I’d like to propose that God’s love is much different and better than unconditional. Unconditional love, as most of us understand it, begins and ends with sympathy and empathy, with blanket acceptance. It accepts you as you are with no expectations. You in turn can take it or leave it. But think about what God’s love for you is like. God does not calmly gaze on you in benign affirmation. God cares too much to be unconditional in His love… Such real love is hard to do. It is so different from “You’re okay in my eyes. I accept you just because you’re you, just as I accept everybody. I won’t judge you or impose my values on you.” Unconditional love feels safe, but the problem is that there is no power to it. When we ascribe unconditional love to God, we substitute a teddy bear for the king of the universe… The word “unconditional” may be an acceptable way to express God’s welcome, but it fails to communicate its purpose: a comprehensive and lifelong rehabilitation, learning “the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.”

David Powlison

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Cyberealm, Pies, Microwave	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		* * * * * * *
1	c	Water
1		3-ounce package – Strawberry Flavored Gelatin
1	pt	Vanilla Ice Cream (2 cups)
1		Chocolate-flavored crumb pie shell
		Milk chocolate kisses – (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

FROM LOIS FLACK
CYBEREALM BBS (315)786-1120
1.  In a 4-cup glass measuring cup stir together water and gelatin.
Cook, uncovered, on 100% power (high) for 1 1/2 to2 minutes.
2.  Add vanilla ice cream to the hot gelatin mixture, stirring till
ice cream is melted. Chill mixture for 35 to 30 minutes, stirring
twice during chilling (the mixture should mound when you drop it from
a spoon.
3.  Pour chilled ice cream mixture into pie shell.  Chill about 4
hours or till ice cream is set.
4.  If desired, arrange milk chocolate kisses in a heart shape atop
pie.
Serves 8
. . . . . . . . . . . . NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS . . . . . . . . . . .
Calories........................252  Protein..................3 g
Fat............................13 g  Sodium................159 mg
Source: Better Homes and Gardens Microwave Cooking Card Library
Typed for you by Lois Flack, CYBEREALM BBS, Watertown, NY.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmcyber4.zip

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