We live in a world where truth is relative. According to most, there is no absolute standard to determine right from wrong because truth is ever-changing and subjectively suited to personal opinions and popular culture. Most want to believe this because at our core we want to be autonomous without any accountability and restraints. We want to be God. We want to be the sole arbitrator to determine right from wrong. So to bolster support for this driving tendency, many have used the Word of God for their justification. They have erroneously taken Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 not to judge as their shield for critique-free sinful behavior. It’s funny how they use our Lord’s words as a reason not to submit to the rest of our Lord’s words found elsewhere in the Bible! However, such a position is contradictory to the inherent understanding of societal function and clearly a false interpretation of what Jesus intended.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Apples, Chicken, Healthwise, Main dishes	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Flour
1/2	ts	Black pepper
1/4	ts	Ground cloves
2	ts	Oil
1 1/2	lb	Boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cubed
14	oz	Can tomatoes; peeled and chopped
1		Onion; chopped
1	c	Apple cider
1/2	c	Chopped apple
2	ts	Dried basil
1	ts	Grated orange zest

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine the flour, pepper and clove in a large plastic bag. Shake chicken a
few pieces at a time in the flour until lightly coated. In a heavy,
non-stick skillet or wok, heat oil on Medium heat. Add chicken and brown
until the flesh turns white on all sides. Remove to pan. In same skillet,
add tomatoes, onion, chopped apple and cider. Bring to a simmer, then add
chicken and simmer, covered for 20 minutes. Add basil and orange zest.
Simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. more. MC formatting by
bobbi744@sojourn.com
Recipe by: Chris Sagolla-Flood, Lansing State Journal
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #862 by Roberta Banghart
<bobbi744@sojourn.com> on Oct 24, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good, if bad, because it works in us patience, humility and the contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country. #C.S. Lewis”