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If there lurks in most modern minds the notion that to desire our own good and earnestly hope for the enjoyment of it is a bad thing, I submit that this notion has crept in from Kant and the Stoics and is no part of the Christian faith. Indeed, if we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling around with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in the slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.

C.S. Lewis

We should notice that the alternatives to saying that God uses evil for His purposes, but that He never does evil and is not to be blamed for it, are not desirable ones. If we were to say that God Himself does evil, we would have to conclude that He is not a good and righteous God, and therefore that He is not really God at all. On the other hand, if we maintain that God does not use evil to fulfill His purposes, then we would have to admit that there is evil in the universe that God did not intend, is not under His control, and might not fulfill His purposes… Surely this (too) is an undesirable alternative position.

Wayne Grudem

We Love God!

God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Golden Potato Casserole

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		Vegetables	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	md	Russet potatoes
1/4	c	Butter, melted
2	c	Shredded cheddar cheese
2	c	Sour cream
1/3	c	Chopped green onions
1	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Boil potatoes with the skins on. Peel and shred when done. Combine all
ingredients in a buttered casserole dish. Bake at 350&deg;f for 30 minutes.
NOTES : This was on one of my late 1070's special recipe cards in =
Recipe by: Carlene Tatro  (name on card) Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #544
by Dianne Larson Ward <dianne@olynet.com> on Mar 27, 1997

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