The Westminster Shorter Catechism answers the fourteenth question, “What is sin?” by the response, “Sin is any want of conformity to, or transgression of, the law of God.” Here we see sin described both in terms of passive and active disobedience. We speak of sins of commission and sins of omission. When we fail to do what God requires, we see this lack of conformity to His will. But not only are we guilty of failing to do what God requires, we also actively do what God prohibits. Thus, sin is a transgression against the law of God.

R.C. Sproul

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs		Veg06	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/4	c	Unbleached white flour
		(plus extra for rolling)
6	tb	Cold butter
		Approximately 3 tablespoons cold milk
1	tb	Butter
2	oz	Unsweetened chocolate; (2 squares)
4		Eggs
3/4	c	Dark corn syrup
3/4	c	Brown sugar; up to 1 (packed)
		(depending on your sweet tooth)
1/2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Rum; (optional)
1	ts	Vanilla extract
2	c	Coarsely chopped pecans
		A handful of pecan halves
		Vanilla ice cream or whipped cream

INSTRUCTIONS

CRUST
FILLING
Preparation time: 30 minutes to prepare; 30 minutes to bake Yield: 1
9-inch pie
Bittersweet and just rich enough, this is a very adult pecan pie.
Serve it with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream, and kids will love
it too.
CRUST: 1) Place the flour in the work bowl of a food processor fitted
with the steel blade. Cut the butter into small pieces, add it to the
flour, then pulse until it becomes a uniform mixture resembling
coarse cornmeal.
2) Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time, pausing after each addition until
the dough holds together. (You may not need all of the milk.)
3) Flour a clean, dry surface, and roll out the dough to fit a 9-inch
pie pan, using extra flour to prevent sticking as you roll. Form a
crust with artfully fluted edges. Set aside.
  FILLING:
1) Preheat oven to 375&deg;F. Gently melt butter and chocolate together
in a double boiler. Remove from heat.
2) In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat eggs at high speed with an
electric mixer. Slowly drizzle in the chocolate mixture as you beat
the eggs. Add all other ingredients except the pecans, and mix well.
3) Spread the chopped pecans into the unbaked pie shell. Pour in the
batter, and scatter a few pecan halves on top.
4) Bake 30 minutes, or until solid in the middle when shaken. Cool at
least to room temperature before serving. This also tastes very good
cold, so you can make it a day or two in advance, cover it tightly
with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until use.
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Recipe by: Adapted from "Still Life With Menu"
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A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: he understands”

Our hearts are desperately proud. If there is one sin which God hates more than another, and more sets Himself against, it is the sin of pride. Like a weed upon a dung-heap, pride grows more profusely in some soils, especially when well fertilized by rank, riches, praise, flattery, our own ignorance, and the ignorance of others. We all inherit pride from our fallen ancestor Adam, who got it from Satan, that “king over all the children of pride.” Those, perhaps, who think they possess the least pride, and view themselves with wonderful self-admiration as the humblest of mortals, may have more pride than those who feel and confess it. It may only be more deeply hidden in the dark recesses of their carnal mind.

J.C. Philpot