Many are frightened because meditation has become something of a buzzword in New Age circles. But the differences between biblically based meditation and what we find in Eastern religions and the New Age movement are profound. Here are a few of them: 1. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates emptying the mind, Christian meditation call for is to fill our mind with God and His truth. 2. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates mental passivity, Christian meditation call on us to actively exert our mental energy. 3. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates detachment from the world, Christian meditation call for attachment to God. 4. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates visualization in order to create one’s own reality, Christian meditation call for visualization of the reality already created by God. 5. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates metaphysical union with “god,” Christian meditation calls for spiritual communion with God. 6. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates an inner journey to find the center of one’s being, Christian meditation calls for an outward focus on the objective revelation of God in Scripture and creation. 7. Unlike Eastern meditation, which advocates mystical transport as the goal of one’s efforts, Christian meditation calls for moral transformation as the goal of one’s efforts.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Dairy	Italian	Vegetables, Italian	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lg	Eggplant ;sliced short side
1	pk	Shredded Mozzerella Cheese
		Parmesian Cheese ;(optional)
1		Jar Tomato Sauce (Ragu Today's Recipe Mushroom I use)
		Oil ;enough for frying slices
		Flavored Bread Crumbs ; enough to cover all egg- plant slices

INSTRUCTIONS

You are going to cut, bread and fry the eggplant first.
Peel the dark skin off the eggplant. Slice into medium slices slices (about
1/2 in thick) on the smaller side. Pour Flavored Bread crumbs into a plate
or into a dish for coating the eggplant patties. . Beat 3 eggs for dipping
into eggplant. Heat up oil in a large pan, enough to fry the eggplant. Dip
eggplant into egg and coat it with egg thoroughly. Then coat it with bread
crumbs. Put them on to a plate when finished till you have enough to fry in
your frying pan. Place the eggplant in the frying pan if you think it is
hot enough to fry properly. Keep it frying till both sides are brown. Make
sure you flip eggplant over so all sides will brown. When finished frying a
batch place fried patties onto a plate covered with a paper towel to absorb
the oil. Pre heat the oven to 350~.
After all the frying is done. Coat a pan with some oil (about a 9in square
by 1 1/2 in deep disposable aluminum pan). Pour a little bit tomato sauce
on the bottom of the pan. Place a layer of the eggplant patties on top.
Cover that with sauce and a little bit of mozzerella cheese. Place another
layer on top of that, repeat. When done put sauce and a lot of cheese at
the very top add parmesian cheese to the top if desired or available.
Cover the top of pan with foil. Place in the oven for 45 minutes. Stick
fork in middle to see if it is hot all the way through. If not hot enough
cook another 10 minutes. Leave it cooking with the foil off the top for the
last 10 minutes of the cooking.
Let it settle before serving for about 5 minutes. This taste good or better
reheated. Can be reheated in Microwaveable dish. Enjoy any questions or
errors let me know.
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“When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God. #Henry Blackaby”

God’s name expresses His person; it reflects who He is. The name is God Himself, as He has made Himself known. It reveals His divine nature and His eternal qualities. God is who His name is. Thus all the biblical names and titles for God reveal His true character. Most of them refer to one of His actions or attributes. He is Jehovah-Jireh, the God who provides. He is El-Shaddai, the Mighty God. He is the Holy One, the Everlasting Father. He is the Maker and the Redeemer. He is the Shepherd, the Rock, and the Hiding Place. Whatever the name, God is who His name is because He does what His name says.

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