Like my lamentations about the church at times failing to display grace, the church at times also fails to display truth. Do we dare to be ashamed to speak about Jesus in fear that it might offend someone and defend it in the name of grace? Are we permissive and overly tolerant with our children, avoiding discipline while thinking we are acting in grace? Should we eliminate certain biblical principles like repentance, hell, church discipline, marriage roles, sin, God’s sovereignty and Christ’s lordship because we wish to offer grace? Should we not confront sin and hold each other accountable because we think that is a display of grace?

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Cream cheese
1/2	c	Sugar
12	oz	Sweetened strawberries; (thawed)
16	oz	Crushed pineapples; (drained) (up to 20)
2		Or 3 bananas; diced
1/2		Or 1 cup chopped nuts
1	lg	Container Cool Whip

INSTRUCTIONS

Notes: 1990 Honorable Mention. Jen Santore, Nesquehoning. The Times PA.
Cream cream cheese and sugar with electric mixer. Mix everything together
until well blended. Sprinkle with nuts. Chill and serve.
Posted to recipelu-digest by [email protected] (Nadia I Canty) on Mar 6, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“Gratitude is our ability to see the grace of GOD, morning by morning, no matter what else greets us in the course of the day.”

Jesus…declared the divinely ordained obligation of citizens to pay taxes to whatever government is over them. Paying taxes is a legitimate duty of every person, but is specially binding on believers because they are specially bound to God’s Word. Jesus made no qualifying exemptions or exceptions, even under rulers such as the blasphemous, pagan, idolatrous government that in a few days would nail Him to the cross. The government that executed the Son of God was to be paid taxes by God’s people. The state has the divine right to assess taxes that are within its sphere of responsibility and its citizens have the divine obligation to pay them.

John MacArthur