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Now I know there are many dangers of striving for excellence. After all, haven’t we learned that Satan will take anything we do for good and seek to bring forth evil. We have been been taught, 2 Corinthians 2:11, to not be “ignorant of his schemes.” I know if we are not careful, a pursuit of excellence can lead to pride whereby we look down on others or desire to draw personal attention to ourselves or seek to be man-pleasers. I know it can lead to a reliance on our own strength and not God’s strength. I know it can lead to misplaced goals that believe the product is more important than the spiritual goals it aims to produce. I know it can lead to misplaced trust that excellence alone can somehow achieve God’s purposes. And I know it can lead to misplaced methods, looking to worldly techniques more than Scripture. I know all of these and now you do as well, but we can’t operate in fear as an excuse to excuse the behavior expected of us from the Lord.

Randy Smith

Nothing, in fact, has done more harm to Christianity than the practice of filling the ranks of Christ's army with every volunteer who is willing to make a little profession, and talk fluently of his experience. It has been painfully forgotten that numbers alone do not make strength, and that there may be a great quantity of mere outward religion, while there is very little real grace. Let us all remember this. Let us keep back nothing from young professors and inquirers after Christ. Let us not enlist them on false pretenses. Let us tell them plainly that there is a crown of glory at the end. But let us tell them no less plainly, that there is a daily cross in the way.

J.C. Ryle

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Black Forest Brownies A La Mode

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		And, Bar, Cookie	16	Servings

INGREDIENTS

21 1/2	oz	Brownie mix
1	c	Cherry pie filling
1/4	c	Oil
2		Egg whites, whipped
1	c	Semisweet chocolate chips
2	c	Low-fat vanilla ice cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350. prepare a 13 x 9" pan with cooking spray and
flour; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine brownie mix, cherry pie
filling, oil, and egg whites. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 30
minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with chocolate chips, spread when
melted.  Recipe By     : Comstock. Makin' It Easy Recipes  From
Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 235 Calories From Fat: 76 Total Fat: 8.9g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 175.3mg Potassium: 19.4mg Carbohydrates: 38.5g Fiber: 1.7g Sugar: 20.9g Protein: 2.1g