Hope in God's promises, therefore, is not a wishful longing but a faith-filled confidence for the future. It is simply impossible to trust one of God's promises and not anticipate its coming true. To know God is to trust Him. And to trust God is to trust His promises. And to trust God's promises is to be sure of their fulfillment. This assurance concerning the future, anchored in God's promises, is what the Bible calls "hope."

Scott Hafemann

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Cooked string beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
1	cn	(8-1/2 oz) tiny green peas
1/2	md	Green pepper, slivered
3		Green onions, sliced thinly (up to 4)
1	c	Sliced celery
1	cn	(5 oz) water chestnuts, sliced thinly
1	cn	(15 oz) red kidney beans, drained
1	cn	(11 oz) mandarin oranges
1/2	c	Water
1/2	c	White wine vinegar
1/4	c	Cider vinegar
1/2	c	Sugar
1/4	c	Salad oil
		Salt and pepper to taste
		Several shakes season salt
1/4	ts	Mixed salad herbs

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR SALAD
FOR DRESSING
Combine salad ingredients in large bowl. Add combined dressing ingredients
and toss well. Drain just before transporting or serving. Best if made a
day ahead.
Makes 6 servings. Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
rosann-1@juno.com (R G H) on Jul 03, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Christian ARE better BECAUSE they are forgiven.”

Grace is reward, or favor, given to those who deserve judgment. If a judge found a serial rapist guilty, and then stepped down from his bench, agreed to take the death penalty in the criminal’s place, and sent the rapist on an all-expense-paid vacation to Hawaii for thirty years, that would be grace. The severity of the criminal’s crimes would be the measure of the judge’s grace. In the same way, the knowledge of what we deserve, and what it cost God to be gracious, is the measure of His fatherly grace. When it is said and done, the cross is the tape that measures the length and breadth of God’s grace. Like God’s wrath, His grace is holy. It transcends all human conceptions.

William Farley