In a word, [Paul] is calling for some spiritual sweat (1 Timothy 4:7)! Just as the athletes discarded everything and competed gumnos – free from everything that could possibly burden them – so we must get rid of every encumbrance, every association, habit, and tendency which impedes godliness. If we are to excel, we must strip ourselves to a lean, spiritual nakedness. The writer of Hebrews explains it like this: “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1). Men, we will never get anywhere spiritually without a conscious divestment of the things that are holding us back. What things are weighing you down? The call to discipline demands that you throw it off. Are you man enough?

Kent Hughes

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Caprial1	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Medium-size celery roots; peeled
1	sm	Red onion; thinly sliced
3		Cloves garlic; chopped
2	tb	Dijon-style mustard
3	tb	Sherry vinegar
1	tb	Fresh lemon juice
1 1/4	c	Olive oil
1	ts	Celery seeds
1	ts	Chopped parsley
		Salt and black pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Grate the celery root and place in a medium-size bowl. Add red onion
and toss to mix. Set aside.
Place garlic, mustard, vinegar, and lemon juice in the bowl of a food
processor. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil. Once the
oil is incorporated, add the celery seed and parsley. Season with
salt and pepper.
Add the dressing to the celery root mixture, and toss to mix. Chill
for about
30    minutes before serving.
Serves four.
Converted by MC_Buster.
Per serving: 2503 Calories (kcal); 272g Total Fat; (95% calories from
fat); 4g Protein; 24g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 387mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 3 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;
54 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates
Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

A Message from our Provider:

“A man who is eating or lying with his wife or preparing to go to sleep in humility, thankfulness and temperance, is, by Christian standards, in an infinitely higher state than one who is listening to Bach or reading Plato in a state of pride. #C.S. Lewis”