God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Giving is not motivated by trying to convince people how "smart" and "responsible" and "enjoyable" it is to give...(rather we are to be) savoring and seeking the kingdom of God. Only the greater treasures of the kingdom of God can free us from clinging to the competing treasures of this world. Only the deeper satisfaction that comes from spending ourselves for others can defeat the sinfully natural impulse to use others for our own ends. And giving up ourselves for others can take place only when our own security needs have already been met in the Christ who spent Himself for us (2 Cor. 8:9). Hence, rather than focusing merely on more effective ways to advertise the benefits and obligations of giving, we need to pray for the pouring out of God's Spirit on His people. Instead of bigger fund-raising campaigns, we need a bigger picture of God.
When I view a particular possibility as threatening, it imperils some value important to me. That is what I mean by threat. But suppose this threat is directed not to some modest finite value I love but to the very center of my value system, that focal value by which all my other values are viewed as valuable. Suppose my god is sex or my own physical health or the Democratic Party. If I experience one of these as under genuine threat, then I feel myself shake to the depths. In this way, idolatry intensifies anxiety.
From: Wayne Pridgen <pridgen@pond.com>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 20:41:44 -465800
Recipe by: Ruth of Sylvia's Restuarant Preparation Time: 0:50
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease an 11 by 7 inch pan with
shortening.
2. Stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl
until blended. Make a well in the center of this dry mixture and add the
milk, 1/2 cup shortening, and eggs. Mix the wet ingredients with your hands
until the eggs and milk are blended. (There will still be some lumps of
shortening.) Slowly work the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with
your fingertips. The finished dough should be soft but not sticky, so you
may have to add a little more flour if it seems too wet, or stop mixing
before all the flour is added if it seems too dry.
3. Turn the biscuit dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll the
dough out to 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 3 1/2-inch rounds and place side by
side on the greased baking pan. (The biscuits should be touching but not
overlapping.) Reroll the dough as many times as necessary to cut all the
biscuits possible. Let the biscuits rest in a warm place 10 to 15 minutes
(on top of the warm oven is a good place).
4. Bake until the biscuits are deep golden brown and light to touch when
you pick one up, about 20 minutes. If some of the biscuits are browning
more quickly than others, rotate the pan after about 10 minutes. Break
apart and serve.
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