To most people, the gifts we enjoy are more important than the Giver of the gifts. Some might be grateful for their many blessings. But how many are expressing that gratitude to God? How many are metaphorically falling at His feet and glorifying Him with a genuine and enthusiastic heart? Many are thankful, but how many prioritize their thankfulness to God? How often do blessings actually lead people away from God because they want something from God and do not see God in the something?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cookies	24	Bars

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Butter, plus …
2	tb	Butter
3	tb	Cocoa
1 1/4	c	Sugar
2		Eggs, beaten
3/4	c	Flour
1/3	c	Chopped pecans
1	ts	Vanilla
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Baking powder
3	tb	Butter
3/4	c	Sugar
2		Eggs, beaten
1		Egg yolk, beaten
2/3	c	Chopped pecans
3	tb	Flour
1	ts	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

TOPPING
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and flour 9x9x2 inch pan. Melt butter in
2-quart saucepan; remove from heat. Mix in cocoa, sugar and eggs. Stir in
remaining ingredients except topping. Spread in pan. Bake 23 minutes.
Meanwhile, prepare topping:  Melt butter in 1-quart saucepan; remove from
heat.  Mix in sugar, eggs and egg yolk. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Immediately pour topping over brownies; spread evenly. Bake about 18
minutes longer or until firm; cool.  Cut into 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 inch bars.

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: All roads lead to tragedy – except one”

The ultimate cause of all spiritual depression is unbelief. For if it were not for unbelief even the devil could do nothing. It is because we listen to the devil instead of listening to God that we go down before him and fall before his attacks. That is why this psalmist keeps on saying to himself: “Hope thou in God for I shall yet praise Him…” He reminds himself of God. Why? Because he was depressed and had forgotten God, so that his faith and his unbelief in God and in God’s power, and in his relationship to God, were not what they ought to be. We can indeed sum it all up by saying that the final and ultimate cause is just sheer unbelief.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones