Apple-wiches – We Love God!

Education about God precedes and serves exultation in God. Learning truth precedes loving truth. Right reflection on God precedes right affection for God. Seeing the glory of Christ precedes savoring the glory of Christ. Good theology is the foundation of great doxology. Knowledge is utterly crucial. But it is not an end in itself. It serves faith and love. And if it doesn't, it only puffs up, as Paul says in 1 Corinthians 8:1. Where education does not produce heartfelt exultation in God, it degenerates into proud intellectualism. And where exultation is not sustained and shaped by solid Biblical education, it degenerates into proud emotionalism. God means to be known and loved. Seen and savored. Pondered and praised.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Appetizer	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Apples
		Cheese slices
		Orange juice or lemonade

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash an apple for each person; slice each apple into six slices. Dip
apple slices in orange juice or lemonade and drain on paper towel.
Place a slice of aged cheese between two apple slices to make a
sandwich; serve with hot tea or coffee as a snack.  Variation: Spread
one side of each apple slice with peanut butter and  fit two slices
together.  MAKES 1 RECIPE  From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern
Country Cookbook>, by the  editors of the 'Progressive Farmer
Magazine'.  Downloaded from Glen's  MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“If we can think and feel and love, our Maker can do all that and more”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 877 Calories From Fat: 431 Total Fat: 49.1g Cholesterol: 149.7mg Sodium: 2603.6mg Potassium: 507.9mg Carbohydrates: 45g Fiber: 6.6g Sugar: 30.2g Protein: 66.1g

Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share his feast, but few his fasting. All desire to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for his sake. Many follow Jesus to the breaking of bread, but few to the drinking of the cup of his passion. Many admire the miracles but few follow him to the humiliation of his cross. Many love Jesus as long as no hardship touches them… They who love Jesus for His own sake, and not for the sake of the comfort for themselves, bless Him in every trial and anguish of heart, no less than in the greatest joy. And were He never willing to bestow comfort on them, they would still always praise Him and give Him thanks.

Thomas a Kempis