Abuses of fasting: 1. Any attempt to earn God’s blessing through fasting is clearly in contradiction to the scriptural teaching that Jesus’ death and resurrection is the ground for every spiritual blessing. Fasting is the humble response that puts us in a place to receive the life and victory Jesus has won for us. 2. One should never view fasting as a substitute for repentance and obedience. To do so turns fasting into a form of penance (cf. Isaiah 59:1-22). 3. To use [fasting as a means] to impress others. This is clearly what Jesus forbids in Matthew 6:18. The question is not so much whether others know about our fast but rather why we want them to know about it. The Scriptures make reference to corporate fasts, and thus fasting is not always a private matter. 4. [When we use fasting] to belittle the kind gifts of God. While on the one hand we can fall in love with the gift of food and not the Giver, on the other hand we can fail to enjoy the food with the taste buds that He provided and glory in our will power.

Bill Thrasher

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Mexican	November 19	1	servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Butter; (1/4 stick)
1	c	Chopped red onion
2	lg	Celery stalks; chopped
1	cn	Chicken broth; (14 1/2-ounce)
1	cn	Mexican-style stewed tomatoes; (14 1/2-ounce)
1	c	Water
1	cn	Tomato sauce; (8-ounce)
1/2	c	Packaged chili seasoning mix with masa
		; flour
1	cn	Kidney beans; drained (15- to
		; 16-ounce)
1	cn	Whole kernel corn; drained (12-ounce)
4	c	Diced cooked turkey

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and celery
and saute until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add chicken
broth, tomatoes, water, tomato sauce, chili seasoning mix with masa flour
and 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of red chili pepper or cayenne pepper packet. Stir
until well blended. Mix in beans and corn. Bring mixture just to boil.
Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer chili until thickened, stirring
frequently, about 30 minutes. Add turkey and simmer until heated through,
about 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and additional red chili pepper,
if desired.
Makes about 8 cups.
Bon Appetit November 1992
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