Today, the pressure to fill auditoriums and services has driven many pastors to place the felt needs, or tastes, of the people above their duty to Christ. On every hand we hear of the Gospel being molded into a non-confrontative message intended to meet felt needs and impress the sinful heart. And, by most standards, this new philosophy of church life is working, as more and more auditoriums are filled with people hungry for a message that will affirm that they are actually on fairly good terms with the Almighty. But the biblical message is the message of the cross. It cuts right across the grain of the modern age's preoccupation with pride, tearing down the façade and exposing the wretchedness of the human heart… Unfortunately, while the modern “un-gospel” may fill seats, it is the true gospel of sin and grace that is “the power of God unto salvation” (Rom. 1:16).

David Hegg

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Japanese	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Green onions
3	tb	Vegetable oil
2	c	Fresh snow peas; ends & strings removed
1	sl	(1-inch thick) fresh ginger; peeled; very finely minced (up to)
1/2		Green bell pepper (up to)
1/2		Red bell pepper (up to)
1/2		Yellow bell pepper
2	ts	Light soy sauce
1	ts	Ground pure New Mexico hot red chile or to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Sliver onions Japanese-style: trim roots & any wilted tops from onions,
then cut each in 2-inch lengths. Cut onion pieces lengthwise in thin
slivers. Cut each piece of bell peppers in slivers lengthwise. Set aside.
Heat oil in a wok or large, shallow skillet; add snow peas, green onions,
ginger & bell peppers. Stir-fry a few minutes; sprinkle with soy sauce &
continue to cook until hot & just barely tender-crisp. Sprinkle with ground
chile; stir to mix & serve hot. Makes 4 servings.
From the <Hotter Than Hell!>, by Jane Butel, ISBN 0-89586-646-3
(0-89586-542-4 paperback).  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“You can no more outgrow your need for God than you can outgrow your need for oxygen”

Churches whose spiritual and historical roots are in the Reformation period of the sixteenth century have edifices for worship that are simple and seemingly empty. Apart from pulpit, pews, a baptismal font or baptistry, and a communion table, the building is empty. True, but on the pulpit in full view of any worshiper is the open Bible. The people worship God by receiving and responding to the proclamation of the Word. They worship not the Word but God who is addressing them through the Scriptures.

Simon Kistemaker