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

The dead body of Jesus could not be found. There are four possible ways to account for this. 1. His foes stole the body. If they did (and they never claimed to have done so), they surely would have produced the body to stop the successful spread of the Christian faith in the very city where the crucifixion occurred. But they could not produce it. 2. His friends stole the body. This was an early rumor (Matthew 28:11-15). Is it probable? Could they have overcome the guards at the tomb? More important, would they have begun to preach with such authority that Jesus was raised, knowing that he was not? Would they have risked their lives and accepted beatings for something they knew was a fraud? 3. Jesus was not dead, but only unconscious when they laid him in the tomb. He awoke, removed the stone, overcame the soldiers, and vanished from history after a few meetings with his disciples in which he convinced them he was risen from the dead. Even the foes of Jesus did not try this line. He was obviously dead. The Romans saw to that. The stone could not be moved by one man from within who had just been stabbed in the side by a spear and spent six hours nailed to a cross. 4. God raised Jesus from the dead. This is what He said would happen. It is what the disciples said did happen. But as long as there is a remote possibility of explaining the resurrection naturalistically, modern people say we should not jump to a supernatural explanation. Is this reasonable? I don’t think so. Of course, we don’t want to be gullible. But neither do we want to reject the truth just because it’s strange.

John Piper

We Love God!

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

Brownie Pizza

January 27, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Fruits		Dessert	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Butter, 1 1/2 sticks
4		Eggs
1	c	Flour, all purpose
1		Cream cheese, 8 oz
1		Egg
		Assorted sliced fruit
4	oz	Unsweetened chocolate, squar
2	c	Sugar
1	t	Vanilla
1/4	c	Sugar
1/2	t	Vanilla
2		Squares semi-sweet chocolate

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 by 1/2 inch pizza pan with foil (to
lift brownie from pan after baking); grease foil.  Microwave
unsweetened chocolate and margarine in large microwaveable  bowl on
high for 2 minutes or until margarine is melted. Stir until  chocolate
is completely melted.  Stir 2 cups sugar into melted chocolate mixture.
Mix in 4 eggs and 1  tsp vanilla until well blended. Stir in flour.
Spread in prepared  pizza pan. Bake for 30 minutes.  Topping: Mix cream
cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg and 1/2 tsp vanilla  in same bowl until
well blended. Pour over hot, baked brownie crust.  Bake 10 minutes
longer or until toothpick inserted into center comes  out with fudgy
crumbs. Do NOT overbake. Cool in pan. Lift brownie  pizza out of pan;
peel off foil. Place brownie pizza on serving  plate. Arrange fruit
slices over cream cheese layer. Drizzle with  melted semi-sweet
chocolate.  UPL by Dr.Jim Culveyhouse 73330,2525  Date: Wed, 19 Jun
1996 21:02:28 -0700  From: Julie Bertholf <jewel1@ix.netcom.com>
MM-Recipes Digest V3 #171  From the MealMaster recipe list.  Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe  Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 426 Calories From Fat: 184 Total Fat: 21.4g Cholesterol: 108mg Sodium: 35.1mg Potassium: 178.6mg Carbohydrates: 58.8g Fiber: 3.1g Sugar: 40.5g Protein: 5.7g