Name: Empanadas Decamote Conpina (Dessert Turnovers
Ingredients: Pastry:; 1 pk Cream cheese; 1/4 lb Margarine; 1 c Flour -- sifted; Filling:; 1/2 c Sweet potatoes, cooked --; Mashed; 1/4 c Crushed pineapple --; Drained; 1/4 c Sugar; 1/4 ts Salt; 1/4 c Coconut flakes

Church discipline has at least five purposes. First, discipline aims to expose. Sin, like cancer, loves to hide. Discipline exposes the cancer so that it might be cut out quickly (see 1 Cor. 5:2). Second, discipline aims to warn. A church does not enact God’s judgment through discipline. Rather, it stages a small play that pictures the great judgment to come (1 Cor. 5:5). Third, it aims to save. Churches pursue discipline when they see a member taking the path toward death, and none of their pleading and arm waving causes the person to turn around. It’s the device of last resort (1 Cor. 5:5). Fourth, discipline aims to protect. Just as cancer spreads from one cell to another, so sin quickly spreads from one person to another (1 Cor. 5:6). Fifth, it aims to present a good witness for Jesus. Church discipline, strange to say, is actually good for non-Christians, because it helps to preserve the attractive distinctiveness of God’s people (see 1 Cor. 5:1).

Jonathan Leeman

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains		Cookies, Desserts	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Pastry:
1	pk	Cream cheese
1/4	lb	Margarine
1	c	Flour — sifted
		Filling:
1/2	c	Sweet potatoes, cooked —
		Mashed
1/4	c	Crushed pineapple —
		Drained
1/4	c	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1/4	c	Coconut flakes

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix pastry ingredients until mixture holds together, chill. Cut into 3"
circles.  Mix filling together. Place heaping teaspoonfuls on each pastry
circle; fold over and press edges together. Bake at 375F until golden
brown.
Recipe By     : Concord Hospital Cookbook (1980)
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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