Pumpkin-apple Crumble – We Love God!

God’s delegated authority, the necessity of submission, the role of government in acting to protect and preserve the health of the people, the call for respect and honor—I find myself joyful, grateful. I am joyful to obey the mandates of my government as it tries to lead through a grueling, opaque situation. I’m grateful for God’s good gift of government, and grateful even for my government. Behind it, I see Him. In its authority, I see His. Of course, this government will lead imperfectly. They will make poor decisions. They will make mistakes. They will even act sinfully at times. They are, after all, human beings and subject to every kind of frailty, sin, and limitation. But God was not unaware of what was in the heart of men when he commanded through Peter “be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme or to governors as sent by him” (1 Peter 2:13-14).

Tim Challies

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Import, New, Text	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		2 to 2 1/2 pound pumpkin
		unpeeled cut in 2-inch x
		2-inch chunks
2		Golden Delicious apples
		peeled cored and cut in
		16
		slices
1/2	c	Sugar
		Juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2		Sticks unsalted butter
1/4	c	Bourbon
2	T	Raisins
1/2	t	Cardamom
1/4	t	Allspice
3/4	c	Quick-cooking oats
3/4	c	All-purpose flour
3/4	c	Lightly-packed light brown
		sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a 12-inch oval casserole.  In a
roasting pan combine pumpkin and 1/4-inch cold water. Cover  tightly
with foil and bake 30 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender.  Cut away
rind and strings, and cut pumpkin flesh into 2 x 1/2-inch  slices. Toss
apple slices with sugar and lemon juice. In a heavy  saucepan heat 1/2
stick of butter over medium high heat. When bubbly  add apple slices
and stir well. Add bourbon, raisins, cardamom and  allspice. Bring to a
boil, lower heat to simmering, cover and cook 20  minutes. Add pumpkin
slices and remove from heat.  In a large bowl combine oats, flour and
brown sugar. Cut remaining 1  stick of butter into 16 pieces and
squeeze into oat mixture with your  fingers until it forms lumps the
size of small peas.  Preheat broiler. Spread apple-pumpkin mixture in
casserole and top  evenly with oat mixture. Broil until top is sizzling
brown, about 2-3  minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.  Yield: 8
servings Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #351  Recipe by: Taste - Show
#4626  From: Doc1946@aol.com  Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 00:01:49 -0500

A Message from our Provider:

“Just when you thought it was safe to ignore God . . .”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2019 Calories From Fat: 865 Total Fat: 98.6g Cholesterol: 244mg Sodium: 1203.1mg Potassium: 1571.7mg Carbohydrates: 273.9g Fiber: 24.1g Sugar: 131.2g Protein: 24.9g

And what is the prescribed response? Is it to walk down an aisle? Is it to fill out a card, or to lift up a hand? Is it to make an appointment with a preacher, or to decide to be baptized and join the church? While any of those things may be involved, none of them necessarily is. The response of the Good News – the message that Paul preached and other Christians preached throughout the New Testament – is to repent and believe. Once we’ve heard the truth about our own sin and God’s holiness, about His love in sending Christ, and about Christ’s death and resurrection for our justification, then, as instructed by the first words of Jesus recorded in Mark’s gospel, our response is to “Repent and believe the good news!” (1:15).

Mark Dever