God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
Mixed marriages violate the nature of the intimate relationship that marriage creates. Marriage creates a family and God’s people are to serve Him in their families. Families are the primary unit of spiritual nurture in the covenant of God because they are the instrument by which and the setting in which children are not only born but raised. Families have a great deal to do, in the economy of God’s grace, with the transmission of the faith from one generation to another. They must because of the nature of the relationship between parents and children: the intimacy, the constancy, the dependence, the trust, the example, the instruction that happens in a family and, especially, in a godly family. To take an unbeliever to wife, to bring into that family circle, in the key role of wife and mother, a woman who does not love God or know his salvation, who does not reverence his Word and law, is to violate the very purpose of a family and render it incapable of being and doing what it has been created for... He made the family, the godly family the instrument of his grace in the children’s lives. But a spiritually mixed marriage injects poison into the children’s milk.
Whenever I am afield or outdoors, there steals over me the acute consciousness that I am confronted on every hand by the superb workmanship of my Father. It is as if every tree, rock, river, flower, mountain, bird, or blade of grass had stamped upon it the indelible label, "Made by God." Is it any wonder that in a simple yet sublime sense of devotion, respect, and reverence for all life, Christ longed for His Father's name to be hallowed throughout the earth?
Combine yeast and 1/2 c warm water in measuring cup, stirring with a fork
until dissolved. Combine 2 c flour, salt, and sugar in bowl. Add dissolved
yeast and remaining 1 c of warm water. Beat vigorously with whisk or spoon
for 2 minutes. Gradually add enough of remaining flour, 1/4 c at a time, to
make a soft dough. Turn out of bowl. Knead until smooth and elastic, adding
as little flour as necessary, about 8-10 minutes. (don't skimp on the
kneading!) Place dough in a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, put in warm
place to rise until doubled in size. (45-60 minutes. Watch carefully.)
Punch down dough and divide into 12 equal portions (about 3-4 oz each.
Weigh dough on a kitchen scale for accuracy and even size.) Form into
smooth balls, gently pulling sides of dough down and tucking ends
underneath. Place on floured surface. Let rest 10 minutes.
Using a finger or wooden spoon handle, punch a hole in the center of each
piece and twirl or stretch into a bagel shape. Cover with a towel and let
rest 20-30 minutes.
Bring to a boil 6 cups of water, 1 Tbsp sugar and 1 Tbsp salt in a large
shallow pan. Gently drop 3 or 4 bagels at a time into the simmering water.
Poach first side 2 minutes, turn to cook other side 2 minutes. Remove
bagels from water with a slotted spoon and place on a towel to cool.
Over the sink, brush each bagel with egg white wash (1 egg white mixed with
1 Tbsp water). You may now sprinkle bagel with salt, poppy seeds, minced
garlic or onion, sesame seeds, whatever suits your fancy. Place bagels on a
greased baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. If you like
your crust crispy rather than chewy, bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes,
then brush on the egg wash and sprinkle with desired topping and return
bagels to oven for 20 minutes more.
Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.
* The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627. Posted by FAYLEN
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #705 by Lisa Clarke <lisa@gaf.com> on Aug 1,
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