Hardly-any-fat Fudge Brownies

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

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs	Dutch	Cooking liv, Import	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Alkalized, dutch process
		cocoa powder
1	c	All purpose flour
1	t	Baking powder
1/2	t	Salt
2	T	Soft unsalted butter
1 1/2	c	Sugar
2		Egg whites, 1/4 cup
1/2	c	Unsweetened apple sauce
1	t	Vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

Butter an 8 by 8 by 2-inch pan and line the bottom with a square of
parchment or waxed paper.  Set a rack in the middle level of the oven
and preheat to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl, sift together cocoa,
flour, baking powder and salt.  In a separate bowl, beat together
butter and sugar. Whisk in egg  whites, apple sauce and vanilla. Stir
flour mixture into apple sauce  mixture until combined. Pour batter
into prepared pan and bake for 35  to 40 minutes or until firm. Cool
before cutting into squares.  Yield: 16 two inch brownies  Recipe by:
Cooking Live Show #CL8963  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #801 by
"Angele and Jon Freeman"  <jfreeman@netusa1.net> on Sep 24, 1997

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“You’re never too old for God”

The following principles of leadership emerge from biblical teaching: 1. Christian leaders should be certain that their goal is to serve God and others, not to receive the title or honor that comes with leadership. 2. Leaders should not use their position for their own advantage or comfort. No task should be “beneath” them – although some tasks may be delegated. They should not ask others to do what they are unwilling to do themselves. 3. Leaders will seek to distinguish their own preferences from the will and welfare of the group as a whole. 4. Normally the position should seek the leader. There may be some situations in which persons may apply or volunteer. Nevertheless, when someone strongly desires a particular responsibility, his or her motivation should be carefully examined. 5. We must learn to see each other as valuable to the Lord and basically equal in his sight.

Millard Erickson