Name: Pumpkin Pie Squares 2
Ingredients: 3/4 c Flour; 1/2 c Rolled oats; 1/4 c Packed brown sugar; 1/2 c Butter; softened; 1/2 c Chopped pecans; 14 oz Canned pumpkin; 300 ml Eagle Brand Low Fat Milk; 2 Eggs; beaten; 1 ts Ginger; 1 ts Cinnamon; 1/2 c Coconut; optional

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits, Dairy, Eggs		Desserts, Fruit, Tried and t	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3/4	c	Flour
1/2	c	Rolled oats
1/4	c	Packed brown sugar
1/2	c	Butter; softened
1/2	c	Chopped pecans
14	oz	Canned pumpkin
300	ml	Eagle Brand Low Fat Milk
2		Eggs; beaten
1	ts	Ginger
1	ts	Cinnamon
1/2	c	Coconut; optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine flour, oats and sugar.  Cut in butter till crumbly.  Stir in
pecans. Press into 9" square baking dish.  Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Combine remaining ingredients,except coconut.  Pour over base. Sprinkle
with coconut. Return to oven and bake another 25 - 30 minutes or until set.
Serve warm or chilled.
Recipe By     : Eagle Brand - Readers Digest Oct. 96
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #259
Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 09:18:31 +0000
From: "Linda Gordon" <lgordon@brunswickmicro.nb.ca>

A Message from our Provider:

“Love is the doorway through which the human soul passes from selfishness to service. #Jack Hyles”

Seven Important Facts concerning the Virgin Birth of Jesus: 1. The virgin birth was not a demonstrable event. I.e., it was not the sort of miracle that was subject to empirical investigation and proof (as were, for example, the resurrection and the healing of Acts 3-4). We either believe the virgin birth or not based upon our belief in the reality of the supernatural and the integrity of Scripture. 2. The virgin birth was not the beginning of the Son of God. The Son of God was eternally pre-existent (cf. John 1:1; 8:58). The virgin birth is only the beginning of the God-man, Jesus. 3. The virgin birth does not entail a reduction or denial of the deity of Christ. There was not in the virgin birth a transformation of deity into humanity, as if to suggest that the second person of the Trinity has been transmuted into a man. God the Son did not cease to be God when he became a man. 4. The virgin birth does not entail a reduction or denial of the humanity of Christ. There are three ways of coming into being: born of man and woman (us), born of man but not woman (Eve), and born of neither man nor woman (Adam). All admit that we, as well as Adam and Eve, are all human. So why not then a fourth way of coming into being: born of woman but not man (Jesus). The New Testament provides overwhelming evidence both for the reality of the virgin birth and the full humanity of Jesus. 5. The virgin birth does not require us to believe in the immaculate conception of Mary (as proclaimed by Pope Pius IX on Dec. 8, 1854). The doctrine of the “immaculate conception” is the idea that Mary herself was conceived without sin. The RCC also teaches that “in consequence of a Special Privilege of Grace from God, Mary was free from every personal sin during her whole life” (Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma, p. 203). But there is not one word in the New Testament that remotely suggests Mary was conceived in a way different from any other human being. Furthermore, Mary herself confessed she was a sinner in need of a savior (Luke 1:47). 6. The virgin birth does not require us to believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary (as proclaimed by the Council of Trent in 1545-63). a. See Matthew 1:25. b. See Luke 2:7 where Jesus is described as her “first-born” son. If she had remained a virgin, would not Luke have described Jesus as her “only” son? c. Jesus’ half-brothers and half-sisters are mentioned in the New Testament (Mk. 3:31-35; 6:3; Lk. 8:19-21; Jn. 2:12; 7:1-5, 10; Ac. 1:14; 1 Cor. 9:5; Gal. 1:19). These were not, as the RCC claims, his cousins. Even if Mary did not have other children, this does not prove she remained a virgin all her life. d. This doctrine would also require us to believe in the perpetual virginity of Joseph! e. This idea is based on an ascetic, un-biblical view of sex, according to which sexual relations are defiling or demeaning. 7. The virgin birth does not elevate Mary to a place of worship and veneration. Note these unbiblical declarations of the RCC: “As no man goes to the father but by the son, so no one goes to Christ except through his mother” (Pope Leo XIII, 1953). “It is the will of God that we should have nothing which is not passed through the hands of Mary” (Pope Pius XII, 1953).

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I have always been fascinated with the lives of the twelve apostles. Who isn’t? The personality types of these men are familiar to us. They are just like us, and they are like other people we know. They are approachable. They are real and living characters we can identify with. Their faults and foibles, as well as their triumphs and endearing features, are chronicled in some of the most fascinating accounts of the Bible. These are men we want to know. That’s because they were perfectly ordinary men in every way. Not one of them was renowned for scholarship or great erudition. They had no track record as orators or theologians. In fact, they were outsiders as far as the religious establishment of Jesus’ day was concerned. They were not outstanding because of any natural talents or intellectual abilities. On the contrary, they were all too prone to mistakes, misstatements, wrong attitudes, lapses of faith, and bitter failure – no one more so than the leader of the group, Peter. Even Jesus remarked that they were slow learners and somewhat spiritually dense (Luke 24:25).

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