For the Christian to be driven or motivated toward personal resolution by a change of the calendar frankly seems a little superstitious… To say that January 1st is somehow the best day to make personal resolutions is to pattern ourselves after two societies that were completely steeped in paganism… For us to then say that we are most significantly convicted of the need for change in the days or weeks leading up to January 1st is to say that the Holy Spirit is somehow constrained or motivated by the same pagan system of days that motivated the Romans and the Babylonians… As Christians we know that we are to live in a continual state of repentance, always being sensitive to the necessity for change, always pursuing holiness, and always seeking to obey Christ. To wait until January 1st, viewing it as the one time each year when we make what we hope will be the most significant of these changes is to say that they were not just as necessary on May 7th, or August 19th, or any other day of the year.

Daryl Wingerd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Candy	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
1	ts	Soda
3	tb	White corn syrup
3	tb	Butter
1	c	Buttermilk
1	ts	Vanilla
1	c	Chopped pecans

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine all ingredients except vanilla & nuts. Cook in heavy pan over low
heat until you can form a soft ball when dropped in cold water. Add vanilla
& nuts. Beat until thick & pour into buttered square pan. When firm, cut
into squares.
JUANITA CLEMENTS
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West
Helena, AR 72390.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“I committed my life to Christ because I believed He was true and real and I had no idea what He was going to do with a mess like me.”

The biblical view of the body is…quite positive: 1. God created us as physical beings. We are both material and immaterial (Gen. 2:7). 2. The body must be distinguished from the flesh. 3. The importance of the body is seen in the fact that: a. Our bodies were redeemed by the blood of Christ no less than our souls (1 Cor. 6:20). b. Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19). c. Our bodies are designed “for the Lord” (1 Cor. 6:13). d. Our bodies are members of Christ Himself (1 Cor. 6:15). e. Our bodies are capable of being sinned against (1 Cor. 6:18). f. Our bodies are to be used to honor God (1 Cor. 6:20). 4. Our bodies will be resurrected and glorified. In other words, we will spend eternity as physically glorified beings (Rom. 8:11, 23; 1 Cor. 15:35-49). 5. At the judgment seat of Christ we will have to give an account for what we have done in our bodies.

Sam Storms