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When Paul says, “If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink,” he does not mean, “Let’s all become lechers.” He means, there is a normal, simple, comfortable, ordinary life of human delights that we may enjoy with no troubling thoughts of heaven or hell or sin or holiness or God – if there is no resurrection from the dead. And what stunned me about this train of thought is that many professing Christians seem to aim at just this, and call it Christianity. Paul did not see his relation to Christ as the key to maximizing his physical comforts and pleasures in this life. No, Paul’s relation to Christ was a call to choose suffering – a suffering that was beyond what would make atheism “meaningful” or “beautiful” or “heroic.” It was a suffering that would have been utterly foolish and pitiable to choose if there is no resurrection into the joyful presence of Christ… Judge for yourself. How many Christians do you know who could say, “The lifestyle I have chosen as a Christian would be utterly foolish and pitiable if there is no resurrection?”

John Piper

We Love God!

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

Roquefort Lettuce and Flageolet Bean Salad

January 24, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy		Salads, Side dish	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	c	Olive oil (perferably extra virgin
3	tb	White wine vinegar
6	c	Oakleaf lettuce or red or green leaf lettuce
1	cn	(15 oz) flageolet bean or small white beans, drained rinsed
4	oz	Roquefort cheese, crumbled (about 1 cup)
6		Fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
3/4	ts	Honey

INSTRUCTIONS

Whisk oil and vinegar in small bowl.  Season dressing to taste with salt
and pepper. Combine lettuce, beans, cheese and mint in large bowl. Combine
with enough dressing to coat. Drizzle with honey and toss well.
Flageolet beans are small kidney beans ranging from pale green to white.
Bon Appetit/May 94 Typed by Didi Pahl
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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