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What is the worst the opposition can do? Kill you – though doubtless that will occur, at least for now, in this country. But even if that were case, the Scripture strips away that excuse citing that death for the Christian is the greatest event possible because only death has the ability to break the seal and usher you into inexpressible glory. Could the problem be that we simply have a too great a fascination with the things going on here and not enough desire to spend eternity with Christ? If we really “prefer” to be “home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8), intimate, personal, visible communion with Christ that far exceeds our communion with Christ here (Heb. 11:10, 13), then we must be “absent from the body” (2 Cor. 5:8). In other words, we must die. Therefore death from that perspective doesn’t sound so bad. Only death can release me from “absent from the Lord” to be “home with the Lord.” So the worst the enemy can do is send me to paradise!
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The theological roots of this concept of “vocation” are found in the biblical doctrine of creation and divine sovereignty. We are by God’s creative decree shaped in His image and thus designed to reflect in all our endeavors the purposeful activity of God Himself. All Christians, therefore, should ideally embrace their “work”, however secular and uneventful it may appear, as a calling of God, a responsibility for which they have been uniquely endowed that is designed in its own way to glorify God. One’s “job” or “career” or “occupation” thus has a meaning beyond mere personal fulfillment. “Ministry” is therefore not what the majority of Christians perform as “a discretionary time activity – something done with the few hours that can be squeezed out of the week’s schedule after working, sleeping, homemaking, neighbouring, washing and doing the chores” (Stevens, The Other Six Days, 132). It is, rather, all of life when discharged in faith.
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    • Ruby Throated Hummingbird Cake

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    Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy, Fruits Cakes 1 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 1/2 c Flour
    3 tb Baking powder
    1 pn Salt
    1/3 c Sugar
    1/2 c Vegetable oil
    6 x Egg yolks
    1 cn (8oz) crushed pineapple
    2 tb Lemon juice
    6 x Egg whites
    1 pn Cream of tartar
    1/2 c Sugar
    Filling:
    1/2 c Water
    1 1/2 tb Cornstarch
    1/3 c Sugar
    2 tb White rum
    1 c Chopped strawberries
    Icing:
    1/2 c Butter
    1 pk (8oz) cream cheese
    1 ts Vanilla
    1 lb Confectioners' sugar
    Milk
    1 md Sweet red grapefruit
    Fresh flowers (rose petals or violets)

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Cake: In a mixer or food processor sift together the flour, baking powder,
salt & sugar. Blend in oil, egg yolk, pineapple & lemon juice & mix well.
In a separate bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar & sugar until very
stiff. Fold the cake mix into the egg white mixture & stir until well
blended. Pour the mixture into an ungreased 10" tube pan & bake at 350 for
1 hour. Remove from oven & cool upside down on rack. When cooled remove to
serving plate.
Filling: Stir cornstarch into the cold water & heat gently in saucepan
until it starts to thicken. Stir in the sugar & rum. Beat until smooth &
shiny. Stir in the chopped strawberries.
Icing: In a food processor combine butter, cream cheese, vanilla &
confectioners' sugar. Process to a smooth spreadable paste. Adjust the
texture with a little milk if necessary. To assemble: Spoon strawberry
filling into the hollow center of the cake. Spread the icing over the cake
including the sides. Decorate the top with grapefruit sections & flowers.
Cake: Submitted By THESERVS@GATE.NET (THOMAS E. HAUG) On MON, 13 NOV 1995
101606 -0500
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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