If your brother sins — chapter-and-verse disobedience to the Bible — and the sin is against you, rebuke him. Not a demeaning humiliation. Just sit down with him and say, “Brother, here in [biblical text], God says... But last Tuesday, you and I were in that meeting and, as I recall, you said/did... Brother, I can’t see how that behavior lines up with this verse. How do you see it?” No vague generalities, but verifiable facts, clearly addressed by the Bible. We need to have the freedom to rebuke one another’s sinful and foolish behavior. But let’s be gentle and respectful. Let’s offer the brother an opportunity to explain himself. After all, there might be more to it than one realizes. And let’s avoid the verb “to be” (“You are...”) or “always” and “never” (“You always/never...”). Those categories are too absolute to be fair. They blast the brother to smithereens, with no dignity left.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Salads	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		MARY WITT NDHD47A—–
1	lb	Asparagus
2	tb	Light olive oil — or
		Canola
		Oil
2	ts	Lemon juice
1	ts	Grated lemon zest
1	tb	Chives — snipped
1	ts	Salt
1		Egg; hard boiled — chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut and discard the hard ends from Asparagus.  Peel the stalks uning a
sharp knife or vegetable peeler. Place the stalks carefully in a shallow
pan of boiling water and cook for 3-5 minutes, depending on the thickness
of the stalks.  While the asparagus is cooking, shake together the oil,
lemon juice, lemon zest, chives and salt. Drain the asparagus, pour the
dressing on it and carefully turn the stalks over to coat. Serve the
asparagus on a warm serving platter or on individual plates. Scatter the
chopped egg on top. Servs 4 as a first course. MM Format Norma Wrenn
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