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

The Old Testament authors do not hesitate to name God as the origin of calamity or trouble, often described by the same term for “evil.” For examples, God sent a similar “evil spirit” (like the one He sent on Saul – 1 Sam. 16:14) between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem (Jud. 9:23). The Bible does not attempt to answer the questions, Why does evil exist, and Where does evil come from? Instead, biblical authors attempt only to expose the nature of human sin, which they see as the ultimate origin of pain and suffering in the world.

Bill Arnold

The twentieth century was the century of the self. Almost all virtues, especially love, were reinterpreted to put the self at the center. This means that almost all people are saturated and shaped with the conviction that the essence of being loved as a human is being treasured or esteemed. That is, you love me to the degree that your act of treasuring terminates on me… If they ask, “Do you treasure me or do you treasure Christ?” I answer, “I treasure Christ, and, desiring to treasure Him more, I treasure your treasuring Christ.” Without the miraculous work of the Holy Spirit removing human self from the center, this will not satisfy American people. They are so saturated with self-oriented love that they can scarcely conceive what true Christian love is. True Christian love is not my making much of them, but my helping them to enjoy making much of God. This is love. If my treasuring terminates on them I play right into the hands of the devil and their own self-centered destruction. But if my treasuring terminates on God and their treasuring God, then I direct them to the one source of all joy. And that act of directing them to God, their hope and life and joy, is what love is.

John Piper

We Love God!

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

Ground Beef and Rice Curry

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Crockpot, Beef	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Ground beef
1	lg	Onion; chopped
1	c	Converted rice
1	cn	(28 oz) tomatoes; cut up
1 1/2	c	Water
2		Apples; peeled /chopped
1	tb	Curry powder
1		Clove garlic; minced
1/2	ts	Salt
1/4	ts	Pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

In a large skillet, brown the beef with the onion. Drain excess fat. Put
the ground beef and onions in a 3 1/2 quart crock pot and add the remaining
ingredients. Mix well. Cover and cook on low 4 hours.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 441 by James and Susan Kirkland
<kirkland@gj.net> on Jan 03, 1998

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