We must reject our well-meaning but misguided spiritual determinism. As it turns out, it doesn’t all depend on us. The Bible is full of examples of spiritual giants producing rascally children and noble kin coming from polluted loins. While the proverbial wisdom of Scripture (Prov. 22: 6) and the promises of the covenant (Gen. 17: 7) tell us that good Christian parents and good Christian children normally go together, we must concede that God is sovereign (Rom. 9: 6– 18), salvation is a gift (Eph. 2: 8– 9), and the wind of the Spirit blows where it wishes (John 3: 8).

Kevin DeYoung

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs, Vegetables		Bobbie – no, Cheese, Eggs, Quick cooki	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4		Vup white wine vinegar
1/4	c	Olive or vegetable oil
1		Clove garlic; minced
1/4	ts	Pepper
1/4	ts	Seasoned salt
1/2	ts	Dill weed
1	sm	Romaine bunch; torn
3		Hard-boiled eggs; chopped
1	c	Croutons
1/2	c	Crumbed blue cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

In a small bowl or jar with tight-fitting lid, combine the first six
ingredients; mix or shake until well blended. Place romaine in a large
salad bowl; top with the eggs, croutons and blue cheese. Add dressing and
toss. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings. MC formatting by
bobbi744@sojourn.com
NOTES : "I love the crisp crunch of croutons and tangy touch of dill in
this recipes" says Ann Berg, of Chesapeake, Virginia. "This salad really
has egg appeal."
Recipe by: Quick Cooking Magazine, May/June '98, Extra booklet
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Roberta Banghart <bobbi744@sojourn.com> on
Apr 26, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

“How about a private meeting with God? Pray!”

I have never been able to see that creation necessarily implies fatherhood. I believe God has made many things that are not His children. Did He not make the heavens and the earth, the sea and the fullness thereof and are they His children? You say these are not rational and intelligent beings; but He made the angels, who stand in an eminently high and holy position, are they His children? "Unto which of the angels said He at any time, you are My son?" I do not find, as a rule, that angels are called the children of God; and I must demur to the idea that mere creation brings God necessarily into the relationship of a Father.

C.H. Spurgeon