Jesus has many who love his kingdom in heaven, but few who bear his cross. He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. He finds many to share his feast, but few his fasting. All desire to rejoice with him, but few are willing to suffer for his sake. Many follow Jesus to the breaking of bread, but few to the drinking of the cup of his passion. Many admire the miracles but few follow him to the humiliation of his cross. Many love Jesus as long as no hardship touches them… They who love Jesus for His own sake, and not for the sake of the comfort for themselves, bless Him in every trial and anguish of heart, no less than in the greatest joy. And were He never willing to bestow comfort on them, they would still always praise Him and give Him thanks.

Thomas a Kempis

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Eggs	French	Cheese/eggs, Londontowne	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	Sharp cheddar cheese
10	sl	Bread, buttered/cubed
2	c	Milk
1	ts	Salt
4		Eggs
1	ts	French cream mustard

INSTRUCTIONS

(May substitute 1/2 t dry mustard)
Cut cheese into pieces. Combine all ingredients in blender. Turn on high
speed until thoroughly mixed. Bake in greased, uncovered, 1-1/2 qt
casserole for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
Mrs. R. Gamble Mann
From a book of recipes compiled by members and friends of the LONDONTOWN
PUBLIK HOUSE ASSEMBLY, EDGEWATER, MD 21037. Funds from sale of book used in
restoration and maintenance of the 17th century inn (hint, hint).
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/london13.zip

A Message from our Provider:

“Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case”

Is masturbation wrong? Let me address the issue mainly for men. I cannot imagine sexual orgasm in the loins without sexual image in the mind. I know there are nocturnal emissions, which I regard as innocent and helpful, but I doubt that they are ever orgasmic apart from a sexual dream that supplies the necessary image in the mind. Evidently God has constituted the connection between sexual orgasm and sexual thought in such a way that the force and pleasure of orgasm is dependent on the thought or images in our minds. Therefore in order to masturbate, it is necessary to get vivid and exciting thoughts or images into the mind. This can be done by pure imagination or by pictures or movies or stories or real persons. These images always involve women as sexual objects. I use the word “object” because in order for a women to be a true sexual “subject” in our imagination she must in reality be one with whom we are experiencing what we are imagining. This is not the case with masturbation. So I vote no on masturbation. There may be other reasons why it is wrong. For now I rest my vote on the inevitable sexual images which accompany masturbation and which turn women into sexual objects. The sexual thoughts that enable masturbation do not help any man to treat women with greater respect. Therefore masturbation produces real and legitimate guilt and stands in the way of obedience.

John Piper