Name: Molasses Cake
Ingredients: 1 c Sugar; 3 c Flour; 1/2 c Shortening; 1/2 c Molasses -- * see note; 1 c Water -- very hot; 1 ts Baking soda; 1 tb Water -- cold; 1/2 ts Salt; 1 ts Cinnamon -- ground; 1 ts Cloves -- ground; 1 ts Nutmeg -- ground

I love all the passages in the Bible that take the heart of a mother and then use it to explain other biblical relationships. For example, when God wanted to illustrate His tenderness for His people, He said in Isaiah 66, “As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you” (Isa. 66:13). When Paul spoke of his pastor’s heart for the church he said, “But we proved to be gentle among you, as a nursing mother tenderly cares for her own children” (1 Thes. 2:7). When David considered his hope in the Lord he said, “Surely I have composed and quieted my soul; like a weaned child rests against his mother” (Psm. 131:2).

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Cakes	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Sugar
3	c	Flour
1/2	c	Shortening
1/2	c	Molasses — * see note
1	c	Water — very hot
1	ts	Baking soda
1	tb	Water — cold
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Cinnamon — ground
1	ts	Cloves — ground
1	ts	Nutmeg — ground

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix sugar, salt, flour and shortening like for a pie crust, reserving 1/2
cup for topping. Mix the baking soda with the cold water and add along with
the spices, molasses, adding the hot water last. Mix well, then pour into a
greased 9 x 13 inch cake pan. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over the top and
bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Note: if you can find Barbados Molasses use it, otherwise, baking molasses
will do.
Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #118
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 17:36:21 -0300
From: Calvin Deiterich <cedeiter@epix.net>
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A Message from our Provider:

“When I grow up, I want to be like Jesus.”

What is repentance? 1. Recognition - [Repentance is] an awareness of having defied God by embracing what He despises and despising what He adores. 2. Remorse - Repentance is never a pleasure. It always entails pain. It demands brokenness of heart (Ps. 51:17; Isa. 57:15). [It is not] out of fear of reprisal, rather than from a hatred of sin. 3. Request - We must ask God for forgiveness and for strength. 4. Repudiation - We must repudiate all sins in question and take active, practical steps to avoid anything that might provoke stumbling. 5. Reformation - There must be an overt determination to pursue purity, to do what pleases God (1 Thes. 1:9).

Sam Storms