God did not rescue Paul in Asia (2 Cor. 1:8-11) or spare Epaphroditus from death (Phil. 1:27) in order to encourage others to seek a miraculous deliverance from affliction. Rather, these acts of deliverance were intended to encourage Paul and the rest of God's people to endure suffering in their own lives as a profound testimony of God's sufficiency (2 Cor. 1:6; 4:7-12; Phil. 4:6). This side of Christ's return, God does not reveal His power and love in our lives primarily by performing miracles but by enabling us to persevere in the midst of adversity because of our trust in Him. God rescued Paul in the past to teach him to trust God for his future, in order that he might endure in the present.

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Sticks unsalted butter (I used regular butter; and omitted the added salt in the recipe)
2	tb	Crisco shortening
2	c	Brown sugar
3/4	c	White sugar
2		Eggs
2	ts	High quality vanilla; (I used "ordinary" quality vanilla;-))
2 1/2	c	Unbleached flour
2	ts	Salt; (I omitted)
1	ts	Baking soda
6	c	Rolled oats
1	c	Walnuts; (I omitted)
1/2	c	Dried cranberries; (I added some extra – didn't measure the extra)

INSTRUCTIONS

Got this recipe from the Taste section of The Cincinnati Enquirer (don't
know which issue) - it's from Toni Davena and Mary McMahon, who own a
gourmet carry-out type restaurant called What's for Dinner? here in
Cincinnati. These cookies are deelish! Crispy on the edges, yet chewy near
the middle. Be forewarned, these cookies are not for those watching their
fat intake.(Who is, this time of year??:-)) Since this is the first time I
made these, I didn't try using any of the usual fat substitutions. Enjoy!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Blend butter, shortening, sugars, eggs, and
vanilla. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda, and gradually add to
creamed mixture. Fold in oats, walnuts and cranberries. Refrigerate dough
until firm.
Using chilled cookie dough, roll balls about 1 1/2-inches in diameter and
space apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Makes 35 to 40
cookies.
Personal notes: These cookies flatten and spread out some when cooking.
Mine took closer to 13-14 minutes to bake, so baking time may vary with
different ovens.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest  by Elizabeth Post <[email protected]> on Dec
14, 1997

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“There is hope. There is Jesus”

The heir of heaven serves his Lord simply out of gratitude; he has no salvation to gain, no heaven to lose; … now, out of love to the God who chose him, and who gave so great a price for his redemption, he desires to lay out himself entirely to his Master’s service. O you who are seeking salvation by the works of the law, what a miserable life your must be!… you have that if you diligently persevere in obedience, you may perhaps obtain eternal life, though, alas! None of you dare to pretend that you have attained it. You toil and toil and toil, but you never get that which you toil after, and you never will, for, “by the works of the law there shall no flesh living be justified”… The child of God works not for life; he does not work to be saved, he works because he is saved.

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