But every last drop of poison is poison; every spark of fire is fire; and the last bit of flesh that remains in the believer is still enmity. When God’s grace changes our nature, it doesn’t change the nature of the flesh. It conquers it, weakens it, mortally wounds it, so that we are no longer Captain Ahabs by nature; yet his defiant malice smolders in our flesh. By the time Paul wrote Romans, he must have been as Christlike as anyone can expect to be on this side of heaven, and he surely spend his days putting his flesh to death. Still he cried out for deliverance from this irreconcilable enemy (Rom. 7:24).

Kris Lundgaard

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy		Rigatoni	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/8	c	Dried porcini mushrooms
8	tb	Unsalted butter
3 1/4	c	Pasta; rigatoni
1/4	c	All-purpose flour
2 1/2	c	Milk
1	pn	Nutmeg
		Salt and pepper
1	c	Fontina cheese
1 1/4	c	Ham; chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak mushrooms in warm water til soft, about 30 min. Drain, squeeze
excess water, chop and set aside.
2. In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil. Add rigatoni and cook for
about 6 min., they should be al dente.
3. Drain pasta and transfer to a bowl. Add 2 1/2 T. butter and toss well.
Pre heat oven to 350.
4. In a saucepan melt 2 1/2 T. butter, add flour and stir til smooth.
Stirring constantly, add milk.
5. Continue stirring til smooth and creamy, about 10 min.
6. Remove from heat, add mushrooms, sprinkle with nutmeg and stir. Season
to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Grease an 8x12 ovenproof dish with remaining butter and arrange 1/3
rigatoni in the dish.
8. Sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese and ham over the top and spoon on 1/3 of the
sauce.
9. Repeat layers 2 more times, ending with sauce.
10. Place in oven and bake 20 min., or til bubbly. Serve with a crusty
bread.
Posted to recipelu-digest by RecipeLu <recipelu@geocities.com> on Feb 28,
1998

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“How impersonal God seems is a measure of the distance you have put between yourself and God”

There is no sin in cremation, that is for sure. And there is no inability on God’s part to raise a cremated body from the dead. But is cremation, a practice most often seen in Eastern religions, the best for the believer in Christ? 1. It is clarifying to note that burial was God’s preferred method of disposing of the body of Moses. God had the power to cremate Moses’ body on the spot, but rather, this gentle and loving phrase is found: '[God] buried him in the valley in the land of Moab' (Deut. 34:6). This fact alone is enough for me. If God chose this method Himself, then it certainly should be my preference also. 2. Burial underground (or in tombs) was the ordained method for the patriarchs, for God's chosen people, and for New Testament believers. There are numerous references to this, from Abraham's burial in the cave of Machpelah to Lazarus’ entombment in a crypt. The bodies of these saints were kept, as much as possible, in their original state, awaiting the resurrection of the body. 3. Consider the death of Christ Himself. He is our example in everything. Christ was in charge of His death. As He said, “No one has taken [my life] away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative” (John 10:18). Certainly His burial was no accident either. The dramatic events God ordained to take place included the tomb as an essential ingredient. It accentuated His resurrection. 4. Christianity is the most materialistic of the religions in this respect. That is, it gives an importance to the body and to all things tangible that other religions do not… Christianity sees the body as useful, rather than evil. It can do much good, if a believer is controlled by the Spirit. It is so valued by God that the very body we are living in will be raised up one day, made new for eternity. For this reason, we symbolize the importance of the body by burying it with love. 5. The burial of Christians was designed by God as the basis for our understanding of baptism. Though baptism does not save, it does picture our death, burial, and resurrection with Christ (cf. Rom. 6:3-4). Such a powerful picture as baptism is dependent for its meaning on the burial of Christ and of believers. 6. We should bury because the grave is such a potent reminder of the future (bodily) resurrection.

Jim Elliff