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

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Chinese	Chinese, Loo, Sauces	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

1	tb	Cornstarch
1/3	c	Water
6	tb	Brown sugar
1/4	c	Rice vinegar (or white
		Vinegar, use 2 T less)
1/4	c	Orange juice (or 1 T
		OJ concentrate)
3	tb	Ketchup or tomato puree
3	tb	Lemon juice (or vinegar)
2	ts	Regular soy sauce
1/2	ts	Ginger root, minced
1/4	ts	Hot chili oil, optional
1/4	ts	Hot sauce, optional
1	tb	Pickled ginger,
		Shredded, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix cornstarch and water. Add rest of ingredients. Bring to a boil.
Cook over medium heat until glossy and thickened.
Recipes posted to FIDO COOKING echo by Mike Loo, an excellent cook, between
Dec 1, 1944 and Jul 31, 1995. Many are authentic Chinese recipes.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mikeloo.zip

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