As important as unity is, it is not our most important value. Jesus Christ taught that truth transcends unity as a priority. It is critical to recall that in Christ’s high priestly prayer, before He prayed that we would be one, He prayed that we would be set apart in the truth (Jn. 17:17). From God’s point of view, truth is not only more important than unity but it is in fact the basis for unity. The Bible does not know a unity that is just for unity’s sake. Authentic Christian unity is a unity forged in a common cause, a common conviction, a common interest. Biblical unity is forged in our mutual bondedness to the truth in Christ, “the way and the truth and the life” (Jn. 14:6). When we embrace the truth, we are free to embrace one another in the truth.

Joseph Stowell

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Breads	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Buttermilk
2	tb	Butter
2		Eggs
1/2	ts	Baking soda
1	tb	Sugar
3/4	ts	Salt
3	c	Bread flour
2 1/2	ts	Yeast (1 pkg Red Star)
		Add at Mix Bread beep:
2/3	c	Bacon bits (real bacon, cooked then chopped, not canned or artificial)
2/3	c	Shredded cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

This recipe is a combination of Donna Gorman's Bacon/Cheese Bread and her
Buttermilk Cheese Bread (cookbook III). I'd made the bacon/cheese bread and
it was good, but it was a rather dense, low loaf. When I saw the buttermilk
cheese bread recipe, I decided to make a few modifications and combine the
two recipes ... the result is a tall, utterly delicious loaf!
I then tried it closer to her recipe and, instead of adding bacon/cheese at
the mix bread cycle, I added 1 cup of shredded cheese at the beginning.
This loaf almost brushed the top of my Hitachi! It was HUGE!
I don't know why these rise so well ... I did warm the buttermilk in the
microwave for about 1/2 minute and the baking soda is unusual. I may try
adding a small amount of baking soda to some other recipes and see what the
result is.
Anyway ... this is now one of our favorite breads!  A loaf is baking right
now.
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