The Blended Blog: 5 Ingredients or Less Recipe Round-Up

C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional

Friday May 30, 2025

"Take us the foxes, the little foxes that spoil the vines."-Song of Solomon 2:15

A little thorn may cause much suffering. A little cloud may hide the sun. Little foxes spoil the vines; and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These little sins burrow in the soul, and make it so full of that which is hateful to Christ, that He will hold no comfortable fellowship and communion with us. A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a little sin can make him miserable. Jesus will not walk with His people unless they drive out every known sin. He says, "If ye keep My commandments, ye shall abide in My love, even as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide in His love." Some Christians very seldom enjoy their Saviour's presence. How is this? Surely it must be an affliction for a tender child to be separated from his father. Art thou a child of God, and yet satisfied to go on without seeing thy Father's face? What! thou the spouse of Christ, and yet content without His company! Surely, thou hast fallen into a sad state, for the chaste spouse of Christ mourns like a dove without her mate, when he has left her. Ask, then, the question, what has driven Christ from thee? He hides His face behind the wall of thy sins. That wall may be built up of little pebbles, as easily as of great stones. The sea is made of drops; the rocks are made of grains: and the sea which divides thee from Christ may be filled with the drops of thy little sins; and the rock which has well nigh wrecked thy barque, may have been made by the daily working of the coral insects of thy little sins. If thou wouldst live with Christ, and walk with Christ, and see Christ, and have fellowship with Christ, take heed of "the little foxes that spoil the vines, for our vines have tender grapes." Jesus invites you to go with Him and take them. He will surely, like Samson, take the foxes at once and easily. Go with Him to the hunting.

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Friday, August 23, 2013

5 Ingredients or Less Recipe Round-Up

5 Ingredients or Less Recipe Round Up hosted by Gooseberry Patch

Just 5 ingredients? Tell me more!

The simplest recipes are often our favorites and when we hear that there are 5 or fewer ingredients, we're sold. Usually easy on the wallet and a cinch to remember, they're usually just as tasty as a dish with twice the ingredients. This week, we're looking for YOUR super-simple favorites.

So tell us...

What are YOUR favorite recipes with
5 INGREDIENTS* OR LESS?
Share 'em all in today's Recipe Round-Up!

*We're not counting garnishes, water or salt & pepper either!

This sweet dip is always a hit at game-day get-togethers (that's how it got its name!) but you'll enjoy it any time of year!

Touchdown Butterscotch Dip
Published in our cookbook, 101 Autumn Recipes, this recipe was originally shared with us by Melanie Lowe of Dover, Delaware. Thanks, Melanie!

2 11-oz. pkgs. butterscotch chips
5-oz. can evaporated milk
2/3 c. chopped pecans
Optional: 1 T. rum extract
apple and pear wedges

Combine butterscotch chips and evaporated milk in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low setting for 45 to 50 minutes, or until chips are softened; stir until smooth. Stir in pecans and extract, if using. Serve warm with fruit. Makes about 3 cups.
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