To accept so willingly of such hard conditions for us, and die so ignominiously upon the cross we had deserved! He knew the burden of sin, He knew the terrors of hell, yet He did not shrink from the imputation of the one, or the sufferings of the other; it was not a willingness founded upon ignorance, but upon a clear-sighted affection. He was willing to be reproached, that we might be glorified; He would be like to us, that we might be conformed to Him; and took our human nature, that we might in a sort partake of His divine.

Stephen Charnock

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Eggs, Dairy		Desserts, Fruits	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

28		Caramels
1/4	c	Water
4	c	Bread cubes
4	c	Apples, peeled and sliced
5		Eggs, slightly beaten
2	c	Milk
1/4	c	Sugar
1	ts	Vanilla
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Cinnamon

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt caramels with water in a covered double boiler or in a saucepan over
low heat. Stir occasionally until sauce is smooth. Place bread cubes in
greased 12x8 inch baking dish. Top with apple slices. Combine eggs, milk,
sugar, vanilla, salt and cinnamon; pour over apples. Cover with caramel
sauce. Set dish in large pan on oven rack; pour in boiling water to 1/2
inch depth. Bake at 325~ for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until knife inserted
halfway between center and outside edge comes out clean. Serve hot or cold.
Shared by Judi M. Phelps
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by jewel1@ix.netcom.com on Feb 27, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“No one knows the pain of rejected love like Jesus”

The oldest and most revered tactic for avoiding the misery of guilt is religion. This tactic may be the most deceptive because it comes closest to the truth. It recognizes what the intellectual and physical strategies generally ignore: that the ultimate cause of guilt is that there is a righteous God whose will for his creatures is ignored or defied. It recognizes that under every pang of conscience in the human soul there is the silent, often unexpressed conviction, 'I have gone against God.' The means that religion has developed to deal with this guilt is to try to placate or appease God with good works or religious ritual. Religious people know they owe God a great debt for their disobedience. But they often make the terrible mistake of thinking they can pay it back through good works and the performance of religious duties.

John Piper