God wants us to follow a recurring pattern of intense work and then rest, intense work and then rest, and so forth. Whatever view one takes of the Sabbath, surely the six days of work and the one day of rest embedded in the creation remain relevant in some sense. Any routine of life that is unsustainable long-term cannot be of God. He calls us to work. But he also calls us to rest, in order to work most fruitfully. What sets us apart is this. We rest, in order to work; we do not work, in order to rest. We who believe the gospel are not living for the weekend, but for The End. In the meantime, we figure out rhythms of life that make fruitful labor sustainable.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Hints, Tips & misc	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	All-Purpose Flour
1	ts	Baking Powder
1/2	c	Cornstarch
1	c	Water
2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Sugar
1	ts	Oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix all of the ingredients together and blend until there are no lumps.
Preheat the oil in your deep fat fryer to the proper temperature for the
food you are cooking. Dry the fish or the vegetables with a paper towel and
dip into the batter. Place in the hot oil one piece at a time. Try to keep
the pieces from colliding until the batter has had a chance to set (which
it does almost instantly). Cook until the batter has turned a golden brown,
remove to a paper towel to drain and serve at once.
YIELD: enough for about 2 pounds of fish or vegetables
NOTES : This is very good to use for zucchini, broccoli, peppers, green
beans, onion rings and any other firm vegetable. Barbara Hill says this
batter WILL stick to the food. FYI: Pancake mix makes a terriffic batter
for just about anything.  Or use Bisquick or other baking mix prepared
according to package directions for pancakes. Add milk till the consistency
reaches that of syrup. Dredge the item in *dry mix* first, shake of excess,
then dip in batter and let drain for a few seconds; fry at 365° for fish or
chicken nuggets till they float.
Recipe by: The Cook's Book of Uncommon Recipes Posted to MC-Recipe Digest
V1 #650 by Bill Spalding <billspa@icanect.net> on Jun 29, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Do you want to know the master planner? God!”

How many, how suitable, how sovereign are the supports our heavenly Father affords to His afflicted children! They make the affliction, which in itself would seem heavy and tedious appear to be light, and but for a moment. It is happier to be in the furnace of affliction with these supports than to be in the highest prosperity without them! Blessed with the hopes and comforts of Christ! The true Christian would prefer the lot of Lazarus, with all the poverty and distress which he endured to the lot of the rich man, who, amidst all the splendor and affluence which this world could afford – lived a life of alienation from God, and destitute of the sovereign supports which can only be enjoyed, by those who love and fear Him.

John Fawcett