God has created each of us with a thirst that only He can quench. French philosopher Pascal called it a God-shaped vacuum in our hearts that only He can fill. Or as Augustine put it, 'Our souls are restless until they find their rest in Thee.' Man is perpetually seeking. To whatever degree we don't know the unseen and eternal realm; we seek answers in the seen and temporal. We look for eternal answers among temporal things. But we discover that they cannot provide them.

Dan Stone

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Salads	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	(16 Oz) Chickpeas; drained and rinsed
1/2	c	Salami; diced
1/2	c	Celery; chopped
1/2	c	Black olives; chopped
1/2	c	Green pepper strips
1/2	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
1/4	ts	Chili powder
2	tb	Salad oil
1	tb	Red wine vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine. Toss. Cover. Chill. Eat!
Recipe by: Key Gourmet
Posted to recipelu-digest by James and Susan Kirkland <kirkland@gj.net> on
Feb 17, 1998

A Message from our Provider:

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And what is the prescribed response? Is it to walk down an aisle? Is it to fill out a card, or to lift up a hand? Is it to make an appointment with a preacher, or to decide to be baptized and join the church? While any of those things may be involved, none of them necessarily is. The response of the Good News – the message that Paul preached and other Christians preached throughout the New Testament – is to repent and believe. Once we’ve heard the truth about our own sin and God’s holiness, about His love in sending Christ, and about Christ’s death and resurrection for our justification, then, as instructed by the first words of Jesus recorded in Mark’s gospel, our response is to “Repent and believe the good news!” (1:15).

Mark Dever