What does in mean to be spiritually poor? It means to be humble. It means to understand that you have no merit to offer to God. It means to understand that all you deserve is hell. It means to understand that you are spiritually bankrupt. It means to understand the unfathomable riches of Christ that by God’s sovereign grace have been accredited to your account. It means to boast not in yourself, but in Christ. It means emptying yourself of all your pride that the Holy Spirit might fill you with all of Christ… The humble pursuit of spiritual poverty is the path to true happiness. Empty of self, filled with the Holy Spirit and His fruit of joy.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8		Sun-dried tomatoes; oil-packed
1/4	c	Red wine vinegar
1	tb	Sugar
1	tb	Salt
2	tb	Honey
3/4	c	Extra virgin olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

To make this dressing, use a food processor or food blender. Add all
indgredients except olive oil to work bowl. Blend at medium speed for one
minute. With motor running, add oilive oil slowly until all is blended.
Dressing should be thick or creamy. Note: At this point, adjust the
dressing to your taste. More salt, honey or etc. or just leave it as it is.
bon appetit jbarbari@gdi.net
Recipe by: John Barbari
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #842 by john barbari <jbarbari@gdi.net> on
Oct 12, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: The half has never been told”

There is a tendency in spiritual circles to think that others (and therefore, God) should be impressed by how much we know. Information equals godliness and spiritual value. We might not say it in those terms, but this terse message is preached loudly by how we live… But (this message in itself is not) affirmed by the Bible. In fact, it is quite the opposite. James tells us that we should prove ourselves doers of the Word and not merely hearers “who delude themselves.” In layman’s terms, knowledge alone deludes us or deceives us into thinking we are spiritual because of how much we know instead of how we live.

Eddie Rasnake