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1. Confession should generally me made to an individual. There are exceptions, of course - as, for example when a sin has been against a whole group. But normally confession to all the church is not required to restore one to fellowship with the whole congregation. 2. If the sin has been against a fellow Christian, it is to that person that we must make confession (cf. Mt. 5:23-24). The rule of thumb is, the confession should not exceed the range of commission. 3. If the sin is not against a person, and if it is such that we need to confess it and gain spiritual counsel and support, we must go to a mature Christian. This cannot be stressed enough! An immature Christian should not be expected to carry such burdens. Moreover, confession to the immature may provide a temptation to gossip. Along this line, those whom we would confide in must be people of prayer. 4. The confession must be concrete, not amorphous. This is not to suggest, however, that all the lurid details be shared. One sins in confession if his recounting becomes voyeurism. 5. Confessing sins to one another is not a law, but a divinely given help and is to be practiced only as God directs.

Kent Hughes

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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

Tomato Soup with Gin

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	German		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

750	g	Small, ripe tomatoes
250	g	Onions
30	g	Butter
2	c	Beef stock
1/2	c	Whipped cream
2	cl	Gin (It turned out we had run out of Gin, so I improvised using Grappa – it worked well.)
1		Bay leaf
		Salt
		Pepper (I used black, freshly ground)
		Thyme
		Rosemary

INSTRUCTIONS

From a web site of the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (Source:
"Kochen rund um's Jahr", by Heidemarie Freund)
Cut the tomatoes into halves or quarters, depending on size. (I peeled them
first.) Finely chop onions. Melt butter in a casserole add onions, season
with salt, thyme and rosemary. Fry onions until soft. Add tomatoes and fry
them together with the onions for another 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add the bay leaf and the beef stock. With the lid closed let the soup
simmer at low heat for about 40 minutes. Then pass the soup through a sieve
or blend it in a mixer. (I put my small hand-held mixer into the casserole
and it worked well.) For a short moment, bring the soup to a boil again.
Then add salt and pepper to taste and pour the gin into the soup. Mix well.
Serve with a spoonful of whipped cream on each portion.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 22 Mar 97 by Antje Harder
<Antje_Harder@COMPUSERVE.COM> on Mar 23, 1997

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