The chief thing to be attended to is, that [family worship] may be a spiritual service; and the great evil to be dreaded and guarded against in the exercise of every duty that returns frequently upon us, is formality. If a stated course of [it] is kept up as constantly in its season as the striking of the clock, in time it may come to be almost as mechanically performed, unless we are continually looking to the Lord to keep our hearts alive.

John Newton

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Vegetarian	Salads, Vegetarian	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

16		Plum tomatoes
6	c	Stale bread pieces
3	tb	Red wine vinegar
		Salt and pepper
3	tb	Olive oil
2	tb	Vegetable oil
2	tb	Capers
1/2		Red onion; finely chopped
1	bn	Scallions; chopped
1/2	c	Basil; coarsely torn
1/2	c	Parsley; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

TOMATO CONCASSE - 4 cups Using a paring knife, remove the cores from 16
large plum tomatoes and cut an X kn the bottoms. Drop the tomatoes into a
large pan of rapidly boiling water. Blanch for 10 seconds, then lift them
out with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl of ice wat
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #214
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 96 11:07:49 EDT
From: Cathy Bence  23-Aug-1996 1106 -0400 <bence@ranger.ENET.dec.com>

A Message from our Provider:

“I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God’s hands, that, I still possess. #Corrie ten Boom”

Why do we give our efforts in the church a pass when it comes to excellence? Are we hypercalvinists? Hey, just get the biblical part right and nothing else will matter. Are we all about just applauding good effort even when the product produced is an outright embarrassing representation of Christ? Maybe that individual is not the most gifted for the job. Are we erecting a double standard? We take the “real world” seriously and anything goes in the “spiritual world.” Are we settling for second best because after all, “it’s better than nothing?” Are we grieving the Spirit in assuming that He will always “bless our mess?” Are we not getting paid so we think we can kick it back a bit? Are we using grace, God’s acceptance of us, as an excuse to give Him halfhearted efforts?

Randy Smith