dried
		Apricots
		VARIATION: BANANA WHEAT
		GERM BREAD
		Reduce flour to 1 1/2 cups.
		Add 1/4 cup wheat germ.

INSTRUCTIONS

           OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:
Set out ingredients to warm to room temperature. Preheat oven to 350°.
Grease bread pan. Prepare ingredients: Grate lemon rind and set aside. Mash
bananas (you should have 1 1/2 cups).  Finely dice the apricots and
nutmeats, if used.  Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set
aside. Blend the shortening (or butter), sugar, and lemon rind until
creamy, then beat in the eggs and banana pulp. With the mixer at slow
speed, add the sifted ingredients to the sugar mixture. Increase speed to
medium and beat the batter until smooth. Fold in apricots and nutmeats.
Scrape the batter into the pan. Bake about 1 hour or until done (a
toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf should come out clean). Turn
out on a rack and cool before slicing.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Beth Ide" <rev_ide@email.msn.com> on Aug
17, 1998

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Creation, as done often in Scripture, is personified as always responding rightly to God. Verse 13 and 28 of Psalm 104 talk about creation being satisfied, creation obeying God (verse 19) and creation waiting on God (verse 27). Verse 32, “He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.” This speaks of a reverent response from creation simply due to a look or touch from its Creator. Obviously, creation does not think for itself, but the point is that God has hardwired creation to bring Him glory. And that not only shines light on God’s glory but is also casts shame on the human race. Reason being is because we have been created above the rest of creation with the ability to think for ourselves and for the distinct purpose of glorifying God. And while inanimate creation is satisfied with God, obeys God, waits on God and respects God, quite often humans, who should be first in line for the aforementioned do exactly the opposite (cf. Gen. 6:6).

Randy Smith