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There is the pride of being “radical” or the pride of being “realistic.” There is the pride of being able to “spot a sinner” or the pride of being able to “notice the hurting.” There is the pride of doing “only what you want to do” or the pride of doing “whatever needs doing.” There is the pride at being “unbiased” or the pride of being “loyal.” There is the pride of being “perfectly honest” or the pride of being able to “get along with people.” There is the pride at being “on top of an issue” or the pride of having an “open mind.” There is the pride at all one has “acquired” or the pride over all one has “sacrificed.” There is the pride over “how great our church is” or the pride of “knowing exactly what's going wrong.” There is the pride of being a “victorious Christian” or the pride of being one who “struggles with God.” There is the pride that says “I can stand tall” or the pride that says “I'm willing to get on my knees.” There is the pride that says “our church is growing” or the pride that says “we're staying faithful.” Pride comes in many forms but has only one end: destruction (Dick Rasanen).

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Though corrupted by the fall, God has wired men and women differently. Men are built by God to be protectors and providers to be defenders and conquerors for good. And when we don’t use these tools in the home and in the church, we’ll find ourselves using them in other meaningless (from an eternal perspective) activities like the rest of the culture. We immerse ourselves in the pursuit of money and yard work and athletics and automobiles and high scores on video games. We devote our hearts to the things that are carnal, worldly and selfish.

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Krautlsuppe (bavarian Herb Soup)

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables	German	Germany, Soups/stews	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Herbs *
4	T	Butter
1		Onion, chopped
1	qt	Water or vegetable stock
1		Potato, peeled and chopped
		into small cubes

INSTRUCTIONS

Serves 4.  salt and pepper bread cubes for croutons  at least 3 of
these:  chervil, watercress, spinach, sorrel (dandelion  and pimpernel
for brave souls) Bitter herbs are traditionally eaten  at Easter in
Christian countries as a sign of penitence. This  Bavarian soup is
served on Easter Thursday, known as Maundy Thursday.  Fresh chervil,
easily available in any German market, is usually the  dominating
flavor. This is a delicate fresh-tasting soup for any time  of the
year.  You will need a large saucepan.  Pick over and wash the herbs,
stripping the leaves from those stalks which are too woody.  Chop the
rest.  Melt the butter in a deep pan and fry the onion gently until
transparent. Add the herbs and sweat them for a moment before you  pour
in the water or broth.  Add the potato to the soup. Bring the  soup to
a boil, and then turn down the heat.  Simmer for 20 minutes.  Mash the
potato in the soup to thicken it a little.  Taste, and add  salt and
freshly milled pepper.  Serve with bread croutons fried in butter or
bacon fat (goose fat is  even better).  They should be so hot that they
sizzle when they are  added to the hot soup at the table.  From:  THE
OLD WORLD KITCHEN - THE RICH TRADITION OF EUROPEAN PEASANT  COOKING" by
Elisabeth Luard, ISBN 0-553-05219-5  Posted by:  Karin Brewer, Cooking
Echo, 7/92  File
ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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