Name: Dutch Baby Pancakes
Ingredients: 3/4 c Milk; 1/2 c Unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 lg Eggs; 1 1/2 tb Sugar; 1/2 ts Pure vanilla extract; 3 tb Unsalted butter; 1 tb Confectioners' sugar; 1 1/2 c Thinly sliced peaches =OR=- Nectarines or Strawberries and/or Raspberries & Blueberries, or Lemon, cut in wedges

It is not uncommon for Christians to claim that the saints of the Old Testament period experienced God’s Spirit in a fundamentally different manner from that of New Testament believers or modern Christians. Many have relied on specific idioms of the Old Testament to argue that the Holy Spirit only came upon people in the Old Testament but into people in the New Testament. Thus, the Holy Spirit was only bestowed temporarily, and then externally, to Old Testament believers as opposed to the permanent indwelling of the early church. Such preaching and teaching drives a wedge between the Testaments, placing too much emphasis on disunity rather than on mutual interdependence between the Old and New. This is an inadequate and incomplete understanding of the role of the Spirit in the Old Testament. Though the Spirit of God sometimes comes upon individuals in the Old Testament to empower for specific (and temporary) tasks, there can be no doubt that His role is also more extensive. He has an indwelling and transforming presence in the Old Testament believers as well and is described as the animating feature that effects spiritual renewal.

Bill Arnold

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	Dutch	Breads, Desserts	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Milk
1/2	c	Unbleached all-purpose flour
2	lg	Eggs
1 1/2	tb	Sugar
1/2	ts	Pure vanilla extract
3	tb	Unsalted butter
1	tb	Confectioners' sugar
1 1/2	c	Thinly sliced peaches =OR=- Nectarines or Strawberries and/or Raspberries & Blueberries, or Lemon, cut in wedges

INSTRUCTIONS

BATTER
TOPPING
PREHEAT OVEN TO 450F 15 minutes before baking, with the rack in the center
of the oven. Have a 10-inch glass pie plate or cast iron skillet ready. Mix
the milk, flour, eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth, in a food processor,
blender or with a whisk. The batter can be made a day ahead and
refrigerated. Put the butter in the pie plate or skillet and place in the
hot oven until the butter is melted. Brush the butter up the sides and onto
the rim of the pan so the entire inside surface is well coated. Slowly pour
the batter into the pie plate or skillet and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce
the oven to 350F and continue baking until the pancake is well browned and
cooked in the center, 8 to 10 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and sift
confectioners' sugar over the top. Serve immediately, with fruit spooned
into the center or with lemon wedges.
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A Message from our Provider:

“That man is truly happy who can say of all his substances, be it little or be it much, ‘The Lord gave it to me’. #Charles Spurgeon.”

Naturally, the sluggard begins the day by staying in bed when he should be starting his work. Proverbs 6:9, “How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?” Next the sluggard will invent any reason to prevent working. Proverbs 22:13, “The sluggard says, ‘There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets!” Rather than beginning his work he simply pacifies himself with his preposterous excuses and return to his bed. Proverbs 26:14, “As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.” Once the sluggard finally rolls out of bed, he is even too lazy to provide for his needs to survive. Proverbs 19:24, “The sluggard buries his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it back to his mouth.” Though the sluggard may be too lazy to eat, often, due to his slothfulness, he has no food to eat. Proverbs 20:4, “The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, so he begs during the harvest and has nothing.” Eventually, his laziness leads to a lack of food, a lack of food to deteriorated health, and deteriorated health to death. Proverbs 21:25, “The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, for his hands refuse to work.” His neglect of responsibilities is evident in his health, but also in the care of his house. Proverbs 24:30-31, “I passed by the field of the sluggard, and by the vineyard of the man lacking sense; and behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.” His life is simply a selfish pursuit of his laziness. Though he may wish a nobler lifestyle, steps are never taken to accomplish his goal because he’s a dreamer. Proverbs 13:4, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing.” He thinks his life is okay, but unfortunately he is greatly deceived. Proverbs 26:16, “The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give a discreet answer.” What the sluggard really needs is stern rebuke of wisdom. The slug is compared to another animal, one that is very industrious. Proverbs 6:6-11, “Go to the ant, O sluggard, observe her ways and be wise, which, having no chief, officer or ruler, prepares her food in the summer, and gathers her provision in the harvest. How long will you lie down, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep? ‘A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest’ – and your poverty will come in like a vagabond, and your need like an armed man.”

Randy Smith