It’s a radical transformation. It’s not an improved inner man, but a total replacement of the old with the new. A new heart that now has the capabilities and desires to function on an entirely different spiritual plane. So when this new soul seeks its ultimate pleasures in the passing and trivial things that the old soul chased after, it only sets itself up for failure. It’s like trying to drive a new $300,000 yacht down the parkway. You’ll be disappointed.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Casseroles, Main course	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Pastry for single crust pie
1	c	Potato, chopped
1/2	c	Onion, chopped
3	tb	Butter or margarine
1/3	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	ts	Dried thyme, savory or sage, crushed
1 1/4	c	Beef broth
1 1/2	c	Loose-pack frozen peas & carrots
2	c	Cooked beef, pork, lamb or veal, cubed

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare pastry. Roll pastry into a 12" circle. Cover and set aside. In a
medium saucepan cook potato and onion in butter over medium heat, stirring
constantly, for 5-6 minutes or till onion is tender but not brown. Stir in
flour, herb and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Add broth all at once. Stir in peas
and carrots. Cook and stir till bubbly.
Stir in meat. Transfer mixture to a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with pastry;
trim pastry to 1/2" beyond rim. Turn under and flute edges of pastry. Cut
slits for steam. Place on a baking sheet. Bake in a 425F degree oven for
25-30 minutes or till golden. Let stand 10 minutes.
Recipe by: BH&G Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #663 by Creedenite@aol.com on
Jul 9, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“God is bigger than any church”

Another occasion where alcohol is sinful is when our drinking causes another Christian to stumble. In Romans 14:12 we read, “It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles.” The same principle is repeated in 1 Corinthians 8 where we are told to not take our liberties in Christ and use them to erect “a stumbling block to the weak” (1 Cor. 8:9). As long as sin is not involved, believers have Christian freedom to use alcohol if their conscience permits. However, God is very concerned that our freedoms do not cause another brother or sister in Christ to stumble. The Greek word for stumble is “skandalon.” What we are talking about here is someone for whatever reason chooses to refrain from alcohol but is now being tempted to drink by your consumption of alcohol in their presence. The Christian premise – we always restrict our freedoms if it means honoring the convictions of those we love in Christ.

Randy Smith