Because we understand our worth as image-bearers and our identity as children of God, we will not look to the Internet to prove that we are important, valuable, and loved. And because we accept the presence of indwelling sin, we will not be blind to the potential idolatries and temptations we can succumb to online. And because we know ourselves to be fallen creatures, we will accept the limits of our human condition. We cannot have meaningful relationships with thousands of people. We cannot really know what is going on in the world. We cannot be truly here and there at the same time. The biggest deception of our digital age may be the lie that says we can be omni-competent, omni-informed, and omni-present. We cannot be any of these things. We must choose our absence, our inability, and our ignorance – and choose wisely. The sooner we embrace this finitude, the sooner we can be free.

Kevin DeYoung

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Poultry, Main dish	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	ts	Extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2	lb	Chicken breasts
2		Celery stalks, minced
4		Garlic cloves, minced
2		Shallots, minced
15	oz	Tomatoes, canned, diced
1	ts	Fresh rosemary; or 1/2ts dried rosemary
1	tb	Cornstarch
1	c	Chicken broth, defatted
15	oz	Cannellini, canned
12	oz	Spinach – fresh
		Salt
		Black pepper, fresh ground
10		Black olives – brine cured

INSTRUCTIONS

Preparation time = 25 minutes Cannellini are white kidney beans. Drain and
rinse before use. Wash fresh spinach thoroughly and chop. Chicken breasts
should be skinned and de-boned and cut into bite-size pieces. 1. Heat 2 TS
oil in large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add
chicken and saut. until firm and white, not pink, about 3 minutes. Remove
from skillet and keep warm. 2. Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1 TS
oil. Add celery, garlic and shallots and saut. until limp and fragrant,
about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and rosemary and simmer minutes. 3. Dissolve
cornstarch in chicken broth and add to skillet. Bring to boil and cook
until sauce is thickenedd. Add cannellini beans and chicken; heat through.
4. Just before serving, add spinach to skillet and toss until wilted, about
3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. 5. Garnish with chopped olives.
Serve at once.

A Message from our Provider:

“Luke 1:44 – Life Begins at Conception.”

We must never forget that even in heaven only God is immutable or unchanging. We are ever subject to greater transformation and improvement. But it is always a change from one stage of glory and knowledge and holiness to the next higher stage of glory and knowledge and holiness. It is one thing to be free of imperfection, but another to experience perfection perfectly. We will be perfect in heaven from the first moment we arrive in that we will be free from defect, free from sin, free from moral corruption and selfishness. But that perfection is finite, because we are finite. It is always subject to expansion. There is change, but always for the better!

Sam Storms