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Christian Hedonism is a philosophy of life built on the following five convictions: 1. The longing to be happy is a universal human experience, and it is good, not sinful. 2. We should never try to deny or resist our longings to be happy, as though it were a bad impulse. Instead we should seek to intensify this longing and nourish it with whatever will provide the deepest and most enduring satisfaction. 3. The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God. 4. The happiness we find in God reaches its consummation when it is shared with others in the manifold ways of love. 5. To the extent we try to abandon the pursuit of our own pleasure, we fail to honor God and love people. Or, to put it positively: the pursuit of pleasure is a necessary part of all worship and virtue. That is, the chief end of man is to glorify God BY enjoying Him forever.

John Piper

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John Napier

We Love God!

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

Kiseli Kupus (sauerkraut)

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	Croatian	Vegetables	1	Batch

INGREDIENTS

24		Cabbage heads, solid heads
3		Red peppers, quartered
1		Fresh horseradish
		peeled and chopped
1/2		Box bay leaves
1		Garlic head
1/4		Box dry whole red peppers
52	oz	Salt, not iodized

INSTRUCTIONS

Core cabbage and fill with salt.  Place, core side up, in large crock.
Layer cabbage, above ingredients alternately. When all has been place
in crock, cover with large leaves which have been removed from
cabbage; fill crock with water.  Place a heavy weight on top of
cabbage; cover with clean cloth.  Should be ready in 40 days. Keep
water clean by removing foam each day which will begin to form in
about 10 days.  Source: Ivan C. Tiholiz, M.D. "Our Favorite Recipes"
St. Anthony  Croatian Catholic Church Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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