Biblically speaking, there are no exceptions or exemptions for a father when it comes to overseeing family responsibilities. This does not mean, of course, that he is to do all the work, but ultimately he is responsible to make sure that all members of his family are loved, cared for, encouraged, and taught God’s truth. In turn, he is responsible for each person to function properly (according to age levels) within this God-ordained social unit.

Gene Getz

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	lb	Haricots verts
1	ts	Freshly squeezed lemon juice
1	ts	Finely chopped fresh flat leafed parsley
1/2	ts	Freshly grated lemon zest
		Freshly ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

(Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine)
In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook beans until crisp-tender
(about 2 minutes) and drain in a colander. In a bowl toss beans with lemon
juice, parsley, lemon zest, and pepper and season with salt.
Yield: 2 servings
Per Serving: 16 calories and 0 grams of fat
Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n238 by "Tina D. Bell"
<tdbell@altair.csustan.edu> on Sep 19, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“When praying, don’t give God instructions – just report for duty.”

We cannot deceive God. Twice in the Acts God is called “the Heartknower” (Acts 1:24; 15:8). But we can deceive ourselves. Here are four differences between deceit and honesty in our hearts. One, a deceitful heart doesn’t know its sin because it doesn’t want to know. But an honest heart is saying, “Bring it on.” Two, a deceitful heart notices how well a sermon applies to someone else. But an honest heart is too concerned about itself to judge another. Three, a deceitful heart, when it isn’t growing, blames its inertia on hardship or its church or even on God himself. But an honest heart says, “It’s my fault. I need to get in gear.” Four, a deceitful heart delays response. It says, “I’ll get around to it, even soon. But I can’t right now.” An honest heart puts God first. Delayed obedience is a way of saying, “I’m setting the terms. I am Lord.” But an honest heart says, “Lord, whatever you want – right now.” An honest heart says, with the old hymn, 'The dearest idol I have known, whate’er that idol be, help me to tear it from Thy throne and worship only Thee.'

Ray Ortlund