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In response to two excuses why people do not evangelize: A Christian who has heard biblical preaching, participated in Bible studies, and has read the Scriptures and Christian literature for any time at all should have at least enough understanding of the basic message of Christianity to share it with someone else. Surely if we have understood the gospel well enough ourselves to be converted, we should know it well enough (even if as yet we know nothing else about the faith) to tell someone else how to be converted… Do we really want to say that we are too busy to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ to make disciples of unbelievers (Matthew 28:19-20)? Do we expect that at the Judgment Jesus will excuse us from the single most important responsibility He gave to us because we say, “I didn’t have time”?

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Paul wrote in 1 Thessalonians 4:3 that “this is the will of God, your sanctification.” Parenting is profoundly sanctifying. When we were first married, the new relationship revealed rooms of selfishness in our lives – and within those rooms doors to other rooms, and in those rooms yet other doors and closets. The revelation was the beginning of an ongoing, lifelong housecleaning and the addition of children truly deepened the process. The inconvenience of parenting – the self-giving, the prayer, the dependence upon God, the growth – can be an experience of sanctification like no other… The discipline of parenting can be the road to an enlarged soul and the path to unimagined heights of spiritual development. That’s the way God planned it (Kent and Barbara Hughes).

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

Wilted Salad

January 25, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables		Salads, Vegetables	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	sl	Bacon
1/4	c	Cider Vinegar
2	ts	Sugar
1/4	ts	Salt
1/8	ts	Pepper
1/8	ts	Dried Tarragon; Crushed
1/2	c	Celery; Sliced
1	sm	Red Onion; Thinly Sliced
1	pk	Fresh Spinach; Torn, About 8 Cups
2	md	Oranges; Peeled And Sliced OR
11	oz	Mandarin Oranges; 1 Can
1/3	c	Cashews; Coarsely Broken

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 3 quart casserole, snip the bacon into 1-inch pieces. Cover with a
paper towel and micro cook on HIGH (100 %) for 2 to 3 minutes or until
crisp.  With a slotted spoon, place the bacon on a paper towel to drain.
Add the vinegar, sugar, salt, pepper, and tarragon. Micro cook on HIGH (100
%) for 2 to 3 minutes or until the mixture boils. Remove from the oven and
stir in the celery and onion.  Gradually add the torn spinach and toss
lightly to coat each piece. Add the cooked bacon, orange segments and
cashews. Toss lightly to coat, then serve immediately.

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