Name: Black Currant Tea Brownies
Ingredients: 1/3 c Boiling water; 1 tb Plus; 1 ts Black currant flavoured tea leaves; 2 Squares (1-oz) unsweetened chocolate; 1 Stick butter; 2 Eggs; at room temperature; 3/4 c Sugar; 1/2 c All-purpose flour; 1/4 ts Salt; 1 tb Creme de cassis; 1/4 c Black currant preserves; 1/2 c Heavy cream; 3 oz Bittersweet chocolate; finely chopped

1. While we will regret setting the bar below the standards of Scripture in recognizing men called to the eldership, we can also in our zeal set it artificially higher than the Scriptures, and fail to recognize that some of the best gifts grow in ministry. 2. Especially remember that “able to teach” (1 Tim. 3:3), with its corollary of being able to “rebuke” (Tit. 1:9, i.e. to use the Scriptures for the ends for which they were given [2 Tim. 3:15-16]) does not specify an arena. Some are “able to teach” who are not suited to regular public preaching. 3. Look for men whose lives exhibit the spirit of, as well as an intellectual grasp of, sound doctrine. Orthodoxy with approachability is a great desideratum in an elder (approachability being the very least that “hospitable” means; Tit. 1:8). 4. Pose the most neglected question—”Do outsiders think well of him?” (1 Tim. 3:7)—and ponder why that question is important. 5. Choose those who are already “among” the flock, and the flock “among” them (1 Pet. 5: 2). Moral, domestic, occupational, didactic qualifications being met, ask, “Does this man love the flock and is he beloved by them?” Commitment to corporate prayer is often a litmus test. 6. Avoid appointing those who would commit to loving the flock if they were asked to be elders. Better by far to have men who love the sheep than men who love being shepherds (the former will become the latter, but not vice-versa). 7. Seek men who are simultaneously gentle but prepared to be courageous, and prepared to suffer if need be—to get in front to protect as well as behind to follow! An elder must be capable of both biblical rebuke and gentle restoration (Gal. 6:2). Quieter men, with quiet hearts, are worth their weight in gold and may astonish us by their wisdom. 8. Ask the question, “Would our church be willing, if need be, to pay this man a stipend to labor among us as an elder?” The answer may tell a great deal about his ministry in the flock and his esteem in their eyes. 9. Consider how well a man’s life echoes the principles of the Lord’s shepherding in Psalm 23.

Sinclair Ferguson

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cookie	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Boiling water
1	tb	Plus
1	ts	Black currant flavoured tea leaves
2		Squares (1-oz) unsweetened chocolate
1		Stick butter
2		Eggs; at room temperature
3/4	c	Sugar
1/2	c	All-purpose flour
1/4	ts	Salt
1	tb	Creme de cassis
1/4	c	Black currant preserves
1/2	c	Heavy cream
3	oz	Bittersweet chocolate; finely chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

From: [email protected] (Stephanie da Silva)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 22:02:59 GMT
Preheat the oven to 350F. butter an 8 inch square baking pan. In a
heatproof cup, pour the boilig water over 2 teaspoons of the tea; let steep
for 5 minutes. Strain the tea into a small bowl. In a heavy saucepan, melt
the unsweetened chocolate with the butter over low heat. Let cool for 10
minutes. In a medium mixer bowl, beat the eggs at high speed until well
blended. Gradually beat in the sugar, beating until the mixture thickens
slightly. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the melted chocolate,
then beat in 3 tablespoons of the strained tea. Fold in the flour and salt
until just blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25
to 30 minutes, or until the top is shiny and firm and the batter begins to
shrink from the sides of the pan. Let cool on a rack for 10 minutes. In a
small bowl, combine the remaining strained tea and the creme de cassis.
Brush over the warm brownies and let cool completely on the rack. In a
small saucepan, melt the preserves over moderate heat, stirring frequently.
Strain the preserves and brush them over the brownies. In a heavy saucepan,
bring the cream to a boil over moderately high heat. Remove from the heat
and stir in the remaining 2 teaspoons tea leaves; let steep for 5 minutes.
Strain the cream into a small clean saucepan and return to a boil. Remove
from the heat and add bittersweet chocolate. Stir until the chocolate is
melted and the ganache mixture is smooth. Let cool for 5 minutes. Using a
flat spatula, spread the chocolate ganache over the brownies in an even
layer. Refrigerate until the ganache is partially set, then cut the
brownies into bite-size bars. Serve at room temp.
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“God is humble”

The Lord waits so long in His graciousness that people think He cannot judge, but when He does come in judgment, it is so decisive that it seems as if He cannot show mercy. For this is not the sudden anger of an irritable temper, easily inflamed but equally easily pacified. This is deliberate, measure wrath, following a full investigation of the facts. There can be no last-minute appeals or reprieves, for there is no higher court to whom appeal can be made, and no pertinent facts have been overlooked in reaching the verdict. So it was with Sodom and Gomorrah, and so it shall be at the end of history [see Luke 17:28-30].

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