Some would suggest that Jesus was “seeker sensitive” in that He worked His miracles in order to attract large crowds to which He could share the gospel. But in several passages it is plain this is not His motive: Mark 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and Luke 4:9-12 (and these are by no means exhaustive). Clearly, Christ did not intend these miraculous works for public exploitation. There is little to indicate Christ worked miracles in order to draw a crowd. He was opposed to selling the gospel by appealing to their love for the sensational. (See Jn. 2:23-25)… He sharply rebuked the five thousand for seeking Him for merely physical satisfaction. Jesus did not teach us to draw people to Him by appealing to their senses. Instead He claimed full responsibility for drawing all to Himself by way of the cross (Jn. 12:32); therefore, exalting Christ, "and Him crucified," is to be the primary object in worship, as well as evangelism. (See Rev. 5:8.)

Bill Izard

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Mexican	Meat	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		2-pound boneless pork shoulder
1	lg	Onion; quartered
8		Cloves garlic; minced
2	ts	Gound coriander
2	ts	Gound cumin
2	ts	Dried oregano; crushed
4		Bay leaves (up to)
4		Fresh jalapeno peppers; finely chopped (1 1/2 cup)

INSTRUCTIONS

From:    Suzanne O'Dowd <suzanne@DALLAS.NET>
Date:    Tue, 13 Aug 1996 12:52:06 -0500
Pork prepared this way is called carnitas.  Its used mostly for tacos and
tostados.
Preparation time:  20 minutes, Cooking Time:  2 1/2 hours
In a large saucepan combine pork and enough water (about 4 cups) to nearly
cover pork.  Add remaining ingredients and 1 teaspoon salt.  Bring to boil,
reduce heat.  Cover and simmer for 2 1/2-3 1/2 hours or until very tender.
Remove meat from liquid.  Strain liquid through  a cheesecloth-lined
colander, reserving liquid. Shred pork discarding any fat. Return meat to
saucepan, add enough reserved liquid to moisten. Cook until heated through,
drain before serving. Makes about 14 ounces of meat ( about 3 cups).
Pork Tostadas:  Prepare Mexican-style pork as directed.  Combine 2 cups
shredded lettuce and 1 large avocado halved, seeded, and cubed, set aside.
In a heavy skillet heat about 1/4 cup cooking oil.  Fry 8 flour tortillas,
one at a time, in hot oil about 30 seconds on each side or until crisp and
golden brown.  Drain on papper towels.  Keep tortillas warm in a 300 degree
oven while frying remaining ones.  Toss pork with 1/2 cup taco sauce.
Heat one 16-ounce can refried beans.  To serve, place tortillas on plates.
Spread some of the beans onto each tortilla.  Top with the lettuce mixture,
pork mixture, 8 quartered cherry tomatoes, and 1 cup shredded cheddar or
Monterey Jack cheese ( 4 ounces).  Makes 8 servings.  Suzanne in Dallas
EAT-L Digest 12 August 96
From the EAT-L recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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