Self-frosting Anise Cookies

What about those areas in which Christians differ in their convictions as to God’s will? Paul speaks to this question in Romans 14, where he takes up the problem of eating certain food. He lays down three general principles to guide us. The first is that we should not judge those whose convictions are different from ours (verses 1-4). The second principle is that whatever our convictions are, they must be “to the Lord,” that is, developed out of a sense of obedience to Him (verses 5-8). The third principle is that whatever convictions we have developed as “to the Lord,” we must be true to them (verse 23). If we go against our convictions, we are sinning, even though others may have perfect freedom in that particular thing.

Jerry Bridges

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Eggs	Italian	Cookies, Desserts, Italian	2	Dozen

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Flour
1/2	t	Baking powder
1	T	Anise seed
3		Eggs, room temp.
1	c	Plus 2 tb sugar
1/2	t	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Sift flour, measure, and sift again with baking powder. 2. Beat eggs
and sugar at medium for 30 minutes. 3. Add flour mixture and beat 3
minutes. 4. Add anise seed. 5. Drop by teaspoons on greased and
floured cookie sheets. 6. Dry overnight. 7. Bake at 325 degrees F.  for
12 minutes.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

A Message from our Provider:

“God will ultimately have HIS way, not yours!”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 854 Calories From Fat: 15 Total Fat: 1.8g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 707.3mg Potassium: 184.4mg Carbohydrates: 197.4g Fiber: 3.9g Sugar: 100.1g Protein: 13.5g

I always find it so amazing when you allow people to present their religious conviction, or we could say, “their worldview.' In other words, what helps them believe they will have a successful life after death or what gives them hope, strength and happiness? Often, they come up with some customized cocktail personally created composed of conversations and experiences they have picked up along the way. Take a few marvel movies. Add a memorable talk with the bartender after the night club closed. Sprinkle in some new age reasoning. Add a pinch of Confucius. Take some of the current talking points from 'The View.' Insert a splash of your own intuition and there you go! A customized worldview, one that everyone in the history of humanity has missed, but they are absolutely certain they are correct, and they are willing to base their life and eternity on it.

Randy Smith