In contrast to today’s Christ-less Christmas, God so orchestrated the events during the first Christmas to frame the supremacy of Christ in a remarkable way without diminishing His humility. On that first Christmas, Jesus did not appear to kings in a palace, nor was His birth surrounded with splendor and royalty. Rather, God chose the weak things of the world to shame the wise and better provide a backdrop that would not rob, but rather radiate the glory of the newborn King. Unlike today, the humble events surrounding Christ’s birth that first Christmas allowed Him to be the center focus and attraction of the day.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Italian	Breads, Italian, Appetizers, Pizza	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Flour
1/2	c	Water
1	ts	Yeast
1 1/2	c	Warm water
1	ts	Yeast
	ds	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

STARTER
DOUGH
For starter: Combine room temp water, flour and yeast. Let stand at room
temp overnight. For dough: Add water and yeast to starter; mix then add
salt and enough flour to make a soft dough. Let rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Pinch off a piece of dough the size of a tennis ball and place in the
fridge in a jar. Use as starter. Press rest of dough into pan and add
toppings. Cook on stones in 500 degree oven. Takes about 10 min.
Source:Ciao Italia, PBS, June 1993
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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