So what does the Christ-honoring, non-materialistic family look like? They invest primarily in the things that will leave this world with them and as a team they are all on this same pursuit. They experience freedom and more time for the things most important because they have limited resources that they own in order not to be owned by them. They experience constant joy because the only source of joy they expect is from the Lord. They do not need to have stuff to impress others because the only person they seek to please is the Lord. They have no compelling love for the shadows of the world because their hearts see the true Substance, the beauty of God’s marvelous light. They have their priorities right: things are to be used and people are to be loved. They are content people following Christ and therefore have a great family because their mutual trust is not in material things which will let us down, but in the One who always delivers.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	oz	Cream cheese
1/4	c	Crumbled blue cheese
1	tb	Approximately mayonnaise
1		Clove garlic, minced – optional
1/4	ts	Ground ginger
60	sm	Firm seedless grapes
2	c	Ground almonds, toasted*

INSTRUCTIONS

In bowl, cream together cheese and mayonnaise, adding up to 1 tbsp. more
mayonnaise for spreading consistency.  Stir in garlic, if using, and
ginger. Wash grapes and dry on paper towels. Stir grapes into cheese
mixture and stir gently to coat each one thoroughly, rolling by hand if
necessary to completely cover each grape. Roll cheese-covered grapes
individually in almonds until coated.  Place on flat platter or tray. Cover
with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour or up to 3 days. Makes
60. *Spread nuts on baking sheet and toast in 350F oven for 5 minutes or
until golden.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #218
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 96 17:31:05 UT
From: "Cindy Hartlin" <CJHARTLIN@msn.com>
NOTES : The cool juicy centre of these nutty cheese balls will startle,
then delight your guests.

A Message from our Provider:

“This side of eternity we see only a fraction of the picture”

Our Western worldview gets involved here once again. We have a strong tendency to want to analyze everything and place the parts in neat, mutually exclusive categories. So we ask questions like, How do I know whether it is the world, the flesh, or the devil? My response is that most situations will involve some of each element to some extent… (They) are treated as working together so closely that you cannot talk about one without talking about the other. The flesh is the earthly qualities about which enable us to respond to the temptation. The world is the milieu in which we live and which is under the control of 'the ruler of the kingdom of the air.' Satan and his demons know what fleshly parts of us are especially vulnerable, and they use the stimuli of the world around us to arouse sinful thought in us. The Devil would be a fool not to try to take advantage of the world and the flesh in his aim to destroy us.

Timothy Warner