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December, 2012 Volume 1, Issue 6

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any celebrated on January 6, is the formal end of the Christmas season in some churches.

Commemorating Jesus’ Birth Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary as a fulfillment of the Old Testament's Messianic prophecy. The Bible contains two accounts that describe the events surrounding Jesus' birth. Depending on one's perspective, these accounts either differ from each other or tell two versions of the same story. These biblical accounts are found in the Gospel of Matthew, namely Matthew 1:18, and the Gospel of Luke, specifically Luke 1:26 and 2:40. According to these accounts, Jesus was born to Mary, assisted by her husband Joseph, in the city of Bethlehem.

According to popular tradition, the birth took place in a stable, surrounded by farm animals. A manger (that is, a feeding trough) is mentioned in Luke 2:7, where it states Mary "wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."; and "She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them."

Shepherds from the fields surrounding Bethlehem were told of the birth by an Angel, and were the first to see the child.

Popular tradition also holds that three kings or wise men (named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar) visited the infant Jesus in the manger, though this does not strictly follow the Biblical account. The Gospel of Matthew instead describes a visit by an unspecified number of magi, or astrologers, sometime after Jesus was born while the family was living in a house (Matthew 2:11), who brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the young child Jesus.

The visitors were said to be following a mysterious star, commonly known as the Star of Bethlehem, believing it to announce the birth of a King of the Jews. The commemoration of this visit, the Feast of Epiph-

Christians celebrate Christmas in various ways. In addition to this day being one of the most important and popular for the attendance of church services, there are other devotions and popular traditions. In some Christian denominations, children re -enact the events of the Nativity with animals to portray the event with more realism or sing carols that reference the event.

Some Christians also display a small recreation of the Nativity, known as a Nativity scene or crèche, in their homes, using figurines to portray the key characters of the event. Prior to Christmas Day, the Eastern Orthodox Church practices the 40-day Nativity Fast in anticipation of the birth of Jesus, while much of Western Christianity celebrates four weeks of Advent. The final preparations for Christmas are made on Christmas Eve, and many families' major observation of Christmas actually falls in the evening of this day.

A long artistic tradition has grown of producing painted depictions of the nativity in art. Nativity scenes are traditionally set in a stable with livestock and include Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus in the manger, the three wise men, the shepherds and their sheep, the angels, and the Star of Bethlehem.

The Potter‟s Hands

Psalm 92:4 For You, Lord, have made me glad through Your work; I will triumph in the works of thy hands.”

“The Mission of Christian Lifestyles is to spread the Gospel throughout the world from Altadena, California and beyond.

First, we can be confident that we can win Today‟s depictions of the nativity in art as long as it is the work of His hands. Secmight look like our „Baby Hays” below: ondly, we must win souls. And lastly, we must win against sin. To this end, we can win in our worship, we can win a soul, and we can win against illegal or immoral actions.”

“For thou, Lord, hast made me glad Thou hast made me happy; thou hast given me such a state of feeling as finds an appropriate expression in "praise."

Through thy work - Either the work of creation, the finishing of which the Sabbath was designed particularly to commemorate; or the works of God in general - the universe; or the general dealings of his providence; or some particular interpositions of Providence in his behalf that called for special praise.

All these are appropriately combined in the celebrations - the praises - of the Sabbath; to these should be added, as among the most marvelous of his works, and that which furnishes special occasion for praise on the Christian Sabbath, the wonderful work of redemption - that which of Offerings of Christmas from one heart to all the "works" of God makes a heart rightanother is one of the core aspects of the ly affected most "glad." modern Christmas celebration. On ChristI will triumph - I will exult and rejoice. In mas, exchange gifts of love on the basis the works of thy hands - In all thy works; that the tradition is associated with the in all that thou hast done.” birth of infant Jesus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Christmascommemorating_Jesus.27_birth

Barnes’ Notes on the Bible-website is: http:// barnes.biblecommenter.com/psalms/92.htm

Can We Really Dance like David?

A Strange Story of Polity

Magnify and Worship Him In Song and In Dance Psalm 69:30 69:30— — 36

3 dancing. But, there is a tension here. It is between history and moment, diachronic and synchronic, experienced and experiencing, the past and the now. Our history is good. It has formed and informed us, making us who we are. However, the past must be always held up against the now. The now is a liminal space suspended between what is and what could/should/will be. It is in the potential of that moment that something new can emerge. Emergence is a pneumatological act because crossing the threshold between what has been experienced into a new experience requires freedom; it is in the Spirit that we are free (Galatians 3:14, 4:6-7).

“During the final worship session of the youth convention at Pittsburgh 2011, the band played a popular worship song—Dance Like David. The song is unique in mainstream Christian music. It uses Latin beats and is sung in both Spanish and English. It was written by a Christian band called Salvador, which, based in Austin Texas, specializes in Latin funk music. Its musical style bears little resemblance to Mennonite hymnody. Its syncopation does not lend itself to our typically stoic church I think that children are generally freer posture positioned toward the pulpit. In the persons than are adults. They live on the same way that the medieval chants invite cusp of the new by virtue of their limited contemplation and the Sankey‟s hymns encourage boisterous choruses of tight harmony, Latin funk demands dance.

“I will praise God’s name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving. This will please the Lord more than an ox, more than a bull with its horns and hooves. The poor will see and be glad—you who seek God, The lyrics even say as much: “When the may your hearts live! The Lord hears the Spirit of the Lord moves upon my heart, I needy and does not despise his captive peowill dance like David danced.” That is the ple.” entirety of the song. It is not difficult. Add “Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas bongos, claves, and timbales, and the and all that move in them, for God will save rhythm becomes infectious. That is why I Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. Then found that final worship session strange. people will settle there and possess it; the With the synergy of the music and lyrics, children of his servants will inherit it, and not to mention thousands of excited young people, no one was dancing. Well there those who love his name will dwell there.” were actually a few dancers. They were “The psalmist concludes the psalm with children. Childcare was closed by the final holy joy and praise, which he began with evening so all the youth sponsors, often complaints of his grief. It is a great comfort young married couples, had to bring their to us, that humble and thankful praises are children to worship. In the aisle, there were more pleasing to God than the most costly, a number of little children jumping, bouncpompous sacrifices. The humble shall look ing, spinning, twirling, and driving themto him, and be glad; those that seek him selves into an emotional tizzy as they bethrough Christ shall live and be comforted. came absorbed into the music. Of course God will do great things for the gospel such behavior was all rather inappropriate church, in which let all who wish well to it for a worship session, so their parents tried rejoice. A seed shall serve him on earth, to corral them back to their seats. and his servants shall inherit his heavenly kingdom. Those that love his name shall Whether the children who danced were dwell before him for ever. He that spared being safe in their spinning, or whether not his own Son, but delivered him up for their parents were justified in calming them us all, how shall he not with him also freely down is not really the issue here. What is at give us all things? Arise, thou great Restor- issue, I must confess, was my own inability er of the ancient places to dwell in, and turn to dance. Despite the Spirit moving during the service, and having an urge to imitate away ungodliness from thy people.” its energy in dance, I did not. I denied Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary—http:// something new by choosing to maintain the bible.cc/psalms/69-30.htm worship posture with which I am most familiar. I settled for slightly raised hands and a tapping foot.

Youth In The Pulpit experience of a past. Perhaps there is less to keep them bound. Regardless, Jesus was clear that their foolishness (or was it freedom?) is at the heart of the Kingdom (Matthew 19:14). I am not claiming that charismatic worship or child-like dancing is inherently better or more faithful than traditional forms of Euro-Mennonite piety.

It is not a medicine for the church‟s ills.

What ails us is not a lack of charismatic worship. It is the inability to engage freely in the ways we feel led! To be faithful disciples of Christ, we must respond to the Spirit in as free a way as he did—to emerge in the now into the new to which history was brought us. The intuitive response of children may serve as a helpful example as to what that movement looks like. Unfortunately, our responses are more often conditioned only by history. Whatever we are used to doing, we continue to do.

White cradle Mennonites have been formed into people who generally sing very well and mostly never dance, especially in worship. In the same way that it would be unfair to expect traditions that have poorly developed vocal skills to find deep significance in fourpart harmony, it is equally unfair to expect as kinesthetically stunted a tra- Perhaps I was an isolated case. I could dition as most white Mennonite groups have been the only person in that service are to find immediate significance in stubbornly rooting my feet to the place I did

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4 2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”

Bits and Pieces

2 Corinthians 4:16 “So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.”

1 Corinthians 6:18 6:18--20 “Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or through faith. And this is not your own dowithin you, whom you have from God? You what shall a man give in return for his ing; it is the gift of God,” are not your own, for you were bought with soul?” a price. So glorify God in your body.”

Romans 10:10 1 Corinthians 10:13 “For with the heart one believes and is 2 Corinthians 5:10 “No temptation has overtaken you that is justified, and with the mouth one confesses “For we must all appear before the not common to man. God is faithful, and he and is saved. judgment seat of Christ, so that each one will not let you be tempted beyond your may receive what is due for what he has ability, but with the temptation he will also Galatians 3:26 done in the body, whether good or evil.” provide the way of escape, that you may be “For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of able to endure it.”

God, through faith.”

Romans 8:28 “And we know that for those who love Acts 17:28 Isaiah 66:2 God all things work together for good, for “For “„In him we live and move and have “All these things my hand has made, and those who are called according to his pur- our being‟; as even some of your own poets so all these things came to be, declares the pose.” have said, “„For we are indeed His off- Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: spring.‟” he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word. “ Matthew 16:26 “For what will it profit a man if he gains Ephesians 2:8 “For by grace you have been saved (All references are English Standard Versions)

Bible Scriptures for Caregivers

Dance Like David

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“Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the tem1 Chronicles 28:20 ple of the Lord is finished.”

not want them to be, but I doubt that is the case. I have on numerous occasions heard other brothers and sisters express their desire for greater freedom to express their worship in new ways. I sense they feel the same strictures on their behavior that I do.

“He gives us strength to the weary and increases the power of That situation is very dangerous. the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men The Mennonite church espouses a congregational polity. That stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their means that congregational representatives join to make theologistrength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not cal decisions for the broader church instead of leaving that reIsaiah 40:29 grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

40:29––31 sponsibility to a hierarchical structure such as the Catholics have “That there should be no schism in the body; but that the mem- in the pope. Our tradition claims that the Spirit is revealed most fully through the gathered body instead of individual leaders. We 1 Cor. 12:25 bers should have the same care one for another.” are facing, now, some quite contentious issues in the church and freedom in the Spirit will be essential if we are to emerge beyond them into a newness that looks toward the Kingdom.

If we cannot find the courage to respond as the Spirit leads in worship, have we any hope for faithfully responding in our decision-making processes? Our worship is constituent of our spiritual identity and health. If we cannot free ourselves in worship to the Spirit‟s moving, we cannot expect our decisions in the delegate session that follows to be characterized by pneumatological attentiveness. Our congregational polity then ceases to work. Our pneumatology becomes mechanistic. It empowers our theological deliberations only in theory, populating a flowchart of hermeneutic responsibilities. I fear, however, that if our worship lacks freedom then these other aspects of our church life will as well.

Perhaps it is time we tried to dance.” Like Hays Tabernacle? http://anabaptistmissionalproject.org/blog/2012/05/05/can-we-reallydance-like-david-pnuema-and-polity/Posted May 5, 2012 by Lane Miller

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Christian Christians’s’ Corner Christian Testimonies About Loss of Faith

taste for the sinful things of this world.

My life has now been surrounded with only the decision to work for God and to build his kingdom.

My name is Camile and I have been a Christian since I was 12 years old. At Christianity is a Marathon the age of 14, my mom left to live at another parish and I was left to practi- It's amazing when you have sinned cally take care of myself through high all of your life, but then one encounter school. with God can change your entire future. I now serve as the Youth PresiI made a choice to remain where I dent and County Secretary. It's not I, was, close to family and friends who but Jesus Christ who lives within me. could help me, since we are from a poor family. My faith wandered be- I've learned that Christianity is a cause of the lack of guidance, and marathon rather than a 100-meter though I made it through high school, I race, but with the strength of Christ, I got pregnant at 18. know I will make it through. To God be My heart was always with Christ and living in the world as a sinner was never a desire of mine, so I returned to Christ after the birth of my child. My mother returned, but I was filled with bitterness and unforgiveness which got the better of me.

the glory, great things he has done!

Finding My Way Back to Christ

I never had this passion before, and how strange that only two weeks prior, for the first time in my life, I had said I was atheist! God was definitely trying to get my attention, and I'm so glad he did!

A New Passion

Ever since then I have attended the family's church. I have had the most amazing experiences, like never before, with Jesus. And, I have never felt I kept on struggling with my Christi- this close to him. anity, not having a true relationship with Christ and found myself back into I attend church regularly, and have fornication again. I remember crying started studying the Bible, which I and crying and asking God to show never did before. I have such a pasme what my purpose was and to refill sion and thirst for knowledge. I just me back with his Holy Spirit. I was at a want to learn as much as I can about state of drought and dryness in my God and be as close to him as possible.

Christian walk.

Around this time, the local church which had been struggling, received a new pastor. He was planning a Christmas production and because I love drama, I asked to be a part of it. I had no idea that this would be my way If you are losing your faith, stop by back to Christ and a totally sold out one of your local churches and talk with a Disciple to discover the differlife. ence! from During the production I found myself changing some old ways, breaking off relationships, praying more, and it was then that God revealed his purpose to me. I would print documents taken from ―How to Build an Intimate about the Christmas production, make Excerpts Relationship with Jesus. Practical and Spiritual phone calls, and ensure that all went Principles for Building Your Relationship with Jesus—From Jack Zavada-http:// well.

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In the end, the production was a success and my pastor asked me to be the church secretary and a member of the church planning committee. I know that I had been baptized for years, but never before had I felt the calling of God like this.

I am totally sold out and committed.

It's been almost a year and I have no

christianity.about.com/od/topicaldevotions/a/ relationshipwithjesus.htm

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Concerning Spiritual Gifts

explain Scripture by a peculiar gift of the Spirit, and ability to 1 Corinthians 12 speak and interpret languages.

If we have any knowledge of the Spiritual Gifts: Unity in Diversity truth, or any power to make it “Spiritual gifts were extraordinary pow- known, we must give all the gloers bestowed in the first ages, to convince ry of God. unbelievers, and to spread the gospel.

Gifts and graces greatly differ. Both were The greater the gifts are, the freely given of God. But where grace is more the possessor is exposed given, it is for the salvation of those who to temptations, and the larger is have it. Gifts are for the advantage and sal- the measure of grace needed to vation of others; and there may be great keep him humble and spiritual; and he will meet with more gifts where there is no grace. painful experiences and humThe extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit bling dispensations. We have little cause to were chiefly exercised in the public assem- glory in any gifts bestowed on us, or to blies, where the Corinthians seem to have despise those who have them not. made displays of them, wanting in the spirit of piety, and of Christian love. While hea- Unity and Diversity in One Body thens, they had not been influenced by the Christ and his church form one body, as Spirit of Christ. No man can call Christ Head and members. Christians become Lord, with believing dependence upon members of this body by baptism. The outhim, unless that faith is wrought by the Holy ward rite is of Divine institution; it is a sign Ghost. No man could believe with his of the new birth, and is called therefore the

washing of regeneration, Titus 3:5. But it is by the Spirit, only by the renewing of the Holy Ghost, that we are made members of Christ's body. And by communion with Christ at the Lord's supper, we are strengthened, not by drinking the wine, but by drinking into one Spirit.

Each member has its form, place, and use. The meanest makes a part of the body.

There must be a distinction of members in the body. So Christ's members have different powers and different places. We should do the duties of our own place, and not murmur, or quarrel with others. All the members of the body are useful and necessary to each other.

Gifts of Extraordinary Powers

Give All The Glory to God the sick and weak; such as disposed of the money given in charity by the church, and managed the affairs of the church; and such as could speak diverse languages.

What holds the last and lowest rank in this list, is the power to speak languages; how vain, if a man does so merely to amuse or to exalt himself! (See the distribution of these gifts, not to every one alike, verses 29,30). This were to make the church all one, as if the body were all ear, or all eye.

The Spirit distributes to every one as he will. We must be content though we are lower and less than others. We must not despise others, if we have greater gifts.

How blessed the Christian church, if all the members did their duty! Instead of coveting the highest stations, or the most splendid gifts, let us leave the appointment of his instruments to God, and those in whom he works by his providence. Remember, those will not be approved hereafter who seek the chief places, but those Nor is there a member of the body of who are most faithful to the trust placed in Christ, but may and ought to be useful to them, and most diligent in their Master's fellow-members. As in the natural body of work. man, the members should be closely united by the strongest bonds of love; the good Love Is Indispensable of the whole should be the object of all. All ‘... ...And yet I will show you the most exChristians are dependent one upon anothcellent way.‟” (verse 31) er; each is to expect and receive help from the rest. Let us then have more of the spirit Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary, http:// of union in our religion. w w w .c hr i s t n o t e s . or g / c om m e n ta r y . p h p ?

heart, or prove by a miracle, that Jesus was Contempt, hatred, envy, and Christ, unless by the Holy Ghost. strife, are very unnatural in There are various gifts, and various offic- Christians. It is like the members es to perform, but all proceed from one of the same body being without God, one Lord, one Spirit; that is, from the concern for one another, or Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the origin of quarrelling with each other. The all spiritual blessings. No man has them proud, contentious spirit that merely for himself. The more he profits prevailed, as to spiritual gifts, others, the more will they turn to his own was thus condemned. The offices and gifts, or favors, disaccount. pensed by the Holy Spirit, are The gifts mentioned appear to mean ex- noticed. act understanding, and uttering the doctrines of the Christian religion; the Chief ministers; persons enaknowledge of mysteries, and skill to give bled to interpret Scripture; those advice and counsel. Also the gift of healing who labored in word and docthe sick, the working of miracles, and to trine; those who had power to heal diseases; such as helped

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7 Did Jesus Accidentally Fulfill the Old Testament Prophecies?

“As Peter spoke to the crowd in the temple courts following the healing of a man crippled from birth, he made it clear that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies (see Acts 3:18, 24).

But could Jesus have merely fulfilled these prophecies by accident?

Could it be that he‟s just one of many throughout history who have coincidentally fit the prophetic fingerprint? „Not a chance,‟ comes the response of Louis Lapides, a Christian convert from Judaism. „The odds are so astronomical that they rule that out.

Someone did the math and estimated that the probability of just eight prophecies being fulfilled is one chance in one hundred million billion. That number is millions of times greater than the total number of people who‟ve ever walked the planet!‟ „That same person calculated that if you took this number of silver dollars, they would cover the state of Texas to a depth of two feet. If you marked one silver dollar among them and then had a blindfolded person wander the whole state and bend down to pick up one coin, what would be the odds he‟d choose the one that had been marked? The same odds that anybody in history could have fulfilled just eight of the prophecies.‟ Scientist Peter Stoner estimated that the probability of fulfilling 48 prophecies was one chance in a trillion.12 „The odds alone say it would be impossible for anyone to fulfill the Old Testament prophecies,‟ Lapides concludes. „Yet Jesus—and only Jesus throughout all of history—managed to do it.”

But what about President Barack Obama‟s odds in being reelected?

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Farmers’ Table Impossible Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies

- 1 cup peanut butter (your choice, smooth or chunky) - 1 cup honey - 1 large egg - ½ cup of sugar*, for roll - ing (optional) Directions: 1) Mix peanut butter, honey, and egg together until smooth.

2) Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet two inches apart.

If desired, roll in optional sugar before placing on cookie sheet. * Consider using Splenda. See conversion chart.

3) Press with fork; press again in opposite direction.

4) Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

5) Do not brown; do not over bake.

Our Human Condition On “The Body of Christ” “We all bring with us our own ideas, interests, loyalties, and backgrounds, and our human inclination to seek our own advantage, hold on to our rights, and see ourselves as self-made. Can we come together?

- from the Disciple Study Manual, 3rd Edition

Thank You Lord for Your Word

“Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.”

1 Corinthians 12:27 “Remember me, Lord, when you help your people; include me when you save them.”

Psalm 106:4

Sweet Tooth Tidbits Christmas Apple Pie

Christian Humor

Two campers are walking through the woods when a huge brown bear suddenly appears in the clearing about 50 feet in front of them. The bear sees the campers and begins to head toward them. The first

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“For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption—that, as it is written, „He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.‟” 1 Corinthians 1:26—31

Ingredients: Yield: 18 Serving-Size Cookies

It's Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and a man makes his way to his seat right at center ice. He sits down, noticing that the seat next to him is empty. He leans over and asks his neighbor if someone will be sitting there. "No" says the neighbor. "The seat is empty." "This is incredible," said the man. "Who in their right mind would have a seat like this for the Stanley Cup and not use it?"

The neighbor says, "Well, actually, the seat belongs to me. I was supposed to come with my husband, but he passed away. This is the first Stanley Cup we haven't been to together since we got married." "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. That's terrible... But couldn't you find someone else, a friend or relative, or even a neighbor to take the seat?"

The woman shakes her head. "No,” she says.

“They're all at the funeral."

On The Edge

guys drops his backpack, Ingredients says a prayer and then sud1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour denly digs out a pair of sneakers, and frantically 1-1/2 tablespoons white sugar begins to put them on. The 1/4 teaspoon salt second guys says, "What 1/2 teaspoon baking powder are you doing? Sneakers won‟t help you outrun that 1/2 cup shortening bear." "The Lord said that I 2 egg yolks, beaten don't need to outrun the 4 tablespoons water bear," the first guy says. "I 8 apples - peeled, cored and just need to outrun you." cut into thin wedges A young Christian boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in all of the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves.

“What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!” Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?”

The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1-3/4 cups white sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons butter 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2/3 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup butter

Nutrition Facts Servings per Recipe: 15 Amount Per Serving

 calories: 410 calories  total fat: 17.7 grams  cholesterol: 55 milligrams  sodium: 152 milligrams  carbohydrates: 62.4 grams  fiber: 2.7 grams  protein: 2.9 grams Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Ready In: 90 minutes Servings: 15 folks

Cooking Instructions  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) In a large bowl, combine flour sugar, salt and baking powder. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Mix egg yolk and water together and mix into flour until it forms a ball. Roll out to fit the bottom of a 10” x 15” inch pan.  In a large bowl, combine apples, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons flour, sugar and cinnamon. Pour filling into pie crust and dot with 2 tablespoons butter.  In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 2/3 cup brown sugar and 2/3 cup butter. Cut in the butter until crumbly, then sprinkle over apples.  Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.