For the Christian to be driven or motivated toward personal resolution by a change of the calendar frankly seems a little superstitious… To say that January 1st is somehow the best day to make personal resolutions is to pattern ourselves after two societies that were completely steeped in paganism… For us to then say that we are most significantly convicted of the need for change in the days or weeks leading up to January 1st is to say that the Holy Spirit is somehow constrained or motivated by the same pagan system of days that motivated the Romans and the Babylonians… As Christians we know that we are to live in a continual state of repentance, always being sensitive to the necessity for change, always pursuing holiness, and always seeking to obey Christ. To wait until January 1st, viewing it as the one time each year when we make what we hope will be the most significant of these changes is to say that they were not just as necessary on May 7th, or August 19th, or any other day of the year.

Daryl Wingerd

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits	Australian	Australian, Fruits, Sauces	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

250	g	Blackberries
30	g	Soft light brown sugar
1 1/2	ts	Arrowroot
5	tb	Red wine OR
3	tb	Port or other fortified wine
1		Cinnamon stick 5 – 8 cm long
2		Cloves
		Black pepper, optional

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring blackberries and sugar to boiling point with 100 ml water. Have
ready the arrowroot mixed to a smooth cream with a further 2 - 3
tablespoons of water, and stir it into the pan.  The moment
everything is well mixed, put in the wine and spices.  Simmer about 5
minutes. Taste, add more sugar if necessary, and remove the cinnamon
stick and cloves.
If you do want to serve this quick and easy sauce with meat, use 2
teaspoons of arrowroot and pour in the meat juices from the roasting
pan, after removing the fat.  Taste and see if extra sugar is needed,
but do not oversweeten the sauce.  Grind in plenty of black pepper.
Althea in rural Australia
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