Have you ever noticed the difference between the way the followers of Mohammed and the followers of Jesus react when one or the other is insulted? When Mohammed is insulted, Islam says the offender is to be killed by the faithful, but when Jesus is mocked, Scripture teaches us to pray that God would have mercy on the mocker. Why the difference? Do Muslims hold Mohammed in higher esteem? Not at all. It’s simply this: Mohammed oppressed and slaughtered some of those that resisted his message and taught his followers to do the same. But Jesus died for His enemies and taught us to love our enemies as well, so that we would be like our Father in heaven. Now, I ask you, which religion sounds as though it came from heaven, and which was made here on earth?

Michael Lawrence

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Eggs	American	Rice	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Lean ground beef
2	c	Cooked converted rice
1	ts	Oregano
1	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Pepper
1		Egg; beaten

INSTRUCTIONS

SERVES 8-10
This dish comes from a cookbook that is about 200 years old. I cannot
quite figure out the background of the name but we have seen the dish many
times since those early days. It is obviously a way of stretching meat
using rice. I have added some seasoning and the dish is baked, so it is
easy to prepare.
Mix all together and form into 1-inch balls. Place on a baking sheet and
bake for about 20 minutes at 375&deg;, or until they are done to your taste.
If you make these small enough, they are terrific as party snacks. Larger
sizes fit the dinner table well, along with a green salad, rolls, and
perhaps some Cabbage and Salt Pork (see recipe).
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“God cares”

No growing occurs, however, without the realization that we cannot progress in our faithfulness to God without the supernatural work of the Spirit. This acknowledgment keeps us from pride in our maturity, or from too hasty judgment of others’ spiritual condition. For instance, I can be tempted to take pride in my parenting by virtue of my children’s wonderful record of scholarship and conduct. However, I may learn upon my entry into heaven that the reason God so blessed me was that my faith was too weak to have persevered with the more troubled children of other Christian parents (whom I too frequently judge for the apparent failings). The challenges of raising a child are as much for the sanctification of the parents as they are for the benefit of the child. Perhaps this is the reason that childbearing and rearing come so early in our adult life cycle. Growing families are God’s pressure cooker to mature many of us quickly for the spiritual trials that he knows are ahead. Only the Spirit knows what is best for the spiritual nurture of each individual, and he matures us by means natural and supernatural that will be fully revealed to us only in glory. Our cause for rejoicing now, however, is faith that our union with Christ makes available to us the work of the Spirit that enables us to change.

Bryan Chapell