We’ve watched the biblical content of services shrink beyond visibility. But doesn’t faith come by hearing the word of Christ (Rom. 10:17)? Are the spiritually dead not born again by the living and abiding Word of God (1 Pet. 1:23)? Do the people of God not grow by the pure milk of God’s Word (2:2)? Then does it not matter what we read, preach, and sing in our services, and in what quantities? Should we not be alarmed when we see self-centered sermons replace biblical exposition, repetitious choruses replace biblically rich hymnody and psalmody, token prayers replace a full-diet of biblical prayer (for example, praise, confession, thanksgiving, intercessions), and Scripture reading disappear altogether?

Terry Johnson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains		Cookies, Chocolate, Hershey’s, 100th	24	Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Butter or margarine, softened (1 stick)
2/3	c	Sugar
1		Egg, separated
2	tb	Milk
1	ts	Vanilla extract
1	c	All-purpose flour
1/3	c	HERSHEY'S cocoa
1/4	ts	Salt
1	c	Chopped nuts
26		HERSHEY'S KISSES chocolates, HERSHEY'S HUGS chocolates, pecan halves or candied cherry halves
1/2	c	Powdered sugar
1	tb	Softened butter or margarine
2	ts	Milk
1/4	ts	Vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

VANILLA FILLING
In small mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla unti
light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to
butter mixture, beating until blended. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or
until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350'F. Lightly grease cookie
sheet. Shape dough into 1" balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball
into egg white; roll in nuts. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb
gently in center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set.
Meanwhile, prepare VANILLA FILLING. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces.
Remove cookies from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool 5 minutes. Spoon about
1/4 teaspoon filling into each thumbprint. Gently press chocolate piece in
center of each cookie. Cool completely.
VANILLA FILLING: In small bowl, combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.
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“Where love is, God is. #Henry Drummond”

1. Confession should generally me made to an individual. There are exceptions, of course - as, for example when a sin has been against a whole group. But normally confession to all the church is not required to restore one to fellowship with the whole congregation. 2. If the sin has been against a fellow Christian, it is to that person that we must make confession (cf. Mt. 5:23-24). The rule of thumb is, the confession should not exceed the range of commission. 3. If the sin is not against a person, and if it is such that we need to confess it and gain spiritual counsel and support, we must go to a mature Christian. This cannot be stressed enough! An immature Christian should not be expected to carry such burdens. Moreover, confession to the immature may provide a temptation to gossip. Along this line, those whom we would confide in must be people of prayer. 4. The confession must be concrete, not amorphous. This is not to suggest, however, that all the lurid details be shared. One sins in confession if his recounting becomes voyeurism. 5. Confessing sins to one another is not a law, but a divinely given help and is to be practiced only as God directs.

Kent Hughes