It appears singular to the reader of St. Paul's Epistles that the apostle in one passage speaks of Christians as perfect, and in another as imperfect. At one time, he describes them in terms that would lead us to infer that they are holy as God is holy; and at another, he speaks of them as full of sin and corruption. In the text, he denominates them “the elect of God, holy and beloved,” and yet immediately proceeds to exhort them to the possession and practice of the most common Christian graces – such as humility and forgiveness. In a preceding paragraph, he tells the Colossians that they “are dead to sin, and their life is hid with Christ in God,” and then goes on to urge them to overcome some of the most gross sins in the whole catalogue – “mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry” (Col. 3:3-5).

William Shedd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables, Grains		Meat	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3		Dried red New Mex chiles
2		Chipotles
1		Habanero
4		Cloves garlic
1	ts	Ground cumin
1	ts	Dried origano
1	tb	Vegetable oil
1	lg	Onion; chopped
1/2	lb	Minced beef
1	cn	(15-oz) tomatoes
1	cn	(15-oz) kidney beans

INSTRUCTIONS

Cut the tops off the dried chiles.  Toast them in a hot frying pan for a
few minutes until fragrant and then soak them in hot water for 20 minutes.
Liquidise them with some of the soaking water.  Roughly chop the habanero
and the garlic and add them to the liquidiser along with the cumin and
origano. Puree some more.
Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until softened.  Add the meat
and cook until browned.  Add the chile puree, tomatoes and beans.  Cover
and simmer for at least half an hour. Uncover, raise the heat a little and
allow the excess liquid to evaporate (about 10 minutes). Serve it any way
you fancy.
Piers <pjt1@scigen.co.uk>
CHILE-HEADS ARCHIVES
From the Chile-Heads recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
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