God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
I suspect that the one reason why the Bible does not foster self-love and self-esteem in the fashion of several strands of popular psychology is because God, unlike popular psychologists, is infinitely aware of the danger of fueling idolatry. The first temptation was the temptation to de-god God and turn self into god. Appeals to self-love and self-esteem, even at their best and even when well-intentioned, can never be far from that danger. Far better to seek the powerful remedies of the gospel.
Christians are to be in the world, but not of the world, positively living out their faith in their various vocations in the “secular” realm and influencing it for the good, while remembering that their ultimate citizenship is in heaven.
Saut. onions in butter until clear. Put in a 2 quart baking dish with all
other ingredients except sunflower seeds. Stir and cover. Bake at 350°
until liquid is absorbed, approximately 45 minutes. Mix in sunflower seeds
and serve. Yield: 8 servings.
CATHERINE B. MORSE (MRS. TUCK)
From <Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life>, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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“Awesome: you don’t know the meaning of the word until you meet Jesus”
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