It may be you have been more earnest and vehement for assurance, and the effects of it, viz., joy, comfort, and peace, than you have been for grace and holiness, for communion with God, and conformity to God. It may be your requests for assurance have been full of life and spirits, when your requests for grace and holiness, for communion with God, and conformity to God, have been lifeless and spiritless. If so, no wonder that assurance is denied you. Assurance makes most for your comfort, but holiness makes most for God’s honour. Man’s holiness is now his greatest happiness, and in heaven man’s greatest happiness will be his perfect holiness.

Thomas Brooks

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Biscuits	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter or margarine, softene
1	c	Sugar
1 1/2	ts	Vanilla
2 1/4	c	Flour
1/2	c	Brown sugar
1	ts	Baking soda
1/2	ts	Salt
2	c	Chocolate chips

INSTRUCTIONS

Beat in eggs one at a time, stir in vanilla. Gradually stir in flour,
baking soda and salt.  Add chocolate chips, drop by teaspoonfull onto
lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes until
golden. Source: Gail Teichmann
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But why this disciplined emphasis on tradition and memory? Because of the rootlessness of today’s culture. The contemporary world’s post-Christian mind-set, its confusing pluralism, its broken families, the high rate of divorces, and the nomadic mobility of so many have produced a generation without memory or tradition. And frankly this is where many Christian families are- especially if they have not come from Christian backgrounds. These Christians feel rootless, alien, and insecure. This is sufficient reason from every Christian family to take conscious and disciplined measures to cultivate tradition and memory. But there is an even more compelling reason. Namely, God’s Word dramatically recommends that all believing families cultivate both spiritual memory and spiritual traditions to commemorate and celebrate God’s goodness (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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