What is the worst the opposition can do? Kill you – though doubtless that will occur, at least for now, in this country. But even if that were case, the Scripture strips away that excuse citing that death for the Christian is the greatest event possible because only death has the ability to break the seal and usher you into inexpressible glory. Could the problem be that we simply have a too great a fascination with the things going on here and not enough desire to spend eternity with Christ? If we really “prefer” to be “home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8), intimate, personal, visible communion with Christ that far exceeds our communion with Christ here (Heb. 11:10, 13), then we must be “absent from the body” (2 Cor. 5:8). In other words, we must die. Therefore death from that perspective doesn’t sound so bad. Only death can release me from “absent from the Lord” to be “home with the Lord.” So the worst the enemy can do is send me to paradise!

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Dairy		All newly t, Vegetables	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4	lg	Firm tomatoes
2	c	Grated mild cheddar cheese
1	c	Toasted bread cubes; (2 slices)
2	ts	Basil
1/2	ts	Salt
1	tb	Parsley flakes
1/2	c	Chopped cashews
2	tb	Butter; melted
1/2	c	Finely chopped onion
1/2	c	Tomato pulp

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Core tomatoes and scoop out pulp, leaving
sturdy shell. Sprinkle lightly with salt. Combine remaining ingredients.
Fill tomato shells with cheese mixture. Bake, covered, for 30 minutes, or
until cheese melts. Serves 6.
For variation, tomatoes can be cooked on a grill for 15-30 minutes
dependingon fire.
Recipe by: Home Cooking--July 1996 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #730 by
L979@aol.com on Aug 9, 1997

A Message from our Provider:

“Jesus: he understands”

Ask yourself this question. Who benefits if you do not spank you child? Surely not the child. The (biblical) passages make it clear that such failure places the child at risk. Who benefits? You do. You are delivered from the discomfort of spanking the child. You are delivered from the agony of inflicting pain on one who is precious to you. You are delivered from the inconvenience and loss of time which biblical discipline requires. I believe this is why the Bible says in Proverbs 13:24 – “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him.” According to this passage, hatred is what will keep me from spanking my child. Love will force me to it.

Tedd Tripp