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“Now this is eternal life; that men may know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” Only by knowing God can we have eternal life. It isn’t God’s fault that we fail to know him. He is making himself knowable to us in many ways...the only question is our re- sponse to his overtures. Can you think of someone who tried to establish a friend- ship with you? He kept coming around; sharing more and more of his thoughts and feelings, hoping you would respond and share yourself with him. It made you ask yourself some questions and come to a decision. “Is this a person I really want to be close to? Do I care to expose my inner self to him? Am I willing to invest the time and e ort which this friendship will demand?” Most Christians face that same decision with God. e confronta- tion comes at di erent stages of growth in the lives of di erent believers, and it happens in di erent places and under di erent circumstances, but it is bound to occur. One day we realize that God is trying to speak directly to us through his Word. He is telling us what we are really like and what he expects from us. At that point, we face a crucial decision; “Am I going to continue this mediocre level of Christian life, or am I going to cultivate and nurture my personal rela- tionship with God and get to know him intimately? We cannot take this decision lightly. Our whole future depends on it.
Oh, Greg. After fourteen months of believing that the doctor knew what he was doing and trusting the Lord to bring healing to Greg’s arm, the miracle that had been progressive became complete. Today, Greg lives in Oklahoma City and is happily married to Suzanne and is the father of three teenagers, Alana, Danica, and Garrison. He loves God and loves to y his plane...his arm has never pre- vented him from doing anything that he wanted to do. Amen.
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INGREDIENTS:
1 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose our
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground white pepper 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Cream butter or margarine and sugars. Add already beaten eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix dry ingredients together and mix with creamed mixture. Add chocolate chips and nuts.
4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until done.
Kickin’ Chocolate Chip Cookies
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